red rail top plate

[Jan Reiff]

i didn´t find an answer yet:

what is the RED RAIL TOP PLATE (as described in RED FAQ)?
can´t find it in the store / what pieces has to be ordered to have it?

[Brandon Fraley]

from what i can see, the "red rail top plate" is actually 2 (two) "top mounts" as sold in the store.

anyone correct me if im wrong

[Jan Reiff]

seems to be it, yes.
i am waiting for an answer of red directly in mail, when i got it i confirm.

[Gary Stone]

It is two of these:

http://www.red.com/store/product_detail/49

I've only seen it as one piece in the renders from the RED FAQ. Every other thing I've seen in photos are 2 seperate Top Mounts.

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I think some of the old part listings in the FAQ are outdated. There is no "top plate" from RED. You can use two top mounts, rods and universal mounts to mount items to the top. ElementTechnica sells their Top Cheese Plate, which mounts between the two top mounts (RED's 19mm top mounts or their own 15mm top mounts).

[Tail Ends]

Plastic? Seems too inexpensive to be machined aluminium.

Tail Ends

[Brook Willard]

The FAQ is very outdated. Those are two top mounts... they were redesigned from when I wrote the FAQ.

The top mounts are made of cast aluminum.

[Jan Reiff]

thanks.

but i was told top mounts are "sold out" for present deliveries, so what is the alternative right now to get rods on top of camera (for cradle etc...)

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Without the top mounts, it will be hard to mount rods on top of the camera. Element Technica is sold out of their top mounts as well. There are still ways to mount things, but you may just have to wait for the parts you want to become available again. ...Use longer rods on the base of your config and extend them out the rear for mounting the cradle and other gear.