In a message dated 6/20/2007 3:29:22 PM Central Daylight Time,
jeffreyrkeller@xxxxxxxxx writes:
took a look through both Really Right Stuff and Kirk Photo web sites
looking for a quick release plate for an E410. I didn't find anything
specifically identified but noticed Kirk had a small plate that looked
promising. The PZ31 is a small nearly square bi-directional plate. I
ordered a couple and received them yesterday. It fits the camera just
about perfectly.
The OM body plates are too wide for the E410, overlapping the battery
compartment door. The PZ31 ends just short of the battery compartment
hinge. It is mounted in line with the lens. The plate could be
slightly longer without extending past the body but the advantage of a
bi-directional plate is greater than having it 1/4" longer to match
the body thickness.
The newer Really Right Stuff B6 plates appear to be fairly similar. I
have an older B6 plate which is not bi-directional. The surface of the
B6 which mounts against the camera is also slightly smaller than
Kirk's PZ31. The Kirk plate does not have the extra tripod screw hole
in it, which most RRS plates have. The extra hole can be useful. The
RRS plate is also $6 cheaper. Unless the slightly greater width of the
PZ31 is important, the RRS B6 is probably a better choice.
The height of the E410 body is too short to allow a long plate to be
directly mounted to the body and clear the fat lenses. A slider with a
clamp would have to be used to add extra height so that the camera
could be positioned at the lens nodal point for pano-photography.
-jeff
Hi Jeff,
Timely email. I use a RRS 21D on my E 500. It does not fit my E510. The E 510
has a much larger radius just below the LCD panel. The lip of the 21D plate
just does not fit the contour of the E 510 body. I called Kirk and made
arrangements to send my body to them next Monday for them to see what plates
they
have in stock that might fit. I do want a tripod screw hole with the plate. I
cannot recall if the base of the E 410 is similar to the 510.
Gary Faulkenberry
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