Customer Reviews

Manfrotto 410PL Low Profile Quick Release Adapter Plate RC4 - Replaces 3271

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I chose the Manfrotto 410PL quick release plate RC4 with my Manfrotto 468MG ball head. The RC4 and associated connect housing has a number of features that the RC0, RC2, RC3 and RC5 plates assemblies don't offer. The RC4 has a large foot print which provides a large lens with additional support and stability. It also has locking, which prevents accidental releasing which could result in possible dropping the lens/camera. The lens is secure. No accidental release. To release, the release button must be pressed and held while the lever is moved to the unlocked position.

Mounting is very ease. After securing the plate to the lens/camera, insert the right side of the plate underneath the right bracket and slowly lower the left side until it snaps into place. Whet is snaps into place, the lever will automatically move to the lock position.

The plate is shipped with 3/8" and ¼" screw for your camera/lens mount. Two bubble levels are mounted into the RC4 base plate--one on the side and the other on the top. This will indicate level regardless of whether the lens/camera is vertical or horizontal.

I purchase five of the RC4 plates, one for each lens and camera. Great plate well made worth the price and Manfrotto quality built in.

Having spare quick-release plates allows me to not have to worry about changing plates from camera bodies to telephoto lenses, etc. I can buy as many as I need and not have to change. Manfrotto/Bogen rocks!

I bought an extra quick release plate to be able to switch lenses and not have to switch my plate from the camera to the lens support on my sigma 150mm. Both the new and the original work perfectly, hold my camera securely and once you get used to them are fairly easy to use.

When a acquired a Manfotto 808rc4 Panhead and 410PL Low Profile Quick Release Adapter Plate I was impressed with it's solid build and ease of use...so much impressed that I bought three Manfrotto 394 RC4 Low Profile Rectangular Rapid Connect Adapter with 410PL Plate and three extra 410PL Low Profile Quick Release Adapter Plates....my Kirk BH-1,Arca-Swiss B-1 and Gitzo G 1377 M ballheads now have the Manfrotto 394 to take advantage of the rock solid Manfrotto 410PL Low Profile Quick Release Adapter Plate.

I see reviews here and at the Manfotto 808rc4 Panhead and 410PL Low Profile Quick Release Adapter Plate page dissing this plate and the quick release head...makes me wonder who wrote the reviews,perhaps the competition....I've used the competition's plates and quick releases and this is the only one I prefer to use for ease of use,solid build,rigidity and large footprint.

For those who would like to watch a video show the solidness and easy of use,watch the video below.

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When I purchased the Manfrotto 410PL Quick Release plates, I had pondered my choices and examined my options well. Because I do not make a living on photography ultra professional equipment that cost a king's ransom was not part of my shopping lexicon.

Yet, as a serious hobbyist, I still needed solid, precise and quality components. So Manfrotto was not an absent name while I was shopping.

I bought the 88RC4 Ball heads and made them uniform equipment on all my tripods. These quick release adapters now grace the bottoms of all my cameras and big lenses and are permanently affixed to them. This makes changing equipment an enjoyable task rather than aggravatingly opportunity-wasting clumsy affair.

Bought this to add to a second DSLR to make it easy to swap cameras when necessary. Build quality is very good. With the manfrotto tripod this cani support my largest camera and lens - a Canon 5D Mk II with the battery grip anwin 70-200mm f/2.8L lens - about 7 or 8 lbs. release mechanism is a little interesting, but workable.

Good quality product and works like a champ :)
Buy it with comfidence. Wish the shipping cost would be less....

The plate does hold the camera correctly but if you have a Canon 180mm L Macro lens (this lens has its own ring on it) you cannot have a battery grip on the 5D Mk II camera. It will not work on any Canon camera with a grip(built in or added) with this lens. Other then that the plate attaches firmly and I don't worry about the camera shake attributed to mounting plates. I have used it on my 70-200 lens and everything works well.

Quick release plate is very well made and machined nicely. Locks quickly and is very secure, I only wish I had purchased 2 more. The 1/4" and 3/8" connection screws make the plate very versatile.

I needed an other adapter plate so I could change quickly to my lens that is lens mounted, requiring me to stop take the plate off the camera and put it on the lens. It took so much time I would just not use the bigger lens. Now I can switch easily, saving a lot of time and effort. Now if I could just get the quick release to work properly.