Manfrotto head and mounting plates

[DoubleT]

hey Peeps,

i have a manfrotto 390rc2 head which has decided to fall appart! now im in the process on buying another... looking at the 804rc2 as a cheap replacement.. can anyone tell me if they use the same mounting plate so i can keep a plate on each camera without having to swap them about all the time.

cheers

Matt

 

[DoubleT]

bump

 

[Nod]

Pretty sure the QR plates are the same - that's what the RC2 part of the model # refers to. It's very useful having the same QR mount on all supports - saves a LOT of faffing. It's possible to get converter plates but adds unnecessary expense IMO.

 

[DoubleT]

Thanks for the reply Nod , much appreciated

 

[CT]

Learn from this and invest in an Arca Swiss type head and plates if you want full compatibilty into the future.

 

[Dave Stone]

Just did the same upgrade myself. Yes, it's the same plate

 

[DoubleT]

Learn from this and invest in an Arca Swiss type head and plates if you want full compatibilty into the future.

I barely use my tripod , you could probably count on one hand how many times I've used it this year . So I can't justify spending that amount of money into my tripod .