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I've been surprised at how complicated it is to find a tripod/ball head setup. Way too many options! It was a lot simpler to research/buy my camera and lens
After a bunch of online research, I think i've finally decided to bite the bullet on an RRS setup. They're crazy expensive but it seems like it will probably be the last tripod I'll ever need to buy. Buy once, cry once, as the saying goes.
The one thing I've yet to figure out is a quick release solution for the camera and ball head. As I was doing some research, I came across the 'Hasselblad Tripod Quick Coupling H':
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/265096-REG/Hasselblad_3043326_Tripod_Quick_Coupling_H.html
Despite the description at BH, I've read that this doesn't work well for older 500 C/M cameras as the fit is too tight. This seems to be confirmed by some of the user reviews at BH. It seems like this adapter is required for older cameras:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/319931-REG/Hasselblad_45152_Tripod_Quick_Coupling_Plate.html
Has anyone used this combination as a quick release for their 500 C/M? I assume the 'H' plate will be permanently attached to the ball head and the 'S' adapter will be permanently attached to the bottom of the camera and the S plate can then be quickly/easily attached/removed from the H plate.
If I'm understanding how these work together, then it sounds like it'll work well as a quick release. Just wondering if there are better QR solutions for the Hasselblad/RRS combination that I might be overlooking.

After a bunch of online research, I think i've finally decided to bite the bullet on an RRS setup. They're crazy expensive but it seems like it will probably be the last tripod I'll ever need to buy. Buy once, cry once, as the saying goes.
The one thing I've yet to figure out is a quick release solution for the camera and ball head. As I was doing some research, I came across the 'Hasselblad Tripod Quick Coupling H':
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/265096-REG/Hasselblad_3043326_Tripod_Quick_Coupling_H.html
Despite the description at BH, I've read that this doesn't work well for older 500 C/M cameras as the fit is too tight. This seems to be confirmed by some of the user reviews at BH. It seems like this adapter is required for older cameras:
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/319931-REG/Hasselblad_45152_Tripod_Quick_Coupling_Plate.html
Has anyone used this combination as a quick release for their 500 C/M? I assume the 'H' plate will be permanently attached to the ball head and the 'S' adapter will be permanently attached to the bottom of the camera and the S plate can then be quickly/easily attached/removed from the H plate.
If I'm understanding how these work together, then it sounds like it'll work well as a quick release. Just wondering if there are better QR solutions for the Hasselblad/RRS combination that I might be overlooking.