M bottom plate

[xasthur]

Hey all,

I'm looking some ideas or suggestions on what I could use to hold bottom plate of my MP and M2 so in case I drop it by accident something holds onto it and it doesn't fall to the floor. I'm guessing you could use something in a Tri-Pod mount but I don't even know what they would be called and I'm curious to see what others do to avoid dropping their bottom plates.

I've dropped mine a few times (onto grass thankfully) but want to avoid dropping them onto other, harder surfaces.

 

[keytarjunkie]

Yes, you can attach a piece of string to the strap lug, and the other end to a little piece that screws into the baseplate. If this is a real product, I don't know the name of it. But it's easy enough to make yourself!

Edit: Here is one from Kanto.

 

[Andy Kibber]

Kanto Camera to the rescue!

Or just put the baseplate in your pocket while changing film.

 

[Rayt]

The first day using my new M8 I dropped the bottom plate onto the pavement and broke it. A replacement plate was ridiculously expensive so I ended up buying a much cheaper RRS plate bottom. After that whenever I needed to remove the bottom plate for any reason whether to change the battery on the M8 or film for the M7 I always find somewhere to sit or at least a table or some platform. Adding some silly string to the tripod socket and tie it to something like the strap lug is just asking for trouble.

 

[rlouzan]

A la Misha Erwitt style

Yes, you can attach a piece of string to the strap lug, and the other end to a little piece that screws into the baseplate. If this is a real product, I don't know the name of it. But it's easy enough to make yourself!

Edit: Here is one from Kanto.