L brackets for camera bodies are normally associated with a quick release plate and receiver. Changing orientation from landscape to portrait simply and quickly involves releasing the quick release, reorienting the camera body and tightening the quick release. It's quicker than I can type this message !
A lens with a collar would be quicker to reorient from landscape to portrait and wouldn't lead to an offset camera body that you'd get with a ballhead. -----Original Message----- >From: Igor PDML-StR <[email protected] >Subject: Re: Camera mount brackets (for quick orientation flipping)? > > >Many thanks to all who responded. >I have several followup questions. > >1. L-brackets (acratech). >I am confused, maybe I am just slow... but it seems to me that flipping >between the two orientations is not quick. I watched this video, and >toward the end, it shows that an alan wrench is needed for doing that: >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIosBfLdW5A >Did I miss some other way it works for orientaiton flipping? > >2. I understand how L-brackets could be useful for the proper nodal point, >and I see that it is useful for panoramas, panning, etc. >But I am not seeing that it would be critical on a monopod (except, maybe >for panning). What am I missing? > >3. Kirk monopod Head. - I looked at MPA-2, and it looks nice, but indeed >quite expensive, and to some extend an overkill for my needs. > >4. I've seriously looked at Manfrotto 234RC or 234. That's a tilt head. >And it might do the job (except that I am not sure if 234RC has the >correct orientation that would provide the tilt in the correct direction >(i.e. to the side, as opposed to the front). >The shortcoming of that is that it requires tightening the screw. >That where I would prefer a device that provides just two orientations, >and would have at most a release lever/button. >I am surprised why I cannot find a bracket that allows such quick >flipping. I'd expect it would be useful to sport photographers, for those >sports where you'd want both portrait and landscape shots, and switch >between the two. But maybe those people use two cameras each on a separate >monopod? > >Cheers, > >Igor > > > >On Sat, 1 Oct 2016, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > >> >> >> Hi All, >> >> I asked this question in a different thread, - but it might not be seen >> there, so, I would ask it in its own thread. >> >> I am considering buying a monopod and some type of device that allows quick >> and easy flipping between horizontal and vertical positions. >> Larry has suggested a ball head as those typically have a slit that allow to >> tilt the camera by 90 degrees. >> That is a possibility, but: 1. I would be overpaying for the functionality I >> don't need. (Or maybe I am not looking at the right ball heads? Are there >> any >> inexpensive ones?) >> and >> 2. A ball head has more degrees of freedom, which complicates the situation >> when I need just to flip it from landscape to portrait orientation. >> >> I've been thinking about something that is similar to the brackets used for >> mounting flashes, but just for the camera. Such a "bracket" would flip >> between just two orientations (on a tripod or monopod). >> Do such devices exist? Any pointers? >> >> Thank you! >> >> Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
