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A cheaper L-bracket for the a7II

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I ordered this Hejnar a7II L-bracket:

At 90 bucks, it’s not exactly cheap, but it is substantially cheaper than the RRS bracket.

How do the two compare?

From behind, they're hard to tell apart
From behind, they’re hard to tell apart; both have center indications for landscape mode, but Hejnar is missing the one for portrait mode
Both have strap lugs
Both have strap lugs (RRS on top)
Fancy logo on the RRS plate
Fancy logo on the RRS plate
There's no way to keep the Allen wrench on the Hejnar bracket
There’s no way to keep the Allen wrench on the Hejnar bracket

The acid test: I clipped the Hejnar plate into a RRS quick-release clamp, Perfect fit, and no slippage.

Good job, Hejnar.

Comments

  1. JIm,

    Another alternative, one I’ve been using on almost all my cams since 2008, is the RRS MC-L generic L-plate (http://www.reallyrightstuff.com/Shop/Multi-Camera-L-Plate-for-some-Cameras/MC-L-Multi-Camera-L-Plate.html). On the A7 II, it fits perfectly allowing full swing of the rear screen ( something I couldn’t do on the A7r). It’s a monocoque construction, which I prefer to the screw connected latest designs. Also, Arca-Swiss make a generic fully adjustable L-plate to suit almost every cam although that one doesn’t have an anti-twist lip.

    Beats buying a not-so-different L-plate with every new body.

    M

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