5 Reasons for an L-bracket, and 5 reasons against one

I have a strap and an L bracket, but I notice that I prefer screwing an L bracket under the camera ( and therefore use the bracket much more often).

An L-bracket and a good tripod are a must .......

Good morning, I use a universal L-Bracket on both Nikon DSLR cameras. Both from LeoFoto. Really don't want to be without one anymore. Super handy and otherwise I definitely endorse the 5 advantages. The disadvantages hardly at all, actually. Both my cameras with battery pack and lenses are relatively heavy already. I actually find it very pleasant to have something sturdy in the had. Especially with my big hands. As a photographer who never films, I experience no disadvantages from cable connections. I use Nikon WiFi / app and other wireless equipment. I actually only have trouble with it when you have to charge the batteries. The Nikon original l-brackets are not expensive... they are simply scandalously and ridiculously expensive. LeoFoto or similar are very affordable. Especially at Amazon

A good alternative to an L-bracket is the Atoll tripod collar.
https://silencecorner.net/collections/atoll-series

Under the following link you can find the pros and cons. I can't put it better myself.
https://jvn.photo/review-atoll-tripod-collar/

the l bracket is also a good accessory if you want to use an extra battery for your camera or monitor<that’s what I do when filming

I am also an RRS user. There is nothing better. Likewise, I have fitted my lightweight Gitzo tripod with an RRS tripod head of 30 mm. Works perfectly. Also in combination with the RRS nodal slide. (I do the exact leveling with a small plastic spirit level which has a v-groove on the underside) For the L-plate, however, I chose the SmallRig. A small ring is included with which you secure the L-plate under the camera. Remarkable advantage: with the same ring you can loosen another screw to slide the vertical part about 3 cm away from the camera, handy for attaching a cable. And indeed Nando, it works perfectly, much better than tilting the camera by tilting it with the tripod head. A strange sight too, such a setup. And strange images, we don't like those, do we?

Kind regards, Hans.

I really do believe in the video capabilities of a camera that was initially designed for photo’ s. But I find it difficult to understand how certain people then want to wrap that camera in a spider’s web of cables, secondary and tertiary little screens and all kinds of rigs, and thus still want to capture “comfortably”. There really are specific video cameras that have less clutter attached to the body. And so the L-bracket gets some breathing room too… 😜

PvRFotografie wrote on Wednesday 23 August 2023 at 22:55  | reply

I use a Benro Multi Purpose Bracket myself, the MPB180. It is basically an Arca-Swiss L-Bracket that is 18cm long on both sides. I mounted a Leofoto LR-50 quik-release clamp on the vertical side.

In portrait orientation I put the bracket on a tripod head and within 5 seconds I clamp a camera in place. It then doesn't matter which camera, with or without a grip. I even managed to do it with a Fuji GFX100.

It isn't the prettiest thing, but the advantage for me is that I only have 1 bracket for all cameras and therefore no brackets on the cameras themselves. No extra weight on the cameras and it isn't in the way either.