The Arca Adapter Plate is used to provide a low profile, secure method to mount an Arca Clamp to StackShot. If you have already have a quick release plate on your camera then using the Arca adapter plate and a clamp on the StackShot rail makes it extremely fast and easy to add and remove the StackShot rail from your tripod stack. The animated picture below shows how the system fits together. All of the bolts and Allen keys required to attach the adapter plate to StackShot and to attach the quick release clamp to the adapter plate are included. We also manufacture a Quick Release Clamp for use with the Arca Adapter Plate. It is also compatible with third party clamps by suppliers like Wimberley or Really Right Stuff

The adapter plate has many different mounting options to make it compatible with many of the Arca compatible clamps on the market. You can download the bolt pattern for the adapter plate here. For many Arca Clamps it is possible to mount the clamp from the top of the adapter plate, the adapter plate also allows for rotating the clamp this allows the camera to be mounted by either the lens foot or the base of the camera.

The dovetail machined into the base of StackShot is designed so you can use the Arca Clamp that is mounted on your tripod to hold StackShot without having to purchase another quick release plate.

A drawing of the bolt pattern can be found here: Acra Mount Drawing