ALZO Liberator Battery Door Clearance Plate - Compatible with Canon M50, M100, M6, M5($21.56Value)

Description

Solution to allow battery and memory card access when the camera is mounted on a tripod or a rig; the 3/8 inch mounting screw is flush with the plate when tightened all the way Special 3M grip rubber base prevents rotation Can be used on any camera with a 1/4 inch x 20 tripod mount threaded hole Accepts all tripod quick release plates With 5 year warranty; includes user guide (see link below under "Technical Specification") Solution to allow battery and memory card access when the camera is mounted on a tripod or a rig; the 1/4 inch mounting screw is flush with the plate when tightened all the way
Special 3M grip rubber base prevents rotation
Can be used on any camera with a 1/4 inch x 20 tripod mount threaded hole
Accepts all tripod quick release plates
With 5 year warranty; includes user guide
There is a serious issue with the Canon M50, M100, M6, M5 and other mirrorless cameras, such as Fujifilm X-T1, for video production: The tripod mount 1/4 inch x 20 screw thread on the base of the camera is too close to the battery access door. The problem is obvious when you attach a tripod quick release plate to the camera base: you can no longer open the battery access door, which houses the memory card slot as well. Therefore, memory card and battery changes require full disassembly of any camera rig gear.
This problem makes using the Canon M50, M100, M6, M5 undesirable for video production where accessories are typically added to the camera, like a microphone mixer, wireless and wired microphones, audio recorders, cage brackets, and other stuff. You will not have a functional tricked out video rig when you can't get fast access to the memory card or battery. Still photography with a tripod is a serious problem with these style cameras as well. When we designed our DSLR Transformer Rig, the battery access had to be unobstructed when the camera was mounted and bling added. The solution is the ALZO Liberator Battery Door Clearance Plate shown here. This simple device attaches to the bottom of the camera with a 1/4 inch x 20 Cap Screw and then includes 2 tripod mount thread holes. One of the holes is positioned at the lens focal point and the other is farther from the battery access door to allow for use with very large camera quick releases, like those on PRO video tripods.
The special 3M adhesive pad on the bottom of the plate provides a strong bond, but it is not