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jcolwell wrote:
You can get entire foot replacements from Kirk, RRS, and 4th Generation Design, and maybe others. I haven't bothered to get one because none of them are "low profile". I'm happy to carry the Canon foot + RRS 113 in my bag, for the rare occasions that I'm not shooting it handheld. It's shown in the second photo of my reply in the link below,
https://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1336021/1#12753862
A replacement foot is lower profile and definitely lighter in weight than a plate on the Canon foot. For a while I had one 100-400 II with the Kirk A-S foot and one with the A-S plate on the Canon foot. The Kirk foot has about 5 mm of clearance from the reversed lens hood. I suppose a shorter foot could be used with 1D series bodies, but with a light body the front part is needed for balance.
For handheld use I prefer no foot at all so I understand your compromise. It's too bad none of the 3rd-party feet are removable without tools. Overall I still like the integrated collar for it's rotational smoothness compared to the old 100-400.
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