Brad Smith Posted August 12, 2018 Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Can anyone confirm for me if the M1 stage will accept Pro standard dovetail plates? Im wondering if I can keep my XCS and Alexa plates if I switch to an M1 Thanks in advance! Brad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted August 12, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Yes indeed, but depending on tolerances, you may need to adjust the tension ever so slightly; easy to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Smith Posted August 12, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2018 Yes indeed, but depending on tolerances, you may need to adjust the tension ever so slightly; easy to do. Thanks Jerry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tom Wills Posted August 13, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 There are some important caveats to the compatibility of PRO plates in an M1 Stage, however. Namely, the M1 stage is taller than many PRO plates. If you are using a standard PRO or similarly designed plate, which is about .270" (just over 1/4" or 6mm) thick, the locking mechanism of the stage may be taller than the plate, and if you have a wide camera body or other wide items, they may interfere with the stage locking mechanism and not work. Tiffen's plates that come with the M1 are just under 1/2" thick, which is more than is needed, but shows that very thin plates may not clear. I believe the XCS plates will fit as they are so much taller, but as I haven't used one on my M1, I cannot say for certain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted August 13, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Thanks, Tom. I was thinking only about the dovetail width, apologies. Brad - Tiffen plates are .400 inches high; but there is another issue using non-Tiffen plates: The safety system to keep a loose plate from sliding fully off is a couple of 4-40 socket head screws protruding from the bottom of the plate at each end. If your plates are tall enough to clear (.400 or more), you may still have to add the safety screws. It's not a big deal to add them, and it's cheaper than buying new plates. For your PRO plates that are .270 high, adding a sheet of 1/8 inch aluminum as a spacer might also be solution to keep your old plates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Benjamin Treplin Posted August 13, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 13, 2018 Depending on the XCS plates you have (there are a few variations) they might not fit the M1. The dovetail face might not be high enough. It depends on how wide the vertical part of the plate is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gregory Dupe Posted August 15, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 15, 2018 Hello, I don't know if all XCS plate fit on M1 top stage, but as you can see on the pictures my XCS plate (standard version bought in 2017 ) perfectly fit on my M1 top stage :-) Grégory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Jerry Holway Posted August 16, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 I see the XCS plate also has the Tiffen-style safety screw; see first pix. I assume there is one on the front. Gregory, are these standard on XCS or did you add them later? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gregory Dupe Posted August 16, 2018 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 16, 2018 The safety screws are standard on my XCS plate and yes there is also one on the front ! there is also an other safety system for other brand sled Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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