Comments on: Camera Plates and L Brackets http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets Photo blog featuring outdoor, travel and nature photos. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:32:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Elizabeth http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-85767 Elizabeth Fri, 03 Apr 2009 01:18:11 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-85767 This is never easy. This is never easy.

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-81963 Ron Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:10:03 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-81963 Thanks Nate, glad it was helpful! Hi Dena, I think I had emailed you, hopefully I answered your questions. Ron Thanks Nate, glad it was helpful!

Hi Dena, I think I had emailed you, hopefully I answered your questions.

Ron

]]> By: Nate Griffin http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-81939 Nate Griffin Thu, 26 Feb 2009 04:25:36 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-81939 Thanks for the great information on L-Plates. The pictures really show how out of balance a rig is without it! Thanks for the great information on L-Plates. The pictures really show how out of balance a rig is without it!

]]> By: Dena Proctor http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-78674 Dena Proctor Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:12:52 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-78674 Hi Ron, I stumbled across your website when searching the net for some pictures of spruce trees in Alaska. I really love your pictures and all of the wonderful info. you have provided. I am going to get a tripod soon so this info. is very helpful. I think I will opt. to get my light weight hiking one first. Probably the GT0541 along with the ball head/ plate and L bracket. I take tons of pictures and want to get better, so I'd like to learn more technical things. I have a Rebel XTi, and was in Alaska last year with my new camera and lenses. It was a great adventure, but lost many good shots because I didn't know much about my camera or lenses. My lenses are the Canon 70-300 IS, and 100-400 IS. When you have time it would be great if you could post some info. about Cameras, Lenses and F stop info. I don't know about F stops. ?? Also, wanted to know if you offer any type of courses, and if you know of any good books to read about tech. info for taking pictures. Thanks very much for your beautiful pictures, and for sharing your info. ! Sincerely, Dena Proctor Hi Ron,

I stumbled across your website when searching the net for some pictures of spruce trees in Alaska. I really love your pictures and all of the wonderful info. you have provided. I am going to get a tripod soon so this info. is very helpful. I think I will opt. to get my light weight hiking one first. Probably the GT0541 along with the ball head/ plate and L bracket. I take tons of pictures and want to get better, so I’d like to learn more technical things. I have a Rebel XTi, and was in Alaska last year with my new camera and lenses. It was a great adventure, but lost many good shots because I didn’t know much about my camera or lenses. My lenses are the Canon 70-300 IS, and 100-400 IS. When you have time it would be great if you could post some info. about Cameras, Lenses and F stop info. I don’t know about F stops. ??

Also, wanted to know if you offer any type of courses, and if you know of any good books to read about tech. info for taking pictures.

Thanks very much for your beautiful pictures, and for sharing your info. !

Sincerely,
Dena Proctor

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-68517 Ron Fri, 12 Sep 2008 03:41:24 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-68517 Thanks for sharing your thoughts Mark and Warren! The L bracket is sure sweet! I actually knocked my camera over when setting up the vertical off to the side image for the blog - it is just too tipsy. Warren - the little bubble level in the RRS clamps really are nice! Ron Thanks for sharing your thoughts Mark and Warren! The L bracket is sure sweet! I actually knocked my camera over when setting up the vertical off to the side image for the blog – it is just too tipsy.

Warren – the little bubble level in the RRS clamps really are nice!

Ron

]]> By: Warren http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-68506 Warren Thu, 11 Sep 2008 22:55:48 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-68506 Think I'll throw my two cents in and support your comments on L bracket vs base plate. When placing the order for the ball head and base plate recently I was just sure that I took very few 'portrait' oriented photos. I just knew that flopping the camera over to the side of the ball head would work just fine. Fortunately RRS 30-day return/exchange policy was still an option after the first short field trip. The decision was made in the first hour of that trip that an L bracket was going to be on its way shortly and the base plate was going back. I find operating the camera off the side of the ball head just plain awkward. Unless shooting almost straight down at the ground or straight up at the sky (shooting northern lights), plain awkward to point of thinking of abandoning the tripod all together. And that defeats the purpose of spending considerable hard earned cash for a really good tripod/ball head combination. Now if I had realized in those 30 days how often I could use the little leveling bubble RRS puts in some of their quick release clamps... for a mere $15 :-) Cheers! Warren Think I’ll throw my two cents in and support your comments on L bracket vs base plate.

When placing the order for the ball head and base plate recently I was just sure that I took very few ‘portrait’ oriented photos. I just knew that flopping the camera over to the side of the ball head would work just fine.

Fortunately RRS 30-day return/exchange policy was still an option after the first short field trip. The decision was made in the first hour of that trip that an L bracket was going to be on its way shortly and the base plate was going back.

I find operating the camera off the side of the ball head just plain awkward. Unless shooting almost straight down at the ground or straight up at the sky (shooting northern lights), plain awkward to point of thinking of abandoning the tripod all together. And that defeats the purpose of spending considerable hard earned cash for a really good tripod/ball head combination.

Now if I had realized in those 30 days how often I could use the little leveling bubble RRS puts in some of their quick release clamps… for a mere $15 :-)

Cheers!

Warren

]]> By: Mark http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-68503 Mark Thu, 11 Sep 2008 21:56:44 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-68503 Same here Ron, I went for quite awhile without a L-bracket - now I have to factor in another $200 on top of each new camera body. Same as you, can't live without it now. Same here Ron, I went for quite awhile without a L-bracket – now I have to factor in another $200 on top of each new camera body. Same as you, can’t live without it now.

]]> By: Ron http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-68370 Ron Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:00:08 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-68370 Thanks Richard, You know I went a long time without using one - now I wouldn't use a camera without one because they are so convenient. Thanks Richard,

You know I went a long time without using one – now I wouldn’t use a camera without one because they are so convenient.

]]> By: Richard http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets/comment-page-1#comment-68362 Richard Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:38:35 +0000 http://www.my-photo-blog.com/camera-plates-and-l-brackets#comment-68362 That's great info to know Ron. I too have that problem w/ the camera coming loose sometimes on vertical photos. I guess I'll have to get an L plate eventually. That’s great info to know Ron. I too have that problem w/ the camera coming loose sometimes on vertical photos. I guess I’ll have to get an L plate eventually.

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