Vanguard QS-36 Quick Release Plate

I needed a couple more of these as I have a macro rail and another camera. Instead of the hassle of taking it off and on I could easily swap out what I was using. This is a better design for attachment as a d-ring is on the screw already. The original needed a coin to turn the screw into whatever I was going attach. The coin option is also available on the new one but the d-ring is just so much more convenient and not flimsy. This attachment is solid and fit is perfect.

The quick shoe measures 1 5/16" x 1 5/16" at the narrower top (I'm American damn it!. . . but, because I'm also insecure and want you to like me, I have done the conversion for you - it's 3.3337cm).The flared shoe bottom measures 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" (4.1275 x 4.1275 cm)My Petra Tripod opening is 1 5/8" x 1 5/8" (4.1275 x 4.1275 cm) across the topA nifty feature of this little shoe is that you can customize it with your choice of electrical or duct tape,(plain or fancy!) to get a perfect fit, so I added a couple layers of the aforementioned tape (in a very careful, sans wrinkles, OCD kind of way around the edges).While it's true this shoe doesn't come with the lovely cork in-lay as pictured, it does have a somewhat softer "spongy" fill, if that's important to anyone (and I'm not sure why it would be, but there you have it).

I purchased this to be able to quickly use a second camera on my Vanguard PH-304 which I love. Yes, this pin is plastic but for my purposes, it doesn't matter. Yes, the surface is not cork but plastic/neoprene like nibbed material, which has worked without difference/issue. A significant improvement over the original shoe is the set screw with a flip up ring that has proven very helpful to quickly and positively tighten it without mashing a finger nail and in the absence of a coin or screw driver. I've not had the dimensional issues other reviews have mentioned and if I did some electrical tape could shim it if necessary. I haven't weighed it, but it feels a smidgen lighter than the original. My cameras range from 357g 12.6oz to 606g 1.34lb.

Product description isn't entirely accurate, can be made to fit but isn't an out of box fit. The Vanguard QS-36 quick shoe will not fit the Vanguard PH-222 window mount as stated in the product compatibility. Will damage locking latch if attempt to use out of package. Can be altered to fit with strategic reshaping via sanding. Would buy current production window mount as apposed to trying to fit the QS-36 plate to the PH-222 mount.

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Works good but the spring loaded pin is plastic! I wish they offered one with a steel pin because a large spotting scope is hard on the plastic one

got it sooner than i expected and was the correct plate for my Vanguard PH 30

When I first opened it, it didn't look the same as the original that I lost, and looked to small. But when I tried it, it fit great and I can now use my tripod again. Happy Days!