Quick-release plate - A device on a camera tripod that allows rapid attachment.detachment of photography equipment.
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A quick-release plate is an inexpensive gadget that allows you to quickly attach the camera on a tripod head, without the hassle of the darned screw-in lug.
If you don't have a quick-release plate or a toolbox, and you've over-tightened the º-20 bolt that holds your camera, there's still hope.
It also includes a precise ball head with quick-release plate, and the whole tripod and head actually weighs only 2.92 lbs (1,323g), as measured by me. Many tripods lie about their weights, so this is the real deal.
I've been a big fan of Really Right Stuff's quick-release plate designs for use with the Arca-Swiss system for a fair number of years. In the past, I've written that I had one of their plates on just about everything I own except my toothbrush.
It incorporates an adjustable stop which prevents accidental camera rotation. Great for medium sized telephoto lenses. Compatible with most heads using hexagonal quick-release plates. Also available with 3/8 screw ...
The Skimmer accepts any standard tripod head you want to mount on it, and can support lenses up to 600mm full-frame telephotos. A 3/8-inch stainless-steel “captive' bolt keeps heads in place. Get a quick-release plate and you can quickly swap ...
With the GF3 set up securely on a tripod, you cannot mount either of these lenses without first removing the camera from the tripod. This design flaw obviously prevents you from positioning the camera flush with the tripod head/quick-release plate ...
My one real issue is with the fact that someone decided that the tripod screw on the quick-release plate should be tightened with an allen wrench. Sure, they include an allen wrench with the tripod.
 See also: Camera, Plate, Tripod, Photograph, Aperture
  
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