Kiwi Fotos LP-169 Lens Plate Review

A long Arca-Swiss® compatible lens plate on a telephoto or macro lens collar foot, is a must in the following situations.

Kiwi Fotos LP-100 Lens Plate Review

The reason for using a longer Arca-Swiss® compatible lens plate on a telephoto collar foot, becomes apparent when someone wants to utilize extra equipment like a tele and/or macro flash bracket.

Create a Multi Row Panorama Head

In my quest for a Multi row Panorama (or Panoramic) Head, I came across many solutions but either I had to pay a small fortune for a rigid and vibration free construction or risk a lot of work on a cheep copy ending up with blurred images.

After testing some solutions and studying their behaviour under load, I came up with some


Required attributes:
Arca-Swiss® compatible rails with double dovetail and scales.
At least 20cm (8") long rails that would accommodate a Gripped DSLR (without having to remove the Grip in order to fit on the Panorama Head).
Sturdy construction and rigid bonding between parts in order to avoid any torsion under load or any resonance derived from vibration.

And last but not least keep the volume and weigh low for ease of transport.

Create an Economy Nodal / Marcro Rail

Basic concept:
Multifunction Nodal / Macro Rail that would be Arca-Swiss® compatible.
Length about 17cm. (6,7")
Double dovetail structured profile.
Complemented by a 5 cm (1.97") Arca-Swiss® compatible Quick Release Clamp with short screw knob.