steve
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 26 de agosto de 2024
This is very well made and it doesn't cover any of the parts of the camera that you need access too. You can still change the battery, sd card and access all the connections you need to without having to take the bracket off!
David Gluchowski
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 30 de junio de 2024
Great l-plate. Thoughtful design.
Bob Smith
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 22 de agosto de 2023
I had a similar item on my Canon 6D, and bought this one as soon as I got my R8. It's proven to be an invaluable convenience for doing any work on a tripod.Pros:* The folding mechanism keeps it out of the way when shooting in Landscape Mode, and allows me to open it up and put it on my tripod when in Portrait Mode.* The included tool is firmly magnetically secured to the bottom of the cage to be used as an ad-hoc screwdriver to tighten or remove the cage.Cons:* It can be a little tricky getting my battery/memory hatch open. I hold the camera so that gravity can help as I put a fingernail in the cage to open the hatch. If I don't, the hatch won't open on its own.* When the cage is unfolded for Portrait Mode, the articulating screen is somewhat limited in motion. This can be a hassle if you shoot from the screen rather than the internal sensor, as it limits the angles you can use to view while shooting.All in all, the inconveniences haven't been a big deal for me, and I keep the cage on my camera at all times, even when shooting handheld.
NeyRodz
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 26 de mayo de 2023
Cool product. Feel cheaper than usual smallrig stuff but I think it may have to do with the fact that it’s for the R8 so it’s smaller than full-frame sized hardware that I’m used to. Still idk if it’s worth $69. To each their own.I’m using the R8 as a full time timelapse cam, so I wanted to use this to quickly swap from horizontal to vertical on to a smallrig compact v-mount battery mounting system plate (which has an arca-swiss for the camera). Well, the vertical arca-swiss fit nicely. Yet, horizontally it wasn’t. It was annoying and I thought that it had to do with tiny differences in the arca swiss. Turns out it’s just two rubbery protectors that were attached to the bottom of the horizontal arca swiss attachment (so as to avoid scratching your surface). I removed them (where the two white strips are in the pic) and then it easily fit. So be aware of this arca-swiss discrepancy if you’ll be making use of both horizontal/vertical (which is why you’re buying it in the first place-not sure how smallrig missed this).
Alec Esnough
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 2 de octubre de 2023
I really like the functionality of it as a bracket. Switching from landscape to portrait and vice versa is a breeze. Solid construction and pretty low profile. Only complaints I have are the fact that you can't open the battery compartment on the EOS RP with the bracket on, and you can't flip the screen out when in the portrait orientation.