Two questions: 1) what does "arca-swiss compatible plate mean? does that mean that maybe my manfrotto plates will work on this head?
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Arca-swiss is another plate standard that is different from the Manfrotto standard. A Manfrotto plate will not work on this tripod head.
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This is one area I found Black Rapid lacking in. I even emailed them before I purchased the product. The answer seems to be the only plate they say it works with is the a specific Manfrotto.The screw head is cheap enough you can always send it back if your quick release plate is not deep enough.
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All the Manfrotto tripods I've used have a standard ⅜" screw thread that is compatible with all their own tripod heads along with the Arca Swiss Z1. I'd be very surprised if they made the 290 series of tripods incompatible with their own tripod heads. You shouldn't have any problem.
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I don't understand the question. I use this tripod with a manfrotto ball head and it works fine
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I would think that the quality and design of all the Manfrotto equipment would suggest that it is compatible. Everything I have purchased from Manfrotto has worked together, nicely. Hope that helps.
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I doubt it. I have 2 heads that fit fine and they are both brands other than manfrotto. It has a standard screw so I doubt that any adaptation is necessary.
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Yes and no! Though I have the 62" tripod, the ball head is the same. The Amazon plate is 39 mm wide and open at the narrow sides, ArcaSwiss plates have 40 mm and a closed frame. Maybe You need to adjust the clamp by turning the hidden screw in the knob counterclockwise; after that all 40 mm dovetail plates ca be layed in, and the safety pin does not disturb anymore.
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The MeFoto comes with its own plate. I do not own an Arca Swiss plate, so I cannot answer your question. If you call B&H; Photo (1-800-606-6969) they should be able to answer your question. B&H; stocks both the MeFoto and the Arca Swiss plate. Good luck. John
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This is one area I found Black Rapid lacking in. I even emailed them before I purchased the product. The answer seems to be the only plate they say it works with is the a specific Manfrotto. The screw head is cheap enough you can always send it back if your quick release plate is not deep enough.
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All ArcaSwiss-compatible plates will fit. But attention: The original Amazon plate is a little bit smaller, so compatible plates may seem too big because the clamp is adjusted too tight from the factory and the safety bolt disturbs, too. Adjust the clamp by the hidden screw in the turning knob and You can lay in in and fix every compatible plate You want.
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While the ARCA plate is compatible with ARCA Swiss tripods like RRS, Capture will not accept other other ARCA plates as they do not have the proper geometry on the bottom of the plates to work with Capture's locking mechanism.-Peak Design
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Hello, yes, that is correct. Manfrotto offers many heads with more than one QR plate option, and the only difference is the QR base and plate. Thanks.
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Generally they seem almost identical (except for some marking on the bottom) to the QR plate that came with my Manfrotto 804CR2.The bolt protrudes roughly 6mm on both the stock version and this. (this is fine for my Sony A55).I'm not quite clear on which tripod/head you have. If you have a Manfrotto 390RC2, than I'm pretty sure it will fit, I _think_ the RC2 is referring to the plate system.
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Yes, I use it with a arca swiss mounting plate, the plastic is very strong ( see my original review about dropping it) , the 1/4 metal insert / thread (female inside, male outside ) goes through the plastics base into the interior of the battery compartment where it has a nut screwed on to it and a reinforcement plate , very sturdy, the plastics would have to break and pull the nut through, unless it was huge shock load there would be some indication, cracks, in the plastic long before this happens, I added a photo to the product images
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Hello Antonette. I guess you can but I am not so sure how safe will your camera be without being attach to the Manfrotto plate you know?. I have never used it that way. To be safe I would recommend you write to BlackRapid an e-mail and confirm with them how safe it is to use this FastenR alone without a plate ok?. Mine works perfectly with the Manfrotto PL200 plate. It is very flat and very very secure!!!. Good luck....Aaron...
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I assume you intend to "clamp" the clamp to the the rail as opposed to attaching to the rail with a bolt. This clamp has perfectly clamped every plate I've tried with it which includes those from at least 3 different manufacturers. It should fit your rail but you have to confirm that your rail is indeed "arca swiss" compatible. It does not have to be made by Arca but the dovetail has to be correct. 38 mm sounds right but you never know ... Go somewhere where there are serious photographers. Ask to try your plate on their clamp. If it works, then it will work on the above clamp! If, instead, you are intending bolt the clamp onto the rail, it all depends on what and where holes are tapped into the rail! Hope this helps, Steve
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I believe it's Swiss Arca style but not Swiss Arca compatible, if that makes sense. The ballhead is detachable from the legs, though, so if I have a different plate on a camera, easy enough to detach the ballhead and screw on one of my Manfrotto heads. (3/8" mounting screw.) Still a pretty good head, and the tripod legs alone are worth the price for the light weight, compact size, and load capacity.