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This little beauty, the RT-1, costs\u2026.wait for it…228\u20ac<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n I decided that I could do better – or at least, the same, but cheaper\u2026.so I had a look around eBay and Amazon etc. and came up with this<\/p>\n\n\n\n It is \u00ab\u00a0almost exactly the same\u00a0\u00bb and cost me 28\u20ac<\/strong> delivered to my door. I can’t help thinking that somewhere along the line someone is taking the piss here…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anyway – this \u00ab\u00a0almost exactly the same\u00a0\u00bb tripod collar is, in fact, better than the original Nikon version because it allows me to use it with the Arca style mounting plates I have on all of my tripods. It is exceptionally well manufactured – the locking button moves smoothly into place, the internal lining on the collar grips the lens without crushing it – it simply works perfectly – 10 times cheaper than the original Nikon version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Is it any wonder that people look elsewhere? <\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh yes, and while I was looking around I came across the Really Right Stuff <\/strong>version – these are the people I love to hate as I’m fairly sure they simply rebrand Chinese copies and resell them at 20 times the price – their version costs 195\u20ac – a bargain I hear you say…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How can Something be ‘almost’ exactly the same as something else – it’s either the same or it isn’t, isn’t it? This discussion has been going on recently over on the Amateur Photography forum where I have disputed this phrase with other forum members. It doesn’t really matter – it was more for fun than … <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.iangrandjean.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/iShoot.jpg\")