I tested the 3 Legged Thing Roxie on the Canon EOS R5 and it fitted perfectly straight from the box with no need to move the locator pin. With the 1/4-20 bolt tightened using the supplied double-ended hex key, the Roxie felt very secure and no amount of wiggling shifted it.
One concern that photographers sometimes have about L-brackets is that access to the camera’s battery compartment or memory card bay may be compromised. As the image above shows, there are no such issues with the Roxie as the horizontal aspect that fits along the camera’s base, doesn’t actually extend as far as the battery compartment door. Also, as the R5 and R6 memory card bays are integrated into the camera’s grip, they are unaffected by the Roxie.
Similarly, videographers may worry that the cable connections are compromised, but the Roxie fits around them so they can be accessed pretty much as normal.
By careful alignment of a gap in the rear section of the vertical arm, 3 Legged Thing has also enabled the Canon R5’s and R6’s vari-angle screen to be flipped out for use and by tilting it before it’s fully flipped back it’s even possible to angle the screen up or down when it’s at the side of the camera. Or it can be rotated to face forwards.
Depending upon the type of tripod head you use, and which side of the camera you position the plate lock, the angle of the screen may also be restricted when the camera is in the vertical orientation. To have easier access to the lock, I positioned it at the back of the camera and I used the camera’s electronic levels to ensure the camera is level. Using the tripod head facing the other way might give the screen a little more movement than in the image below, but the bubble level still gets in the way. Nevertheless, it’s still very useful works well for below or above head-height photography.
If you want to twist the screen, the camera needs to be removed from the head, the screen flipped, and then the camera re-mounted.
The gap in the vertical plate means that you need to take a little extra care with the alignment of the Roxie in a tripod head when you’re shooting in portrait orientation. To maintain the focal plane and keep the weight of the camera centred over the tripod, you need to centre the L-bracket, but this especially important when there’s a gap.
I tried mounting the Roxie off-centre so that one side of the tripod head didn’t grip on the plate and although it held, the grip wasn’t as secure and it was fairly easy to wiggle the L-bracket in the head clamp. It’s not a major issue as (as I mentioned) the camera should be centrally aligned anyway, but it’s something to be aware of.
As the camera’s strap lugs are accessible, it’s still possible to use a standard camera strap when the Roxie is mounted on a Canon R5 or R6. However, if you like the idea of your camera hanging from your shoulder with the grip uppermost, there’s a strap loop at the end of the base plate which can be used in combination with the camera’s lug on top of the grip.