{"product_id":"dead-center-arca-plate","title":"Dead Center Arca Plate","description":"\u003cp\u003e🎯 \u003cstrong\u003eBefore completing your purchase, please watch our \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/tutorials-dead-center\"\u003eCompatibility Video\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e to make sure the Dead Center fits your spotting scope.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dead Center Arca Plate lets you match the point of aim of your optics, so you can relocate animals instantly when glassing from a tripod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe problem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou're glassing from your tripod and you find an animal. You go to switch from your binoculars to your spotting scope and they aren't aligned to the same point of aim. That costs you critical time relocating game, and sometimes you're unable to find them again at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe solution\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Dead Center has built-in adjustable incline, with 6.5 degrees of adjustment. By adjusting the front and rear set screws, you're able to perfectly match your optics left\/right and up\/down. When you find an animal you simply lock down your tripod head, switch to your spotting scope, and the animal is right there in your field of view. No more burning critical minutes trying to find your buck of a lifetime before he goes over the ridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBefore you buy — check your spotting scope\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis plate will not work with every spotting scope. It will NOT fit if:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour scope is angled. Angled scopes require adjusting your tripod between optics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour scope has only a threaded screw hole and no flat foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour scope's foot has deep holes where the adjustment screws land\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour scope's center mounting screw sits too close to the edge of the foot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plate fits straight scopes with solid surfaces spaced .625\" or 1\" front and back of center screw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 2.75 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWidth: 1.49 in (37.85 mm)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 0.44 in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 1.41 – 1.69 oz installed, depending on which mounting screw is used\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdjustment range: 6.5 degrees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMounting hole spacing: .625 in and 1.00 in, from mounting screw center\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: 6061 aluminum, black anodized\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardware: 18-8 stainless steel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuilt to RRS spec, the most widely adopted Arca-Swiss dovetail pattern. Other plates vary, and while most are compatible, some may require adjustment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTools required — not included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/8 in Allen wrench for the adjustment screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5\/32 in Allen wrench for the 1\/4-20 mounting screw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7\/32 in Allen wrench for the 3\/8-16 mounting screw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDead Center Arca Plate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3\/8-16 and 1\/4-20 mounting screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 medium adjustment screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 short adjustment screw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 long adjustment screw\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe story behind it\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDioni wrote up why he built this one, from years of shimming his own spotting scope to the podcast conversation that convinced him others were doing the same: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/field-notes\/why-we-built-the-dead-center-arca-plate\"\u003eWhy We Built the Dead Center Arca Plate\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMachined in Idaho. Patent pending.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deadfall Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46467356819592,"sku":"DCA-BLK","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0720\/4372\/4936\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_049f3564-9a10-4c7e-b7ce-4f2ec7aa12b2.jpg?v=1789718303","url":"https:\/\/deadfalldesign.us\/products\/dead-center-arca-plate","provider":"Deadfall Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}