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Obtaining female quick release plates?

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Mag
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I have a tripod(just a cheap Fancier rebranded one) with a quick release plate attached, and I also have a diy glidecam with a tripod head attached, What I want to do is get a female quick release plate for the glidecam so I don't have to attach the camera to the tripod bolt itself, taking up time. But the problem is all the tripod quick release plates are male, the only female ones I've found don't fit, because of a lever. Click for larger image so I was wondering if there was any other female tripod quick release plates around that don't have the annoying bit on the bottom.
Sep 9 2012 5:12PM
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plorr
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I use those same quick release plates, I was able to file down the little nub on the bottom to get it to sit flush on both my tripod head and my Glidecam.
Sep 9 2012 5:29PM
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Mag
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Thanks, il try that then.
Sep 9 2012 5:30PM
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plorr
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Just to clarify, this is how I did it:
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File around the outside of the nub so the radius is smaller where it would normally contact the edge of the tripod plate. That way it will hang over the edge and won't get in the way. For my glidecam I just mount the QR on top of a weight, with the nub hanging off the edge of the weight.
Sep 9 2012 6:05PM
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plorr
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link to other pic since it wont embed: http://cl.ly/image/3W1F1u430Z0I
Sep 9 2012 6:06PM
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Mag
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I get you, thanks a lot, appreciate it.
Sep 9 2012 6:14PM
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edai
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What tripod head do you have? I have a Fancier 707 and havent been able to find a QR plate that can attach to a glidecam (none of them have a screw input on the bottom)

Please link me whatever plate you have here?
Sep 9 2012 6:21PM
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plorr
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http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554141-REG/Manfrotto_323_323_RC2_System_Quick.html
Sep 9 2012 8:32PM
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Linked
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I have a gittos Mh 652 which is completely flat on the bottom which works well
Sep 10 2012 2:25AM
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Mag
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Was gonna get 2 of these:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/554141-REG/Manfrotto_323_323_RC2_System_Quick.html

I was able to find a couple of quick release sets but as shown they were all 30$+, and being that I'd need two it just wouldn't be worth it, so I'll just spend 15$ on the 2.
Sep 10 2012 5:47AM
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Mag
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http://compare.ebay.co.uk/like/200691266688?var=lv&ltyp=AllFixedPriceItemTypes&var=sbar&cbt=y

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Sep 10 2012 5:48AM
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