L-Bracket for Mamiya 7 II

<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I'm looking for a L-Bracket (Arca swiss clamp style) for a Mamiya 7 II. The Kirk bracket seemed to be exactly what I was after, but to my disappointment they're no longer made. I asked Kirk, they said they have no copy left, and all my other searches didn't turn up a single match.<br>

I know RRS and Markins, the RRS universal L-bracket seems to fit, but as I understand it not all camera parts are accessible with the bracked mounted.</p>

<p>Does anyone know another brand who make L-brackets for this specific camera I'm not aware of?<br>

Any help is appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you,<br>

Friedemann</p>

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<p>Friedemann,<br /> Really Right Stuff made them as well. I actually bought the RRS version first then switched to the Kirk bracket. My reasoning was that you couldn't use a cable release with the RRS L-bracket. Long story short, if you are still having problems sourcing one and are interested in a mint RRS L-bracket, message me.</p>

<p><em>EDIT: just checked and it seems they still have them http://reallyrightstuff.com/Items.aspx?code=BodyMamiya7&key=cat. I can certainly do a better price than that :)</em></p>

<p><em>"My reasoning was that you couldn't use a cable release with the RRS L-bracket."</em></p>

<p>This is exactly why I'm looking for the Kirk bracket.<br>

Thank you anyway, maybe I'll come back to you, if no Kirk bracket turns up, but would like to wait a bit for more responses.</p>

<p>Friedemann</p>

<p>No problem Friedemann. You could probably modify it with something like a dremel or have a machine shop mill a piece out if need be, but I understand your hunt for the Kirk bracket. I'm sure mine will still be sitting around if you do ever end up wanting it :)</p>

<p>An FYI, you might be interested in the Stroboframe Pro-T with the custom base for Mamiya 6/7 cameras. The base has cut-outs, so you don't have to remove the bracket to change film:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=stroboframe&itemnum=310-807">http://www.tiffen.com/displayproduct.html?tablename=stroboframe&itemnum=310-807</a></p>

<p>As an aside, years ago, I called Tiffen and the company custom-made me a pair of the shorter Press-T brackets for my Mamiya 7IIs.</p>

<p>As another aside, I like your first name. :>)</p>