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Niko, the "locking plate" is the oblong metal thingy that I called the "handle"? Aha! So the camera or ball head is meant to do the locking of the plate to keep the tube ring in place.. uh?
I'm asking because that metal is of the same colour as the tube but of a different metal than the die cast aluminium tube rings. Could be either an addition by the previous owner - or meant for this tube and shipped with these rings. The manual doesn't mention the plate.
The mounting plate on the bottom of the tube (I though that was called a "dove tail"...) (you can't see it in the pics) is of the same color and metal like the tube rings. Clearly, those items belong together.
I like the handle - sorry, locking plate. Just curious as to where it's from.
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