What kind of quick release plate is this?

I’m not so sure. I have a Miller which I believe to be same size as touch and go plate and an antique sachler which is bigger - this looks more like the latter.
 
Fyi: In my circles the smaller plate, on the bottom, is a “tripod wedge-plate”. As you can see, the ends of the plate are angled, forming a “wedge” that clicks into the tripod head.

The larger thingy, the one the camera clicks into, is a “VCT plate”. VCT being “video connect tripod”, if I am not mistaken. Also known as a “camera-plate”. Also known generically as a “quick-release” plate.

After being on a shoot where one of the VCT-plate / tripod wedge combos was forgotten back in the shop, I carry a spare in my vehicle at all times. Both the VCT and the wedge, b/c without both each is useless.

Spares, spares, spares. cya
 
morgan_moore said:
I’m not so sure. I have a Miller which I believe to be same size as touch and go plate and an antique sachler which is bigger - this looks more like the latter.
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On larger tripod heads from Sachtler, Miller, Vinten, O'Connor, Cartoni and others, this larger plate is standard. The smaller plate is for smaller heads with lower payloads.
 
Mitch I think the water is being muddied - the op should match his dimensions to the two sets of dimensions I linked to.

I have the linked by you Miller plate with my Arrow 25 head and believe it to be smaller than the op’s picture
 
Sam, the plate Mitch linked to is the full-size touch-and-go. There is a link further down that page for the mini-Euro plate also. The OP has the full-size version.

As mentioned above, the VCT is Sony's quick release plate for their cameras and does not mate to any of these wedge plates mechanically. You'd screw in a touch-and-go to the bottom of your VCT, but the touch-and-go itself would then mount into a receiver built into the tripod or a separate receiver, commonly referred to as an RBQ (after Ronford Baker who was the original manufacturer of the design, now available from many manufacturers).
 
CP There is a possibility that you/mitch are correct. Evaluating the phtotos is virtually impossible without having one in hand and checking the slot pattern.. hence my advice for the OP to compare the two sets of dimensions listed on the links I left.

In europe (or UK was in europe once :( ) we consider the 'touch and go plate' to be the one that fits the sachtler item https://cvp.com/product/sachtler_1091 or the video 18 head. The larger plate is a 'Ronford Plate' these may not be technically correct titles as satchler seem to have two products named "touch and go" :)

For lovers of grip porn I bought this last year. It has the larger plate https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kZdBgAAm0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
 
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This thread got away from me. Thanks for all of the input. Here are the dimensions: 80mm x 120mm x 8mm

It does look almost exactly like the larger Sachtler Touch and Go plate and the dimensions on B&H match. The only difference I see are an additional locating hole in the one I have in hand and the corners appear to be a little more rounded. The anodization is still mostly there which suggests that it was manufactured that way.

Here are some more snaps:


 
morgan_moore said:
CP There is a possibility that you/mitch are correct. Evaluating the phtotos is virtually impossible without having one in hand and checking the slot pattern.. hence my advice for the OP to compare the two sets of dimensions listed on the links I left.

In europe (or UK was in europe once :( ) we consider the 'touch and go plate' to be the one that fits the sachtler item https://cvp.com/product/sachtler_1091 or the video 18 head. The larger plate is a 'Ronford Plate' these may not be technically correct titles as satchler seem to have two products named "touch and go" :)

For lovers of grip porn I bought this last year. It has the larger plate https://www.instagram.com/p/B8kZdBgAAm0/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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Derail: Can I ask a question, as I've seen similar comments on another board from those in Europe. Why do all our brothers and sisters from there keep saying "the UK is no longer in Europe"? The UK is no longer in the European Union. Europe is a continent/geographical area and the UK is still there, last I checked. Am I arguing pedantic semantics, or do I "just don't get it" since I don't live there?
 
morgan_moore said:
I think there is a portion of the UK population who want to distance them self from the Brexit vote and stay attached to europe (the EU)
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So, over there, most view Europe AS the political/trade body the EU(European Union), instead of Europe as a geographical region/continent? Versus someone like me who, when I hear “Europe”, I think of the “simple” area/countries in the continent, NOT the organization EU.
 
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