Why risk damaging your valuable camera body when there is a simple solution that offers additional protection and so many mounting options? The accessory plate mounts to the two 1/4-20 holes on the top of the camera body plus the 1/4-20 on the hot shoe giving you solid mounting and all of the mounting points you will likely ever need. This is the ideal setup for mounting iris rods above your lens, a carry handle or a monitor mount. This plate allows easy access to all of the camera control buttons and installation takes less than one minute.