You\'ll need a QR plate for the camera. Markins uses Arca Swiss type plates, so you can use plates/brackets from just about any high-end manufacturer. Your options (from most to least desirable from a stability standpoint):
1) Dedicated L-bracket for the camera (RRS, Kirk)
This is specific to your camera model, and provides a second mount to enable you to rotate your camera to portrait orientation without flopping the ballhead over on its side. Much more stable, and no need to adjust the tripod height and position to compensate for the altered perspective.
2) Dedicated camera plate
This is specific to your camera model, and is designed with anti-twist features that are particularly helpful if you\'ve had to flop the camera on its side on the ballhead.
3) Generic camera plate
This is just a generic Arca-style plate that will not provide any anti-twist features. One problem with this is that you may find yourself over-tightening this type of plate to fight twist, which can damage the camera\'s tripod mount.
For what its worth, my new Markins M10 just showed up in the mail and I\'m really impressed.
You\'ll need a QR plate for the camera. Markins uses Arca Swiss type plates, so you can use plates/brackets from just about any high-end manufacturer. Your options (from most to least desirable from a stability standpoint):
1) Dedicated L-bracket for the camera (RRS, Kirk)
This is specific to your camera model, and will enable you to rotate your camera to portrait orientation without flopping the ballhead over on its side. Much more stable, and no need to adjust the tripod height and position to compensate for the altered perspective.
2) Dedicated camera plate
This is specific to your camera model, and is designed with anti-twist features that are particularly helpful if you\'ve had to flop the camera on its side on the ballhead
3) Generic camera plate
This is just a generic Arca-style plate that will not provide any anti-twist features. One problem with this is that you may find yourself over-tightening this type of plate to fight twist, which can damage the camera\'s tripod mount.
For what its worth, my new Markins M10 just showed up in the mail and I\'m really impressed.
You\'ll need a QR plate for the camera. Markins uses Arca Swiss type plates, so you can use plates/brackets from just about any high-end manufacturer. Your options (from most to least desirable):
1) Dedicated L-bracket for the camera (RRS, Kirk)
This is specific to your camera model, and will enable you to rotate your camera to portrait orientation without flopping the ballhead over on its side. Much more stable, and no need to adjust the tripod height and position to compensate for the altered perspective.
2) Dedicated camera plate
This is specific to your camera model, and is designed with anti-twist features that are particularly helpful if you\'ve had to flop the camera on its side on the ballhead
3) Generic camera plate
This is just a generic Arca-style plate that will not provide any anti-twist features. One problem with this is that you may find yourself over-tightening this type of plate to fight twist, which can damage the camera\'s tripod mount.
For what its worth, my new Markins M10 just showed up in the mail and I\'m really impressed.
Oct 07, 2008 at 03:16 PM
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