So what’s the point of a quick-release plate? It seems obvious enough, doesn’t it: you attach the plate to the base of the camera and, from there on, you can quickly clip the camera to the ...

That’s why almost all tripod heads now use so-called ‘quick release’ plates. These plates screw into the base of the camera in the normal way and then attach to the tripod via quick-action ...

A brand of plate carrier vests used by police officers and first responders has been recalled because a cable in the quick-release system can detach and prevent “swift removal of the carrier in ...