We are3 Legged Thing, and we've got a story to share with you about one of the most used, yet underdeveloped products in the history of photography and videography. The new3LT Ultra Platesare transformative, functional, versatile, and, frankly, sexy.

Here at3LT, we are globally recognised as a leader in camera-support technology. We may be small, but we are mighty good at innovating, and we’ve won just about every award available in the photographic industry, from the prestigious Lucie Technical Award for Best Tripod, to gold awards from industry media across five continents.

3 Legged Thing is a small, British tripod company, revolutionising camera support technology and accessories. Our systems are modular, versatile, rugged and durable with design features and aesthetics that defy convention.

Our mission is to innovate, to improve the workflow and productivity of photographers, videographers and content creators, whilst never wavering on our British Engineering standards, or our unparalleled design.

Our mission is to innovate, to improve the workflow and productivity of photographers, videographers and content creators, whilst never wavering on our British Engineering standards, or our unparalleled design.

Dual Balancing:With an extended camera-screw slot, the Ultra Plates have the ability to adjust exactly where they sit against your camera. The precision lasered measurements down each side enable you to move the plate on your support device to achieve optimum balance when shooting, especially when the center of gravity is away from the camera itself.

Long release plates are not new - they've been around the block and back, but no significant innovation has occurred in many years. With the advancement in DSLR to video, and introduction of new, smaller, lighter, more powerful mirrorless cameras we wanted to provide the connectivity of a cheese-plate or cage with the versatility and load balancing of a long plate.

The 3LT Ultra Plate is a new breed of release plate. Multifunctional, versatile and designed for use by photographers and videographers of all levels and disciplines.

Cable Management Hook: Never before has a release plate offered a place to tether your cables, keeping your camera securely on your support device in the event of an accidental cable jerk. There’s room to neatly tuck in HDMI, USB, headphone, microphone and power cables for those using flash packs. The edges of the cable management hook are smooth, chamfered and designed to enable quick stowage and removal of cables without damaging them.

Standard Arca-Swiss profile, with unique Arca Square for effortless 90°, 180° and 270° transitions, creates so many new options for shooting and recording. With beautifully contoured 45° dovetail rails the Ultra Plate will lock perfectly and smoothly into any standard Arca-Swiss compatible clamp.

Multiple Mounting Threads:Each plate comes with multiple standard ¼”-20 threads, for use with all compatible devices. Accessible from both top and bottom, the mounting holes offer ultimate versatility when it comes to using additional equipment with your set-up. There are also two 3/8”-16 holes for larger thread compatibility.

To augment Ultra Plates as a mount for long lenses, we have created an extra Thingy that attaches to the Ultra Plate, and then fixes to the base of your camera. This creates a secure and stable platform for both lens and camera to attach to your tripod, and prevents any unwanted twisting. Thingy is precision-engineered from aerospace-aluminium (the stuff they make rockets and planes from), and can be positioned to support a variety of lens-camera combinations where the lens has a tripod collar.

Can't wait to get hold of our Thingy? Simply choose your pledge level for the Ultra Plates, then select the Thingy as an add-on!