Finally, it's clear. THX ;)

@deancooperphotography2896

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

Valuable Info Thanks very much

@deancooperphotography2896

2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much

Thanks for the info.

@deancooperphotography2896

3 жыл бұрын

No worries!

Very clear and straightforward. Thanks a lot!!

@deancooperphotography2896

3 жыл бұрын

You are welcome John

@johnkasza4024

3 жыл бұрын

@@deancooperphotography2896 A couple of questions Dean. You mentioned the Sunway Photo MAC-14. What is your opinion on the replacement plate that Manfrotto makes? Is one better than the other? Do you know if both of them will take the Manfrotto camera plate and the Arca Swiss plate? Thanks.

@deancooperphotography2896

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkasza4024 hi John, sorry I’m not familiar with the Manfrotto one, do they make a similar thing to the MAC-14 ??

@johnkasza4024

3 жыл бұрын

@@deancooperphotography2896 In looking at the Manfrotto site, it does appear that they do. A little more expensive and it looks from your video that the Sunway Photo one has some markings and such on it that may be helpful. I will do some more research before buying one, but I really appreciate your video. I have an old Manfrotto tripod with the RC4 plate (which is really bulky). I am looking to switch everything over to Arca Swiss.

@deancooperphotography2896

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnkasza4024 cheers I’ll check it out. Sunwayfoto now have the MAC-15, an updated version of the 14 www.deancooperphotography.com/store/p436/MAC-15.html

I just adapted a manfrotto 484RC2 and . 410 geared head to Arca Swiss by fitting clamps to the quick release plates, Very easy and can still use the manfrotto plates, The 410 adaptor is to expensive my way was a 1/3 the price.

@deancooperphotography2896

3 жыл бұрын

Yes you can do it that way, and a good one when you can't remove the top of the head.

Hello, Great Video! Is it possible to somehow connect the Manfrotto 323 Quick Release (Lever one) to the raised ballhead? I have been looking around the internet and I only keep finding guides and explanations (such as this one) on converting the Manfrotto heads to be Arca Swiss compatible and not the other way around. Would love to know if you know something!

@deancooperphotography2896

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sorry haven't tried that one, might be a case of buying one to find out, sorry I cant help

Dean - I brought two conversion sets last year from you and it worked wonders for my 496 ballhead but I have been unable to adapt it to my 486 ballhead as I cannot find the top screw for me to use an allen key. Looks like a solid stick. Any suggestions on how to remove the necessary top part??

@deancooperphotography2896

4 жыл бұрын

Sue Hawken Hi Sue, can you send me a pic of the top plate deancooperphotography@gmail.com Some are a solid top, where you can’t take the top plate off. Send me a pic and I will confirm this, cheers

@brainspace3133

4 жыл бұрын

Great info Dean. Just what i was looking for. Thank you for doing this tutorial.

@deancooperphotography2896

4 жыл бұрын

@@brainspace3133 Glad it was of help

Hey Dean, I like to shoot tethered so I bought both an Tethertools tetherblock and an Area51 tether block to keep my cables from pulling out and damaging my camera's ports. However neither are compatible with my Manfrotto tripod heads. Will this solve the problem? Both tetherblocks are arca swiss compatible.

@deancooperphotography2896

2 жыл бұрын

Hi Tex,if they are arca swiss then yes. What manfrotto heads do you use as some are not able to convert to the MAC14/15

Hi Dean, need your help. I have manfrotto 488RC2 ballhead and its plate (that holds 200PL) doesn't have an allen key, instead it has a big screw. I want to convert to arca swiss - what are my options? Many thanks in advance

@deancooperphotography2896

Жыл бұрын

Hi Really sorry for the slow reply. Can you remove the top plate??

@PS-nv2qp

Жыл бұрын

@Dean Cooper Photography yes, I managed to remove it

Dean: I'm in need of two of the adapters. where can I get them? thanks,

@deancooperphotography2896

4 жыл бұрын

Hi really sorry as I missed this comment, If you are in Australia you can get it from me. www.deancooperphotography.com/store/p271/MAC14_Adaptor.html If else where try ebay Cheers

@sajeeladameonwildsugar5698

2 жыл бұрын

@@deancooperphotography2896 Thank you for the video. I am intrigued. What are the advantages of this over the Ball Head and Quick Release Plate? Also, the links in your description do not work. I have a BHQ2 XPRO Ball Head. It's at home now so I can't open it up to see if I need an adapter or not. I'm in Australia.

@deancooperphotography2896

2 жыл бұрын

@@sajeeladameonwildsugar5698 Hi, the big advantage is the 99% of L brackets are arca swiss, so if you want to use an L bracket (which I highly recomend) then you are a bit stuck with Manfrotto as they won't work. The other situation is if you have a couple of different tripods, most brands will use Arca Swiss QR system where Manfrotto have their own so you find you have to swap out the QR plates to use both. With this conversion you can use both without changing any plates. I will fix that link, I did some upgrades on my website and moved that page, thanks

@deancooperphotography2896

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about that head, you would need it in hand. If you cant remove the top plate then you can always just screw the MAC-14 onto the Manfrotto PL200 plate as a workaround. Works fine is just a bit bulkier than replacing the top plate.

Do you sell these mate ?

@deancooper2335

4 жыл бұрын

bennn82 yes I do if you are in Australia, link is in the description, cheers

@deancooperphotography2896

4 жыл бұрын

Hey Ben, here is a direct link, I only sell in Australia, if outside Australia then you will have to google Sunwayfoto MAC-14, cheers www.deancooperphotography.com/store/p198/Sunwayfoto_MAC-14_Arca_%26_Manfrotto_Compatible_Clamp.html

Here's a link to an image of the ballhead / top that I am referring to www.flickr.com/photos/davidyeotb/4115130284

@deancooperphotography2896

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Sue, sorry only just saw your comment, looks like it screws on, you are welcome to send the head to me and I can try to remove it for you. Email me for details deancooperphotography@gmail.com

Manfrotto RC4882 does NOT have a simple allen key holding it on. This does not work for ALL Manfrotto ball heads.

@deancooperphotography2896

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for letting us know. This conversion is restricted to Manfrotto heads that take the PL200 QR plate only. I did a google search of the RC4882 but nothing came up, is that model of the head or is it a head/leg combo ? Cheers