Yesterday I posted the above picture of my new E-M1 with the Really Right Stuff base plate and and side bracket attached. RRS makes beautiful (and expensive, but you get what you pay for) camera accessories, typically tripod related stuff.
Each of the two pieces (the base and the side bracket) cost about $60. For some cameras, like the E-M5 and the Fuji X-series, they even make a grip attachment which adds another $60. In fact, I have the three part system on my E-M5.
What I especially like about the RRS design when it comes to the E-M1 is that it adds about 10mm to the height of the camera and in particular the grip. This allows all four of my fingers to engage the grip.
For assembly, using Allen Wrench machine screws, the side bracket screws into the bottom bracket which in turn screws into the camera's off center tripod mount. In so doing, you have a new tripod mount built into the base plate, and this mount is nicely aligned with the lens mount.
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Especially nice about these RRS plates and brackets is that they are designed to be used with Swiss Arca compatible tripod heads. Note in the images below the dovetail grooves on the side bracket and the base plate. Pretty nifty!
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| "Aerial" view of the side bracket reveals the dovetail design for Swiss Arca compatible tripod heads. |
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| You can see the dovetail groove along the back of the base plate. To orient yourself, that's the LCD screen also on the right. |
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| You can see the dovetail groove along the entire front of the bottom plate. |
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