Really Right Stuff Camera Plate w/o Grip - B5D3

[Mt Spokane Photography]

'm sure that there are a lot of users who will remove them to find the scar or cracks in the bottom of their camera. RRS needs to address that as well.

 

[AKCalixto]

I am waiting until this one is available:

http://www.kirkphoto.com/L-Braket_for_Canon_5D_Mark_III.html

 

[Bosman]

UPDATE:
RRS is recalling all the 5d3 plates and will offer a shipping label to you and the replacements will take a couple weeks. I will be getting my shipping label from them to send the one I ordered and will be getting today.

 

[aZhu]

I wonder what changes will be made? Hopefully just removing that shelf and nothing else because i really like the look of the plate already

 

[Jamesy]

I wonder what changes will be made? Hopefully just removing that shelf and nothing else because i really like the look of the plate already

The 'shelf' is an anti-rotation plate, I doubt they will remove it but they will likely refine the size and possbily the shape of it.

Here is a picture of the new Kirk PZ-148 plate (Non-L):
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1103460/4#10562326

 

[Bosman]

Email Response from RRS April 24th 2012
Thanks again for choosing RRS. The plates are supposed to start shipping by the end of this week/early next week.

Please feel free to continue checking back for updates.

 

[aZhu]

Email Response from RRS April 24th 2012
Thanks again for choosing RRS. The plates are supposed to start shipping by the end of this week/early next week.

Please feel free to continue checking back for updates.

Nice! Was actually wondering about the status today. Glad to hear the revised version is about to go out

 

[Jamesy]

I hope they make the Rev.A plate nice and round like my 40D L-bracket - after four years there are no marks on the 40D body. I don't want my 5D Mark.III to become a 5D Mark.IV ;D

 

[llcanon]

Email Response from RRS April 24th 2012
Thanks again for choosing RRS. The plates are supposed to start shipping by the end of this week/early next week.

Please feel free to continue checking back for updates.

Checked the RRS website, still no photos of the new plate. Very curious what the new one looks like.

 

[aZhu]

Just received the Rev A of the B5D3 plate... unfortunately, doesn't look like too much have changed... I still feel like that shelf corner is touching the camera body except it's lower profile now... Why couldn't RRS just have removed the shelf entirely? Anyone else still a little disappointed?

 

[Bosman]

Just received the Rev A of the B5D3 plate... unfortunately, doesn't look like too much have changed... I still feel like that shelf corner is touching the camera body except it's lower profile now... Why couldn't RRS just have removed the shelf entirely? Anyone else still a little disappointed?

maybe they just removed the old flanges and put new ones in place so they didn't have to scrap them. They def went the easy cheaper route as my 1dm3 is smooth beginning to end no steps at all.
I should get mine thursday according to UPS tracking.

 

[aZhu]

maybe they just removed the old flanges and put new ones in place so they didn't have to scrap them. They def went the easy cheaper route as my 1dm3 is smooth beginning to end no steps at all.
I should get mine thursday according to UPS tracking.

Yeah I don't understand why the 'step' needed to be added. If the plate needed to be raised at that location, why not make it a curved gradual flange vs a step? At least that won't dig into the camera body...

 

[Jamesy]

maybe they just removed the old flanges and put new ones in place so they didn't have to scrap them. They def went the easy cheaper route as my 1dm3 is smooth beginning to end no steps at all.
I should get mine thursday according to UPS tracking.

Yeah I don't understand why the 'step' needed to be added. If the plate needed to be raised at that location, why not make it a curved gradual flange vs a step? At least that won't dig into the camera body...

I am totally with you on that. It will be interesting to see if the L-bracket has the same step - if it does, I dunno if I will keep it as it seems like it may leave a mark on the camera. Can you provide a shot of of the side of the bracket with a profile of the step?

 

[aZhu]

maybe they just removed the old flanges and put new ones in place so they didn't have to scrap them. They def went the easy cheaper route as my 1dm3 is smooth beginning to end no steps at all.
I should get mine thursday according to UPS tracking.

Yeah I don't understand why the 'step' needed to be added. If the plate needed to be raised at that location, why not make it a curved gradual flange vs a step? At least that won't dig into the camera body...

I am totally with you on that. It will be interesting to see if the L-bracket has the same step - if it does, I dunno if I will keep it as it seems like it may leave a mark on the camera. Can you provide a shot of of the side of the bracket with a profile of the step?

Here's a pic of the Rev A plate with a side view. You can see that it's better but still not perfect.

 

[Jamesy]

Thanks - I saw your post over at FM. Thanks for posting it.

 

[mrmarks]

How does the Kirk L plate fare in this regard i.e. any design issue with "digging" into the camera body?

 

[Jamesy]

The Kirk plate looks to be very nicely rounded and contoured to the camera body.

 

[mrmarks]

The Kirk plate looks to be very nicely rounded and contoured to the camera body.

Any pics of the Kirk plate?

 

[Bosman]

Is kirk compatible with RRS? This is stupid...

 

[Jamesy]

The Kirk plate looks to be very nicely rounded and contoured to the camera body.

Any pics of the Kirk plate?

Here is the non L-bracket Kirk plate (PZ-148) on a 5D3.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic/1103460/4#10562840