I have discovered a much cheaper alternative to RRS and while I don't claim it is as good, it works extremely well for far less money.
Bogen/Manfrotto now have a range of quite good semi pro heads (like the 468C) and a number of them share a similar mounting plate. I have 3 plates (I think they were only about A$20 ea), one each attached to 2 x EOS 30s and another to the collar of a 100-400 IS. These plates now come with rubber gaskets and are quite stable. Not as stable as I imagine the RRS to be, but nonetheless a pleasure to use for probably about 1/10 the cost. Most of us are trying to come up with better solutions for less money and this one works a treat. Norman * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
