oops...

[Kronie]

Man, I looked all over for my tripod plate. I wanted wanted to do some HDR's of fall foliage. I thought I put it in my main bag but I looked and it wasn't there. I pulled everything out of my camera bag more than a few times, checked my other camera bags, backpacks, looked all around the house, in my car in my wife's car, my kids toy box, I checked my desk probably 4 times, pulling everything out. Checked my wifes desk. I looked everywhere.

Then I got kind of pissy because I couldn't find it anywhere. I had to order a new one. New one came today $35.

I open up my camera bag to put the plate in there and I noticed that my lost tripod plate is attached to the tripod collar of my 150 macro!! I must have pulled that collar out 5 times looking for the lost plate and didn't see it on there!!

At least I have two plates now.... I guess..........

[tonylong]

I keep plates permanently attached to both my bodies and my telephoto lenses -- less hassle that way.

[ryant35]

I just keep mine on my tripod. That's where I look for it first.

[DStanic]

I wish I had another one- If I have one on my camera with my wide angle and then want to use my telephoto, lots of work to switch it over.

[SkedAddled]

I keep plates permanently attached to both my bodies and my telephoto lenses -- less hassle that way.
Same here - - - except I don't have glass that needs plates. :oops:

(Reminder to self: save for glass that needs tripod plates!)

[tonylong]

Same here - - - except I don't have glass that needs plates. :oops:

(Reminder to self: save for glass that needs tripod plates!)

You don't need to save, just sell body parts:)!

[burelphotography]

You don't need to save, just sell body parts:)!And look where that got you. Now he's Tony Short and all he has left is his trigger finger and shooting eye. :D

[Mike]

You're not related to the chief are you? ;)

[SkipD]

"Quick Release" plates are only "quick" when you don't have to remove the QR plate from a camera or lens merely to fasten a different camera or lens to the tripod. In my opinion, one should have separate QR plates for each and every device that may be mounted on the tripod.

[Kronie]

Well, its on the camera now and never coming off. I just feel bad that I was such a jerk to my wife because I couldn't find it and it was right in front of me!!

[FlyingPhotog]

4 here...

Two bodies, 70-200 and 100-400...

[ryant35]

I don't use my tripod enough to keep the plate on my camera it gets in the way. I've used it maybe 3 times in the past 6 months.

[_aravena]

^Yeah, for the most part. I have mine attached to my camera and on for my 70-200. Doubt I'd buy another if i got the 150 macro and 100-400...well, I might get 3 total.