Tripod plate help!

[adam*]

Hoping one of you can help me. My plate (to connect camera to ballhead) has fallen apart and as such I need a new one. The ballhead is a manfrotto proball 468rc2. Is this the plate I need:

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...d=0CFUQ8wIwAA#

Is there not a cheaper eBay version or something I could get or is that it?

Cheers

Adam

 

[dougietee]

the link's not working. How much was it? Just google for manfrotto rc2 plate.
cheapest I could find is..

http://www.markertek.co.uk/Catalog/Tripod-Accessories/MAN-200PL-14

 

[dougietee]

what's fallen apart on the one you have?

 

[adam*]

The middle came out!

 

[dougietee]

The bolt?

 

[adam*]

Yes... and it's all chucked away now wasn't fixable..

 

[Flash In The Pan]

Do you mean one of these

The part number is 200PL - £10.99 from WEX.

I wouldn't recommend getting one of the Chinese copies as they can be a fraction smaller than the real ones (probably because they've been moulded off an original) and so can slip out of the retaining catch on the tripod. The same goes for the Calumet copy version....

 

[Alastair]

+1 for getting an original, for around £10 it's not worth getting a copy of unknown reliability and build quality.

 

[adam*]

Cheers guys I thought as much. Doubt work would be impressed if I broke 3k worth of gear.because I.skimped on it!

 

[stokes]

Defiantly get a genuine one!

 

[adam*]

Have done!