manfrotto 058 usa 3051/3039 head

[Red Robin]

Just found a rather large, but nice, tripod in my local 2nd hand store. This nearly-new pod is lacking only a plate to be complete. Got to say it is a heavy beast -16.4 lbs without the head plate! 😱 This baby'll hold most any camera I've got rock steady, but don't think I' be toting it on any hiking trips. It's big, it's heavy, it's one well-built piece of hardware. Want to find a good(inexpensive) source of plates. They seem a bit scarce even on the net. Of coarse it's a special hex shaped thing. No universal fit here. 😱

 

[ChrisN]

Nice find! If I'm going to use a tripod at all, I'll usually prefer a heavy one.

 

[Soeren]

I have one I rarely use because of its weight. Love my 055 which takes my Norma 5X7.
Best regards

 

[Landshark]

The Manfrotto hex plate is actually very common. ebay has both branded and knock-offs.The catalog #'s for originals are 030-14 and 030-38.
The 14 &38 refer to the screw size in the plate.