I'm assuming a D750?
Don't know of anyone that has them locally.
I have one that I don't use for my D300 and D800
I have two and I don't use the Kirk any more.
The Kirk L I have is specifically for the D300, but I ground it down to also fit the D800, so the base is a flat(and ugly looking) surface.
I just fitted it to my olde worlde D70s and it fits OK.
BUT!!!(and the reason I don't use the Kirk any longer)
Have a look at the Hejnar line of products.
Hejnar D750 L bracket
I got the Kirk bracket first and after reading glowing reports from many users, the main sore(and sticking) point was that even tho they have the side access port on the L side, it's pretty much useless!
That is, it looks like you can open the access covers, but the reality is you really can't(easily!)
I don't use them much(if at all) .. but the one time when I wanted too, I had to remove the L bracket to do so.
The Hejnar L bracket has a removable L side, held in by two stainless dowels, and clamped in via a stainless allen headed bolt.
The beauty of this system is it's flexibility(and it's cheaper i think .. it was when I got mine).
But the beauty is that you can leave it as a L bracket, or remove the L side and use it as a normal tripod clamp(bottom piece only) if you want.
Having the L bracket is also good for that tiny bit more body guard protection, but the chances are if you do any damage to the camera it will always be on the side that wasn't protected!
The other handy/advantage of the Hejnar(say for someone like me) is that you may only need the one L side part, but can mount the base plates to each camera and move the L plate from one to the other.
ie. no need to buy the full L bracket multiple times for multiple cameras.
The other side of this advantage is that iff you ever update the camera to a different one and prefer a dedicated design, then again, you don't need to buy the L bracket all over again, just the base plate for it.
One thing some 'commentators' didn't particularly like about the modular Hejnar L bracket is the point that it's a two piece design .. and thus theoretically compromised in terms of stiffness.
If there is any, I'm damned if I can see it find it, or be inconvenienced by it.
That is, done sharpness tests on D300 and D800 using both the Kirk and the Hejnar and could see no differences in IQ from either/or.
ps. I have no need for the Kirk bracket I have and you're welcome to have it for the cost of the postage only if you like(ie. whatever cheap price that comes too)
I've had it sitting here for about 5 + years or so I reckon .. never really needed to use it since I got the Hejnar
Hope that helps.
Arthur.
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