Premium Members Marco Dardari Posted May 8, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Is the Pro/Betz/XCS dovetail plate width (8,4 mm) the same for all? Even the old 3a plate? thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jens Piotrowski SOC Posted May 8, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 Not exactly, that's why XCS offers 2 variants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Marco Dardari Posted May 8, 2017 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted May 8, 2017 ah! ok, thank Jens ,but the other plate are it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gregory Dupe Posted September 7, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 7, 2017 Hello, I own a steadicam M1 sled and my idea would be to use a Tripodlokplate by Betz-Tools (to go fast from stead to tripod) and also to use a XCS standard plate instead of my tiffen dovetail plate (for the benefit of the 15mm holes for rods or tubes) do you think the XCS standard plate will fit on both Tripodlokplate by Betz-Tools & Steadicam M1 top stage? Does anyone tried Something similar and finaly does it sound a good idea?? Thanks Grégory (from France) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Benjamin Treplin Posted September 8, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 8, 2017 (edited) I don't know about about Steadicam sleds, never had the chance to get hold of one, but the XCS Standard plate and the XCS Side Adjustable Plate in standard version do NOT fit the Betz-Tools topstage, Wave1 and tripod plate. I can't tell you if the XCS Side Adjustable Plate LT version does fit. Maybe it does. Addition: There have been a variety of different plate sizes from XCS over the years. My comment relates to the latest versions of plates as of Sept. 2017. There are older versions of the the XCS Standard plate that do fit. Edited September 8, 2017 by Benjamin Treplin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gregory Dupe Posted September 11, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 Thank you for your reply Benjamin is that someone has already tried to fit an xcs plate on a steadicam M1 ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted September 11, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 11, 2017 I had an XCS plate that I did use a few times on my M-1 before I sold my old rig, and it did fit just fine. PRO and other thin plates (6mm or 1/4" thick plates) will not fit, but 9mm and thicker plates (including Tiffen, Betz, and XCS plates) will fit. The nice part about the M-1's mechanism is that it's easily adjustable with a single screw to take different tolerances in plate width. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gregory Dupe Posted September 26, 2017 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 26, 2017 Thank you Tom, which version of the XCS plate do you tried on your M1 (standard or LT)? Do you think both version can fit on M1 sled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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