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Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-27-2016, 01:08 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
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All that deserves a cherry on top, alongside, or in between :^)

The rubber 'round the knobs on my ballhead wore/tore off. A set screw under the rubber is a bit sharp so I wrapped the knobs in colored electrical tape. It is fash.

I used red for the clamp knob... Your knobs have scallops so maybe tape won't work so well. If you worry about grabbing the wrong knob, though, colored tape somewhere might help..?
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-26-2016, 03:43 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
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I thought the L placards are pink and should be put in the front and rear windows...
This was 15 yrs ago and maybe I mis-remember what I was told
This would have been around Melbourne if things vary by state.. territory..

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That makes sense, thanks
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-23-2016, 03:39 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
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Well, the plate arrived. They must have sent it out the next morning.

It weighs dead on 2.9 ounces for both pieces and this includes the captured mounting screw
This is 1.3 ounces less than the model for K-5
It is very low profile and a casual glance would overlook it mounted to the camera, I think.
It is pretty...

The little rubber door looks accessible with the portrait part of the plate in place. I haven't opened that door and likely never will.. There is a pin that mates with a pinhole on the base of the camera. There are two small tabs that fit in the recess at the bottom of the flippy-leg screen. They don't take up enough room to prevent any finger using the recess to deploy Sputnik. The portrait portion of the L extends past the side of the camera but not as much as the eye cup so there is no added depth and it does not restrict movement of lunar lander IV. The portrait portion is keyed so the single screw holds it in place with no twisting.

The model for the K-5 stood proud enough that I used it for a left hand grip. This new design only has room for my fingertips but it still helps me hold the camera during image review and is similar in use to the little finger ledge on the K10/20.

I do wish the L portion of the bracket to be tapped so I can screw a rail to it but the design is so thin that it is clear there is no room for a screw hole. There may be room for the depth of the screw but it would then not be possible to open up the little rubber door so omitting the screw hole makes sense.

The only thing I dislike is that it doesn't appear to be square to the camera. The portrait portion looks squint. However, I think this is an optical occlusion... Every way I can think of to check if the plate is square has me believe it is. The way that side of the camera is designed creates the feel that the plate is tilted inward.

I like it.

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Oh.. I failed to properly refresh the page and hadn't noticed dhodgeh and turff had posted above..

Yes, the design makes it hard to pry up the screen using the recess on the left side. However, I am able to first pry up the right side of the screen with my right hand thumb (it is just a little farther reach past the WB button) and then grab the screen with my left hand and swing it about. Maybe this will do?

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dhodgeh, included with the plate is a small hex head screw.
Do you know if it is for the strap attachments >?
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-20-2016, 05:44 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
Views: 8,476
RRS has pictures of their plate available
(previously, they had a drawing
RRS - Plates for Pentax K-1

The plate looks very nice and weighs less than my plate for the K-5
Great

The bottom part of the L, the plate for the base of the camera, does have a screw hole. However, the side of the L is not tapped for a screw. This is a question I had failed to ask...

What follows below is not general information and will be of less interest to most people... it is about my use for the bracket. The bracket is less useful to me and my special case (cobbling together gear for single row panos) but it still looks like a good product. If I used clamps like a normal person rather than trying to save weight with screws.. the bracket would have no negative points :^)

The bracket for the K-5 had both sides of the L tapped. With small lenses like the 77 or 21, I was able to use a 2.25 inch rail (really a mounting plate for a tripod head) screwed to the L and take portrait oriented single row panos with very little parallax error. A tidy kit.

Using a larger 31mm lens, I knew I would need a little more length on the rail. For the K-5, the 73mm rail would work so ? I ordered that. Well, the K-5 plate is tapped at the front but the K-1 plate is not. So, I would need longer than 73mm and the K-1 plate is not tapped to screw the rail on in portrait orientation anyway... anyone need a 73mm rail? :^)

I will have to get a rail with a clamp...
They have one, of course, that is almost the exact length I want and adds less than 2 ounces.
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-18-2016, 06:39 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
Views: 8,476
I have had my plate loosen up in an Induro clamp
Things stay tight enough in warm weather..
I recall having trouble only when it is chilly

I figured the grease in the clamp was cold, I would tighten things up, the grease would loosen, and bad things would happen. Of course, I don't know if thick grease is the culprit, but I do know the trouble arises in cold weather...
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-17-2016, 03:44 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
Views: 8,476
I called for some more infos.

The plate for the K-5 is very different from the plate for the K-1
(there are pictures on their website)
The reason for this is just a change in philosophy. They make the plate modular now so one may use the L-bit or not. Whether I have the L-portion mounted or not, I will carry it in case I need it. So, it will save so weight for me, but it could be nice if someone started with a plate and later wanted to add the L-part.

Okay.

One thing I liked about the plate for the K-5 is that both feet are tapped so that thing can be screwed to it. The drawing of the K-1 plate does not show the screw hole. There will be a screw hole. This is good. I failed to ask if both feet would be tapped... I imagine so. I did ask if the battery could be changed with the plate on. I apologised for the question... The lady said they wouldn't make something that would prohibit the battery being changed. So, I imagine they will tap both feet.

I didn't ask how much the plate weighs. I imagine it weighs more. I will find out...
They are preparing to ship pre-orders.
I ordered the L-plate today. She said it could ship in 1-2 weeks.

+ i will always have the L-portion mounted because i like the handle on the left side of the camera that the K-5 bracket forms. unless this new design is bulky.. then i might mount it only when i need it.
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 05-14-2016, 06:49 AM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
Views: 8,476
Hmm.. a very different design.
This plate is modular.

The plate for the K-5 (and others, I presume) were one piece. My plate is tapped so I can bolt a rail to it. I prefer this for my use over buying a rail with built-in clamp. The L-bracket for the K-1 looks to have no screw hole in it so I would have to use a clamp to attach it to a rail... this requires me to add a little more weight and bulk to my gear.

I imagine the bolt holding the two pieces together will occasionally need tightening. Every other thing I have requires periodic attention so this isn't really a problem; allen keys are easy enough to tuck away.

The change omitting the screw hole is significant to me.
Plus, I wonder if the new design will be heavier.. I imagine so looking at the drawing.
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 04-22-2016, 03:34 AM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
Views: 8,476
I didn't think to ask about that.
They may, but I don't think they make a plate for the K5+grip and that body was available for quite a while...
Forum: Pentax K-1 & K-1 II 04-21-2016, 03:17 PM  
RRS L-plate for K-1
Posted By Tan68
Replies: 40
Views: 8,476
The website has the plate listed as pre-order for $160

I called the RRS people.
They have not managed to secure a K-1 and must wait until it is available to the public.
Then, they will design the plate and this will take 4-6 weeks.

I like the L-plate
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