This plate is not as pictured and is not the same as found on the tripod head which you've bought. It does not come with two screws, does not have the rubber plug, nor the brass set point.
This is what you get: the plate will not fit a 3/8in screw - the rubber plug is gone, you can only fit a 1/4in screw through that hole. They give you a 3/8in threaded sleeve to screw into your camera then you have to thread the 1/4in into that 3/8in sleeve. The brass set point is not supplied, rather you have to use their plastic piece and press it into the plate from the top. This means that if you have equipment you wish to mount that does not have the alignment set point you either cannot mount it or you have to struggle to press that plastic piece out, in which case it flies across the room and you lose it for good.
This is simply a inferior design because it you have heavy equipment (which is one reason why someone buys a 501 or 503 tripod head), that 1/4in screw which you have to use here may not be strong or reliable enough to secure a super expensive camera. The only thing I'd trust a 1/4in screw for is a DSLR or mounting some lens, optic, etc.
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