Update on QD failures. Kirk LP-68 lens foot.

Just another update, I reached out to Kirk and they had me send back the foot. They pressed in a new piece and it seems to be holding fine. I'd still always use a leash for safety with any of these now but they did make good on fixing the product and also reimbursed me for shipping. Very happy with the resoution.

[@marcschweiz]

Glad you are sharing this. I was debating buying something like Leofoto and getting one of the other well known brands but looks like they also do have some issues sometimes.

[@iamionscat9035]

Thank you for posting this. I am just about to switch to a QD system Now I need to figure out which plate to get. Maybe I can find an l-bracket that has one on each side of...

[@robwasnj]

I would definitely never trust just one attachment point after having my camera fall to the ground. Glad you found it useful.

[@iamionscat9035]

@@robwasnj looks like ProMediaGear has a secondary security connector with quick release. Looks promising with their L-bracket. Again thanks for publishing this!

[@r2junot]

much appreciated

[@njrmax72]

Go with a Hejnar foot instead... they use a bolt to attach the foot to the lens and so far the steel QD cutouts have held up well witg my magpul QD. They are also less expensive than Kirk...and i believe superior ( amd made in USA)

[@ttonAb2]

Hejnar doesn't have steel cut outs.

[@canmtb4676]

I just bought this Kirk Replacement Foot along with Kirk QD for FE-200-600G and used once. But after seeing your video, I am not sure what I'm going to do with them. How long have you used yours til this failure incident occurred ?

[@robwasnj]

About a year and a half, I did do a lot of hiking with it. Kirk replaced the insert and it seems to work properly again but I'll never trust one point of attachment again, I always have a safety leash when carrying this way. I was lucky, my A1 along with the lend fell right on the softest moss imaginable, anywhere else would have done some serious damage to my camera and/or lens.

[@wayne-x30]

Stay with Peak Design. I have Peak Design and BlackRapid for over 10 years and they NEVER fail on me. The QD has small ball bearings that causes wear and tear. You say your camera already dropped twice. If you don't feel that it is a safe system, then why use it?

[@garreswe]

This is scary. I just bought a QD kit for my camera and it would be very bad if it failed. I guess I have to check it every now and then to see if it starts to wobble or move in new ways.

[@robwasnj]

I never use one without a safety leash now, kind of defeats the convenience though. My camera dropped on some moss, could not have been a luckier place for it to fail.

[@SunDevilPilot]

I use a Magpul sling with QD releases on my cameras. Not really trusting a single point attachment I simply added a second QD connector to the system with a short lead made from paracord. Both my lens foot and my L Bracket have QD holes (RRS)

[@robwasnj]

@@SunDevilPilotWow, thanks for the idea! I have a Kirk arca plate I believe has a QD socket and while I'd never trust one (especially after it failed) having two but supporting from the lens makes a lot of sense. Great comment!

[@dbv11]

Surprising Kirk doesn’t reply on here. Hmm