This Bright Tangerine Sliding Top Plate is designed to secure to your Sony BURANO cine camera and provide additional mounting points to the top of your rig. The mount consists of the main sliding plate with an ARRI dovetail mounting spot and an ARRI dovetail plate. Both components feature multiple 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 mounting threads, ARRI MAP M4 points, and Quick Detach sockets for wide accessory compatibility. Secure accessories like the BUD-compatible dovetail plate, 15mm top rod console, or floating NATO rail to the sliding plate to customize the loadout of your rig.

Mounts on Top of Sony BURANO    ARRI Dovetail Plate    Multiple 1/4"-20 and 3/8"-16 Threads    Quick Detach Sockets, ARRI MAP M4 Points

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. Can this be used to shoot jewelry close up at f/5.6? It will need to be able to adjust in very small increments. Thanks

A: Yes works great. Product Photography How To Tutorials that include jewelry. http://www.tabletopstudio.com/HowTo_page.html

Q: 2. What do I need to connect two of these plates at 90 degrees so as to have left/right and forward/backward movement? Do I need extra QR plates? I'd like to attach to a Manfrotto ball head.

A: You can attach the two units directly to each other. If you want to be able to easily detach your camera you can add a quick release clamp to the rails.

Q: 3. Camera mount screw

A: Look at the O end of the slot in the mounting plate. Its very slightly wider than the rest of the slot and faintly threaded. The mounting screw just screws in from the bottom of the plate here.

Q: 4. Is there a 'correct' front and back; ie. with Manfrotto logo & scale on right and worm thread on left, or vice versa?

A: The Manfrotto 454 Micrometric Positioning Sliding Plate will work equally well in either orientation.

Q: 5. can I mount a Canon EOS T3i with Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X Macro Lens ? Thank you

A: I can't answer this for you. I 've used it with 60D,6D and 5D.....with Tamron 90mm macro...works great for me...thx

Q: 6. Will this railing work with Manfrotto tripod 3021BPRO and a bullhead 488RC4?

A: It works very well together with my Canon 7d and 100 Macro

Q: 7. Complaints about play in the early rails. Has that been corrected in later products?

A: The aren't any issues with the latest stock.

Q: 8. I am considering more involvement in macro photography. I understrand the purpose of rails and photo stacking. I am wondering about the use of cable release and a lens ring to add to the stability of the set up. However, is it possible to use a cable release with a Nikon D90?

A: There are many remotes for the D90. This is a wired remote for the D90, http://bhpho.to/1alWxywAnd this is a wireless version, http://bhpho.to/1cm0HdBA lens ring can either be a reverse ring to attach two lenses together for macro photography or it could mean a Macro ring light.

Q: 9. The groove for adjusting camera position is asymettrical on the plate. Why? Which is the front end?

A: The knob to adjust fore and aft positioning in the Manfrotto 454 Micrometric Positioning Sliding Plate is usually placed on the left of the camera so that you can take photos with your right hand and control the fore and aft with your left hand.

Q: 10. What is the distance per full turn of the knob? Thanks

A: One full rotation is 1 mm.