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Cameras have all the fun. Lenses don't do too badly either. Both are the prime subjects of photographer's equipment lust. Sure, flash units and tripods get some attention, and even filters have their day, but mounting plates?! We'll, no one thinks much about mounting plates, now do they?
But we should, because as with most things in lifethe devil is in the details, and it's the details that can sometimes make the biggest difference.
Most outdoor photographers know that a ballhead with quick release plates is the fastest and most efficient means of working on a tripod. Who wants to mess with screwing and unscrewing cameras and lenses from tripods? There is also pretty common agreement that the best mounting plate type is that originated byArca Swiss.
Note though that I said "originated", because while theirB1ball head is the class of the industry their mounting plates are dreadful. A small industry has therefore grown up over the past several years in producingArcacompatible ...