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Canon G5X Quick Release


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I have just bought a G5X and am very pleased with it other than one thing. Attaching my quick release shoe to the base prevents access to the battery/card compartment. The attachment thread is so close to the hinge I don't think there is going to be a QR Shoe which will be small enough to avoid the problem. So the question is - does anyone know of a small QR shoe which is easy to fit / remove. Anybody else with the same problem? and how have you solved it?

 

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"So the question is - does anyone know of a small QR shoe which is easy to fit / remove."

 

- But if you're going to be constantly fitting and removing a QR plate, then why use one in the first place?

 

Surely it's easier to just screw the camera directly to a standard 1/4" tripod bush, like we all used to before stupid QR plates became "fashionable"? Personally it takes me about 10 seconds to screw a camera down onto a tripod head, and about 15 seconds to align the average "quick" release plate with its shoe and ensure it's clamped down.

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This small Arca-style plate might work for you. It has a flange as an anti-twist feature, and multiple, long slots for a better fit.

 

The easiest approach is as Rodeo Joe suggests - screw it to the tripod head. If you already have an Area-style QR, this plate might work, but you would probably need to remove it to change the battery. That's easy enough if you have a 5/16" Allen wrench. The screw is captive, unless you slide it to one end of the slot and remove it manually.

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Surely an Arca QR plate is complete overkill for a little lightweight, fixed-lens camera like this?

 

Just buy a cheap lightweight tripod with a direct-fitting 1/4" screw. Or a screw-down head for any tripod you already own.

 

I really don't see the point of dragging round a cumbersome Arca QR system tripod with a small and lightweight camera.

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If you have a tripod with an Arca QR system, the only way you can attach a camera is with an Area plate. I wouldn't go that route from scratch for a pocket camera, due to the expense (the weight is trivial). That said, there are Arca compatible holders for cell phones and pads. Overkill? Not necessarily.

 

There is no substitute for an Arca-type QR system for serious photographers. It is solid and secure, and doesn't slip or turn even when attachments, like focusing rails or flash brackets, are stacked.

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"That said, there are Arca compatible holders for cell phones and pads. Overkill? Not necessarily."

 

- Oh come on! Some people just can't spend their money quickly and unwisely enough, obviously.

 

"There is no substitute for an Arca-type QR system for serious photographers."

 

- And yet for about 100 years photographers of every skill level made do with a simple 1/4" or 3/8" bolt to secure cameras of every size and description to their tripods.

 

Amazing what advertising hype and peer pressure can persuade us of.

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I draw my conclusions based on experience, not advertising hype. I'm not sure I ever saw Arca QR advertised, other than as a product description.

 

Once you have an Area clamp on a tripod, using a screw mount is not an easy option. Cell phones and tablets have no tripod socket, so unless you want to brace your elbows and film your kids at a concert, you use a tripod. The same if you want to be in a group picture with your friends or relatives.

 

Issues using screw attachments didn't have much effect on view cameras, which are seldom tilted more than 15 degrees from plumb. If you put a camera in portrait position, it will turn on the screw due to the weight of the lens unless you over-tighten it to the point of damaging the camera. Arca plates, fitted to the camera, eliminate the tendency to sag or turn. Every other solution I've tried worked poorly if at all. That was an expensive evolution I advise others to skip.

 

So, RJ, where did you acquire your conspiracy theories about capitalism and advertising?

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