I don’t think it’s a valid reason. The minority of users working with other mounts could still add their plate so for them it wouldn’t make a difference but for the majority arca swiss users it would make a difference, it’s a simple usability improvement.
ilkka_nissila wrote:
However, custom feet fit a particular lens and may not necessarily fit another lens by the same maker, and the cost of the custom foot is typically higher than the cost of a plate. Further, and this is the reason the major lens manufacturers do not build the arca-swiss compatible dovetail right into the original lens foot: there are different quick-release mounting systems on the market and many are incompatible with each other. Most video heads (fluid heads) do not use arca-swiss compatible systems and these are some of the best heads for long-lens photography.
Nov 13, 2023 at 08:46 AM
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