Sirui VA-5 plates, looking for recommendations

[USMC22]

I saw this when I purchased my VA-5 head:

• Accepts SIRUI TY-50/60/70/70-2 and LP-40/75 and many Arca-compatible quick release plates

Can someone tell me the difference or recommend the best plate for spotters, bino’s, rangefinders (Gunwerks BR2500) etc?

 

[cmahoney]

I use arca swiss for everything. You can get them in different lengths. It’s a really common camera plate


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[USMC22]

I use arca swiss for everything. You can get them in different lengths. It’s a really common camera plate


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Any disadvantage going with an arca swiss vs Sirui’s plates?

 

[cmahoney]

I’m pretty sure the siru plate is an arca. Looks like that’s what your description says too.


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[Camera Land]

All sirui heads use Arc plates

 

[USMC22]

All sirui heads use Arc plates

Thanks, didn‘t know if there was something special about theirs or if RRS was worth it etc

 

[blakees307]

I have the ty-50 and the ty-70a. length is the biggest difference. The 50 has a better attachment screw on the bottom. You don't need a screw driver or hex bit to tighten which is nice. But they function the same. I like the 70a for spotters just due to it being a bit longer and makes it easier to level for me.

 

[grizz_bait]

Please help clear the confusion for me: will an outdoorsmans bino adapter attach directly to a va-5, or do I need to buy a plate/adapter?

 

[eaglemountainman]

I put TY-70A plates on my spotter and rifle cradle. My binos have an RRS Cinch with it's own integral arca plate. Switching in and out to the VA-5 is a breeze.

 

[Neitz]

Please help clear the confusion for me: will an outdoorsmans bino adapter attach directly to a va-5, or do I need to buy a plate/adapter?

Did your VA-5 head come with the plate shown in the picture (mine did)? That is what the outdoorsmans bino adapter will attach to.

 

[BBob]

Please help clear the confusion for me: will an outdoorsmans bino adapter attach directly to a va-5, or do I need to buy a plate/adapter?

OD binocular adapters are a smaller proprietary size than ARCA but they are threaded on the bottom so you can bolt an ARCA plate to the bottom of the adapter to use it on ARCA heads.