50mm Quick Release Plate Clamp Adapter Compatible with Arca Swiss for DSLR Camera Tripod Ball Head Monopod Stabilizer

I ordered this koolehaoda 50mm Quick Release Plate Clamp Adapter as I needed a simple way to mount my camera to a boom arm on one tripod, like the Arca assembly on my other tripod, and I wanted to be able to access my battery without having to remove the Arca plate.I have a Panasonic Lumix FZ300. It has a fundamental design flaw in that the battery door is too close to the tripod mount. Either screwed on to a traditional tripod or mounted via a quick-release Arca plate, as on my Benro Mefoto Roadtrip tripod, you can’t access the battery or SD card without taking the camera off at its tripod thread..This Arca assembly seemed to be just what I needed, at a reasonable price. On first inspection, the overall quality significantly exceeds the low price. Everything about it is high quality, from the overall action and fit, to the rubber grip on the tightening knob. While my boom arm has a ¼”-20 thread, it is handy to have that 3/8” thread adapter for possible future accessories..I first mounted the Arca adapter to my boom arm and confirmed that I can mount my camera safely to the boom arm in just seconds, versus having to precariously twist the whole camera around and around onto the fixed ¼” thread with the risk of dropping it. A scary operation at the best of times!The Arca plate is almost identical in form to that on the Benro tripod and works perfectly on that adapter also, as shown clamped in the attached photo. Unfortunately, the plate still covered the edge of the battery lid, just like the PU50 plate from my Benro tripod. However, lengthening the plain end of the slot allowed me to slide the plate over on the camera’s base by the needed 3 or 4 mm. As it turned out, the koolehaoda screw and its D-ring are slightly smaller than the Benro part and there’s just enough room to extend the slot and still use the D-ring. Not possible on the Benro plate.My battery compartment is now easy to open with the Arca plate installed and the plate will now be a permanent fixture on my camera for rapid mounting to both the Benro tripod and the boom arm tripod adapters.The four rubber pads on the Arca plate stop it from rotating on the camera’s single tripod screw under normal use, but of course, the plate can still slip if you inadvertently try and turn the camera when mounted on a locked tripod head. Did that, but just the once! :-(.At only $12 for the assembly, this koolehaoda 50mm Quick Release Plate Clamp Adapter is superb value. It works perfectly and upgrades any basic tripod for a rapid and solid camera mounting..If you are looking to upgrade your tripod, or replace an existing Arca assembly, I can highly recommend this one. 😊

This mount works very well. I bought a tripod that had a Manfrotto mount and I needed to switch it over to an ACRA compatible mount. This did the job very well. I would recommend it. Seems to be a good value for the money.

well made and works well.

I was looking for an adapter for my older tripod that would mount on it and fit the mounting plate for my new Lemur Strap system. This product works perfectly! Anyone out there looking for something that will allow their Lemur system to mount on a tripod, this product will work as it has the ability to adjust to varying widths of mounting plates. It has a tightening screw that firmly keeps the camera in place once it's on the tripod. This product saved me the expense of buying a new tripod.

I wanted this to put on top of a leveling base head to make the base head quick-release, but the locking knob used to tighten the base impacted the head, rendering it useless for my application. So, my advice is to try to confirm that there will be no similar conflicts for your intended use, as otherwise this is a high quality device made of light yet durable materials and is engineered to fine tolerances. The quick release base is held firmly in place even when used with a long telephoto lens. If not for the conflict between the locking knob and the base of the leveling head, I would have kept it, but I returned it due to the conflict.

quality product; secure; holds tight.

Perfect for my Move Shoot Move Nomad set up! Locks in perfectly!

Item does exactly as advertised. Excellent quality.