SMALLRIG L-Bracket for Sony A7R V / A7 IV / A7S III / A1 / A7R IV / A9 II, Quick Release L Plate for Arca-Type, Quick Switch Between Horizontal and Vertical Shooting - 3660B

This L bracket fits beautifully around the base. The magnetic tools are a masterful touch, completing the package. Access to the battery compartment is through a well engineered segment that you push outward, this acts an additional catch to the battery door, preventing you from inadvertently opening the battery door. The inclusion of the leather to the front and side of the bracket gives it a feel of being part of the camera, i have fixed mine to the my camera and that's where it will stay. Staying with the base, I wasn't sure if this bracket would work for me as I have a camera strap which is connected via a plate with a 1/4 screw (pic 5). Needn't have worried as you can see in (pic 4) there are quite a few 1/4 holes to choose from. The side/vertical part of the bracket, allows access to the various connections on the side of the camera, these can be opened and cables plugged in without having to remove the bracket (I had to carryout a minor adjustment to line up the bracket with the camera.).So far, so good! Great build quality and design, this almost gets a 10 out of 10, the one area that stops this being the best L bracket (imho!) is the vertical part of the bracket. If I want to flip out the screen I'm limited as to how far it can be opened without adjusting the vertical element of the bracket, even then it still restricts free movement of the screen. How much of an annoyance this will be in real world use I'm not sure, as this is my first camera with a screen that has this type of screen flexibility.

Usual Smallrig excellent build quality, fit and function.Solid Arca Swiss plates without the twisting you can get from a standard tripod plate.Adds depth to grip for greatly improved ergonomics.Flat base for putting your camera down.Clever battery door access design.Adds a bit of heft which improves IBIS performance.The vertical arm can double as a grip for extra stability.Removable vertical arm if not needed.Quick and easy to remove with integrated tools if you want to travel light.Can't fault it

For me there are two reasons to use this Smallrig L bracket on my Sony A7IVR.Firstly, it gives a good level of protection from knocks and bumps - always useful given the price of a moderately high end camera.Secondly, as I use the Arca-Swiss clamps on my tripods and mounts it means I always have the perfect fitting in place for either horizontal or vertical mounting. No faffing around trying to find a shoe to fit.The bracket fits perfectly, is very high quality and allows access to all of the various openings in the camera without too much extra fiddling around.Fitting it is easy and you get mounted within the base a small magnetic held screwdriver and allen key to fix in place onto your camera and to adjust the side mount as required. There are also various screw holes on the bottom for the 3/8 NPT used in most accessories such as the Spider holster system.Overall, I wouldn't be without it on my camera.

As a repeat buyer of Smallrig products I have to say that the quality remains very high. Have had L-Brackets on both Sony A6400 and A6600 in the past and this one for the A7IV is just as well engineered. The only problem, and I can't really blame Smallrig, is that you need to be very careful if using this on a tripod in Portrait mode. There's a cut-out on the bottom of the L so you need to be careful when gripping it on the tripod head; I'm not sure how tightly you could clamp it. Apart from that, no problems.

I've don't have massive hands yet always found the grip on Sony mirrorless bodies a bit "short". My right little finger either awkwardly grips around the bottom edge if I squeeze my fingers together or goes underneath the camera and becomes sore.The weight of vertical grips when using a dual camera holster is not ideal - great for dual battery continuity but not for shoulder comfort on an all day event. I also wanted a way of quickly using the camera in portrait mode on a tripod for headshots, and quickly take it off again to shoot the event.This L-bracket ticks all the boxes: somewhere for my right finger to comfortably sit and lightning fast in/out of tripod using an arca Swiss plate.The vertical L portion of the bracket can be extended and locked out from the body. The point is to add clearance to the connection ports for USB-C, HDMI, audio etc. if you're rigging the body up for video work. A bonus win of this is that even without rigging the camera up with a monitor or microphone, I like to extend this L bit which acts as a minimalist "handle" to support the camera when doing run and gun filming.For SpiderPro holster users...I sometimes use the dual mirrorless Holster for events, and the "mirrorless" Spider plates DO NOT fit these L-brackets (screw attachment). You'd either need to remove the L-brackets or buy the the new SpiderPro clamps which fit via arca Swiss to these L-brackets.For HoldFast moneymaker style hardness users... no problem using these L-brackets.Buying one of these brackets for each of my Sony bodies. Recommended!

I was out photographing the deer rut and heard something fall into the autumn leaves. I searched around and found that the piece that you have to open to access the battery compartment had dropped off, the screw/bolt had not been loctited during manufacture. So now to find a replacement preferably from Smallrig.

Très utile pour éviter de devoir réorienter la tête du trépied entre les prises verticales et horizontales.En plus de ça, il agrandi le grip de l'appareil, permettant ainsi une excellente prise en main.La clé hexagonale et l'outil pour visser et dévisser le grip sont aimantés. Vous l'aurez toujours sur vous!

Si adatta alla fotocamera in modo perfetto. Molto robusta.

Perfecta por la A7RV y la A7IV. Muy comoda y cambio de bateria facil,

You cannot really use it vertical on a monopod or gimbal because the orientation would be 90 degrees off axis. Therefore you need a different kind of L-Bracket. Only on a ballhead tripod it works but you would have to change your ballhead orientation each time you go from horizontal to vertical. A bit a useless bracket in my opinion. I ended up buying another one.

Ich habe kürzlich den SMALLRIG Kamerakäfig erworben und muss sagen, er hat meine Erwartungen in jeder Hinsicht übertroffen. Dieser Käfig ist ein absolutes Muss für jeden Filmer, der seine Aufnahmen auf ein professionelles Niveau bringen möchte.Die Qualität des Kamerakäfigs ist einfach hervorragend. Er ist aus hochwertigem und strapazierfähigem Material gefertigt, das eine lange Lebensdauer garantiert. Der Käfig passt perfekt zu meiner Kamera und bietet einen sicheren und stabilen Schutz.Die Vielseitigkeit des Kamerakäfigs ist beeindruckend. Er verfügt über zahlreiche Montageoptionen für Zubehör wie Mikrofone, Monitore und Lichter. Dies ermöglicht mir, meine Ausrüstung nach meinen individuellen Bedürfnissen anzupassen und eröffnet eine Welt voller kreativer Möglichkeiten.Ein weiteres Highlight des Kamerakäfigs ist seine ergonomische Gestaltung. Er bietet bequeme Griffe und Zugriff auf alle wichtigen Bedienelemente meiner Kamera. Dadurch kann ich die Kamera problemlos und komfortabel bedienen, selbst bei längeren Aufnahmen.Die Montage des Kamerakäfigs ist kinderleicht. Dank des mitgelieferten Werkzeugs und der klaren Anleitung konnte ich den Käfig in kürzester Zeit an meiner Kamera befestigen. Die Passform ist perfekt und sorgt für eine sichere Verbindung.