I too have bought in fully to the F38 system. I haven't had any loosen yet, but by the time they do, I hope they have an updated version or I can come up with a modification. Such a great system otherwise.
I am aware, was gonna buy a V2 to replace the worn one until I decided to just use Arca-Swiss clamps instead and AFAIK, the V2s are just adding compatability for the F50 clamps or base plates.
wow ok i'm fairly new to the F38 system (i bought their bag/belt v2 camera clip which has a slightly different but probably more "secure" mechanism) i did not realize that the plain F38 one has that one pin securing the whole plate? that seems a design issue ...since as you said it becomes less secure with the wear-and-tear of the plate. compare that to the tried-and-true Arca Swiss design where the pins are only there to prevent accidental dislodging of plate...but its main securing mechanism relies on gripping the plate...a bit more cumbersome (especially when not using the flip locks) but it's very secure even with a worn out plate.
I bought the f38 QR tripod and backpack clip for a trip to Colorado. The issue I'm having is the base plate refuses to stay tight on the bottom of my camera. I'm constantly having to use the little tool in the bottom of the tripod shaft, to tighten the base plate. I can probably use blue Loctite but then I really didnt want that stuff building up inside the threaded hole of the camera.
@brentsealy9623 Are you using the anti-twist plate with the stoppers? Those are the only ones I trust on an actual camera. There are two other versions, one is the original version with no anti-twist feature; the other is a new anti-twist version with no stoppers but with wider rubber top, new screw plus extra washers.
@@quagmire321able to be honest, I have no idea what I've got. I just took it out of the box, screwed it into my camera and used it on my trip this week. It came with a Ziploc bag with an allen wrench and some rubber grommets. Maybe there's something in the bag I should be using.
@@brentsealy9623 this is the plate you want to use www.ulanzi.com/collections/falcam-f38-quick-release-series/products/ulanzi-falcam-f38-quick-release-top-plate-v2-2401a
To be fair, Arca Swiss (AS) has had time to mature. Even today there's a lot of poor AS equipment out there. The F38 Pro mechanism appears to be a good long term solution. Let's allow Ulanzi to evolve the system in the next couple of years. Ulanzi has come a LONG way in multiple products in a short time. Ans as for AS, it's been decades but has almost no real QR snap system prior to Ulanzi, PGYTEch, Neewer and maybe some others - all very recent in AS history. Manfrotto has had one forever it seems. Cant fault Ulanzi for trying.
