Nikon Z8 Plates

Looks good on the camera and the build quality is great.

As awesome as every other plate I have gotten from RRS, such a joy to work with.

The 1/4 inch -20 thread fixed screw on the Z8 base plate is missing. May I know its specific size.

This Z8 L bracket is brilliant, easy to use, industrial grade, and ROCK SOLID. Ignore the drama; the plastic hex key clips are neither here nor there. If you have Z8s and they work for a living, this is your L bracket; you will never look back as long as you're shooting the Z8s. RRS, PLEASE DO THIS FOR THE GFX 100S II! WE'RE FLAPPING AROUND OUT HERE.

Quality of received product was not as expected - black paint at places not complete.

Tutto perfetto

I was initially really excited about this. All of my complaints around the z7ii bracket seemed to be fixed. The battery door on the vertical grip is operable when the bracket is on, unlike the 7's L bracket, the ergonomics are dialed for port access, etc etc. But when I got it, I couldn't help but be disappointed when RRS's winning design to hold the allen key was done away with and replaced with plastic clips. When you use the camera a lot, the key tends to slip up due to the way it hits your palm, at which point it falls out. No magnets on this one, no slot machined into the metal. Just two cheap clips that don't do the job. Otherwise winning fixes. The 3 star rating is because the tool is critical to adjusting the bracket. If I didn't need the key as much as I do, it would be non-consequential, but here we are. This bracket would be perfect if the allen key had the classic slot in all the other brackets I've bought. For the price point, this is just kinda right stuff. It would be really right if it wasn't a matter of time until the key falls out and I lose it.

I cannot comment on a review, so we had to make our own. The way our engineers designed this capture clip is fairly simple! If you push the hex key down on the protruding end, then it will pop right out of the clip!

In the past I've been very happy with the RRS L-Plates I've bought for my OM / Olympus system but am very disappointed with this Modular L-Plate Set for my Z8. I needed one as soon as possible back in May and bought this as soon as it was available but was very disappointed when it arrived. Gone is the magnetically-held key under the base - because the base now does NOT extend the full width of the body and, in place of it, two ridiculous plastic-looking clips on the back side. What is even worse is that, when the plate is attached to the camera, it is very difficult to get a grip on the key with your finger to remove it if you want to adjust the side plate. As an architect, I would say it's a poorly conceived solution that does not work well. For $200, not worth it and I cannot recommend this to my photographer friends.