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I've been looking for a hinged right-angle adapter for my tripod ball head, the objective be to allow vertical compositions without losing as much height as is typical with a ball head. An L-bracket would work, but you need one for every camera, they usually block access to parts of the body, and they add more bulk than necessary. Incidentally I think having a second tripod socket on the side of the body would be an excellent solution - just throw another QR plate on and done. But in the meantime...
I can't find any simple right-angle hinged adapters. I can find Z adapters, which are more complicated than I need. I did find one Z adapter with locking levers, but most of them seem to require a tool to lock/unlock the hinges. Does anybody have one of these adapters, and if so, how do you practically use it without locking levers? I mean for general use, not a fixed studio application.