My $2 Amazon ARCA clamp is slipping under recoil. I need a better clamp...something with some holding power. The cheap ass ball head is working fine.
id like to spend under $50, but it has to work!
id like to spend under $50, but it has to work!
Which is? 419 has their own locking clamp method that uses their rail.You're from Ohio.
This is an easy answer
Works on any 'properly machined' RRS dovetailThe 419 clamp works on any arca rail. But it locks better on their ridged rail
It's a lot of fun having to leave the pins in an A419 arcalok clamp on a brand new chassis just to make it tighten enough to shoot
Guessing the Area 419 Arca clamp does not fit the MPA chassis very well?Works on any 'properly machined' RRS dovetail
Looking at you MPA/MDT
there is the RRS standardI have a Leofoto 55 ball head and the clamp slips slightly under recoil. I tried tightening as much as I could but I couldn't get the leverage to make it stop from slipping.
Replaced it with a RRS lever clamp and haven't noticed it slip yet. But I haven't had the time to shoot a lot of rounds with it. I've had to have multiple surgeries to fix complications from my initial cancer surgery.
ACRA isn't really standardized so there's going to be variations between manufacturers. RRS has their own specs.
ARCA Swiss isn't a standard. It's a general form that is roughly a 1.5" dovetail. If everybody made rails to the same standard all clamps would fit all rails. There are other companies that make their rails to the same rail standard.I was going to suggest this one, but it looks like it is out of stock. Not cheap but works very well.
https://www.acratech.net/quick-release-clamps/locking-lever-clamp
I am a photographer by trade and have used Arca Swiss clamps for years. I believe the one I linked is better than the RRS model because it is adjustable for your individual rail. You can adjust it so that it is very tight on your particular rail. The RRS clamp is made to fit RRS rails and is not adjustable for other rails. As stated earlier there are variations between different manufacturers. If you have more than one rail you may have to adjust for each one.
If you don't want to wait or spend that much you could probably find a different model of lever clamp that has some adjustment. In my experience you can get a much better fit with a lever lock compared to a screw lock clamp. If you set it and it slips then you can just tighten it up a bit more. It will be more difficult to open and close but you can set it so that it will not slip.
Works on any 'properly machined' RRS dovetail
Looking at you MPA/MDT