CAMVATE Quick Release Mount Base QR Plate for Manfrotto 501/504/ 577 Tripod Standard Accessory(Black) - 1437

I found nothing quite like this CAMVATE Quick Release Mount Base QR Plate. I don't know what makes it suitable for a Manfrotto - I don't have one. I have a plain, ordinary video tripod with a camera plate that I measured to fit the bottom on this base plate.The base plate has 1/4 threaded holes on the bottom, and I should be able to mount my tripod camera plate to it - balance this base on the tripod plate's 1/4 screw. Should be that simple.This Camvate base plate has holes that aren't threaded. They have shoulders in those holes where the shoulders are toward the top. Meaning we are to put the screws in the bottom, and screw something sitting on TOP of the plate. Disappointing - I wanted to screw something sitting below this base plate. Since I can slide the rods up and down I might be okay - I wanted to mount a rod going from left to right to attach my video screen, and other components. I might have to get a small riser for that. We'll see how it works out.The quick release camera shoe/plate looks great. I like that I have the choice of 1/4 and 3/8 inch screws to my camera. And there is a 3/8 to 1/4 sleeve screwed in there if I need it. I don't and it'll come out (or stay in as a place to keep one handy).First impressions: There's nothing wobbly, or cheap about this that I can detect. I like it. Hope I can make it work out as the heart of my rig.More to come.

This was the perfect solution to go with our Panasonic DMC-G7 "B" camera. It is sturdy and I feel that I can put much more expensive gear on this Camvate QR base plate if necessary. I would no hesitate to purchase more of these in order to make swapping cameras onto tripods a much quicker proposition.

This thing is pretty sturdy. I put a 22 lb rig on top of it and it held it with no problem.

I use this plate with a couple of 4" rods to attach a v mount battery. The price point is great and the build quality is very good. Something to note, the actual manfrotto style baseplate will not work on on my tripod head. The plate that came with my tripod will work on the camvate base BUT it doesn't catch on the safety latch provided. Not a deal breaker.

Not a whole lot to say here; it's a base plate mounting unit with rail rod receivers.A nice feature is that the base plate is the same size as my ManFrotto 501 tripod, meaning they are compatible with each other. This makes swapping the camera to different mounts faster and more convenient for me.......since I don't have to remove the base plate; just leave it on. Forever.......forever.

This is the smartest piece of gear I have purchased for my two little camera rigs. This mounts to the tripod shoe and the cameras (in cages) mount to the shoe in the top plate. I can switch the cameras back and forth between tripods and leave the rest of the rig (rods with various adapters) mounted to the tripod shoe. Good for switching between a handheld setup and a tripod only rig. This kind of rig lends itself to quick setups and tear downs too.

This plate can fit any camera and rig cage that you would want to put on it. Very sturdy and has a quick release plate in case you want to get your camera off the rig set up for a little while. Has nice holes for the rail system as well.

So I bought this item for a BMPCC 4K rig, and come to my surprise when the camera is mounted on, the wing nut wasn't able to turn fully to lock in the camera. So I replaced the wing nut with another part from another rig that has a lower profile and ability to lock in all the way. If I didn't have this part the whole thing would've been a paper weight. but besides that its a sturdy, well built, raised base plate.