About to order a plate for this camera. Anybody have any opinions on which manufacturer has the best fitting plate for the F90x, or is one as good a fit as the other.

Thanks

-- B Haslam (937607@ican.net), March 16, 2000

Answers

Easy choice--RRS.

-- Danny Weber (danny_weber@compuserve.com), March 16, 2000.

Sure,

The Kirk Plate works like a champ. Honesly I think they're really very similar. You have to find other criteria to choose one over the other.

Tom Hill

-- tom hill (teamhill@f15.net), March 17, 2000.

Kirk and RRS plates are both well made and work great. Both manufacturers have their fans and detractors.

Kirk has a wider line (tripods, heads, miscellaneous stuff), has a significant website that is definitely worth a visit, and will take your order by credit card.

Unless they've changed policy recently, RRS wants you to call or mail in your order, and send a check. Some people find this charming; others find it annoying. RRS also has a website, I think.

There are some differences in finish, and you may find that one or the other will sell you a plate custom made for a specific body while the other will sell you a more generic plate. Not sure this really matters.

The one substantive difference, however. RRS adds a small screw to the end of its plates to prevent the plate slipping out of the tripod head if you don't get it fully tight. This can be helpful on occasion.

This feature determines the sale for some folks.

you can't go wrong with either shop. I have plates from both places and can't tell any practical difference in function.

-- NikonJohn (john_wall@ncsu.edu), March 19, 2000.