Unfortunately yes. When I had done a quick trial shortly after the camera arrived, I hadn’t done that close an inspection. Tightening the mounting screw secures it in place, but there is definite daylight showing through - it is not flush.
stan On Jan 20, 2014, at 5:11 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Stan. > > So both the front and back edges of the plate interfere with the camera's > baseplate sitting flat on the plate ? > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley Halpin" > <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: Baseplate > > >> I just played a bit more with the RRS L-plate on the K-3. >> It will take some Dremmel work to get a good tight fit. >> >> The positioning of the tripod screw means that neither the front nor the >> back lip on the plate will fit around the base of the camera. The back edge >> is off by less than 1mm, the front right edge will take more work as the lip >> is a bigger chunk of metal, but what remains will help to secure the plate >> in position. >> >> If you have access to a good machine shop, I would probably enlarge or >> relocate the hole for the attachment screw so as to avoid doing any trimming >> on the rear lip. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/e35d64301 >> >> stan >> >> On Jan 20, 2014, at 12:29 AM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Thanks for the info Mark. >>> >>>> I could drop them both on a scanner and scan the baseplates if that would >>>> help. >>> >>> I'd apprciate that Mark. >>> >>> I'll probably get the RRS L plate for the K-5 as its appears to be the >>> only L plate currently available that's even close. I had a universal L >>> plate from Kirk that I got rid of and is no longer available. >>> >>> The feature that appears to be the limiter is the forward protrusion along >>> the front edge of the K-3 base plate. >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark C" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: Re: Baseplate >>> >>> >>>> Hi Ken - >>>> >>>> I compared my K-5 and K-3 base plates and even tried a few measurements. >>>> The K-3 plate is slightly longer in the side to side dimension - maybe >>>> 1/8th to 3/16th of an inch longer. The hole for the tripod mount is about >>>> 1/16th of an inch further from the sides, so it seems to be positioned >>>> porportionately between the two models. They seem to be the same in >>>> general in the front to back dimension but there are minor differences in >>>> the outline. The biggest dimensional difference between he two cameras is >>>> in the top to bottom measure, but that does not affect the base plate. >>>> >>>> I could drop them both on a scanner and scan the baseplates if that would >>>> help. My guess is that tolerances on the L bracket would have to be very >>>> close for the size differences to matter. >>>> >>>> HTH >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>>> On 1/15/2014 4:26 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >>>>> I'm currently seeking an 'L' bracket for my K-3 and have yet to find one. >>>>> Both Kirk & RRS don't plan on making one as of today. >>>>> >>>>> An 'L' plate is avaialble for the K-5, K-5II, K-5IIS and K7 family of >>>>> bodies and I could use that plate assuming the base plate is the same >>>>> size & shape as the K-3. >>>>> >>>>> Anybody have a K-3 and one of the other listed cameras that could compare >>>>> baseplates and let me know of the similarity/difference? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks in advance. >>>>> >>>>> Kenneth Waller >>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
