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I have these for each of my tripods and they are a terrific way of separating the head from the tripod for travel or to use different solutions . For example ...you may want a Gimbel in addition to your Cube for use with Sports,Wildlife etc .Arca-Swiss also has a similar solution called QuickLink.
It offers quick installation and removal of the tripod head to tripod legs. Always good to protect your investment in a geared head by removing it for travel.
Our QuickLink sets are one receiver base and one tripod head plate. Extra head plates are available separately. QuickLink is similar to a breech lock and very solid. Drop the tripod head into the receiver and twist a ring to lock.
Muench Workshop instructors have been using them since their introduction last spring.
From a post on Instagram:
May I know from where you purchased Quicklinks, and approximate cost?I have these for each of my tripods and they are a terrific way of separating the head from the tripod for travel or to use different solutions . For example ...you may want a Gimbel in addition to your Cube for use with Sports,Wildlife etc .
I've equipped both my tripod legs and heads with these so I can swap the P0 for the P0h very quickly now. They work well and only add a couple of ounces to the total weight of the tripod.Arca-Swiss also has a similar solution called QuickLink.
It offers quick installation and removal of the tripod head to tripod legs. Always good to protect your investment in a geared head by removing it for travel.
Our QuickLink sets are one receiver base and one tripod head plate. Extra head plates are available separately. QuickLink is similar to a breech lock and very solid. Drop the tripod head into the receiver and twist a ring to lock.
Muench Workshop instructors have been using them since their introduction last spring.
From a post on Instagram:
I always detach my tripod head when traveling. Cube or RRS or P0- they screw on to the tripod. Is this a matter of saving the 15 seconds it takes to unscrew the head? Dropping the head while attaching or detaching? Unscrewing a camera with lens is much more cumbersome, so I appreciate the QR plates on the camera, but on the tripod/head?What Don said. Plus, one advantage to the QR tripod-head mount is that it shortens the length of the tripod for traveling. With the head removed, my TVC-24 fits neatly in my 22" carry-on Rollaboard. The Cube (and in the future my L60 "mini-cube," which just arrived today!) gets packed separately in a pouch protected by clothes etc.
John
Dave,Matt,
I use the RRS quick connect because it mates with the RRS leveling base. That base provides an additional 10 degrees of tilt angle, which makes heads like the L60 Leveler more useful.
Sometimes I even go out without a head at all, like I did last week on a morning hike. I attach the camera plate directly to the leveling base. Can’t get much lighter than that. Of course you have to know you will be taking relatively level images. Having a camera that can shift helps with this to position the horizon where you want it.
Basically, I use it for the increased flexibility.
Dave
Once you have your cube stuck on top of your tripod, and can’t remove it before flying home and have to pack it in a tripod bag, and then the airline cause $450 of damage ...Is it one of those "once you try it you'll wonder how you lived without it" things? I really do begrudge every ounce on the tripod - it's way too easy to leave home without it.
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Matt
Graham,Once you have your cube stuck on top of your tripod, and can’t remove it before flying home and have to pack it in a tripod bag, and then the airline cause $450 of damage ...
Seems a good option. Thanks, Joe!Matt, an Arca-Swiss QuickLink set (one each base and disk) weighs 131gm.
Joe
Thanks goodness we don't have to deal with a tripod version of "equivalence"! Shudder.................. :banghead:That is one of the nice things about my Manfrotto tripod. It has retaining screws in the plate where the head mounts so you you can increase friction without over-tighten the head. But I don't remove my head that often. But it did get me to wonder if I should replace those headless screws with ones with caps where I can release them with my fingers.
One things that is interesting about these threads is the different approaches folks take. I can certainly see the advantage of quick release systems for tripod heads. I actually find that more compelling than systems for the camera.
It is also nice to be in a place where talking about traveling with a head in your bag or the length of your center column with your set of legs is not misunderstood...