Nodal plate for Hasselblad X2D

This is a plate to use with my L bracket for the Hasselblad X2D (see my other models). It has a mark for the camera's focal plane location as well as marks for the 38V and 28P lenses' nodal point location. I only own the 38V but added a mark for the 28P anyway. Aligning those marks on both the camera and the center mark on the tripod clamp with a panning head will allow for panning around the nodal point, which will help for stitching, especially with vertical shots in locations with elements close to the camera.

Why did I make one instead of just using a commercial slide? Well, the commercial one I bought had terrible machining, when the arca swiss jaws were sharp to a point, and I wanted something custom to go with my custom L bracket, to fit the Hasselblad camera and my lens. And as with the L bracket, a lot of weight is saved.

This is a multi-color and multi-material print. I printed mine out of Polymaker Fiberon (ASA-CF08), which is very rigid. There will still be a little bit of flex, but it's not that important. The marks are white PETG, and the top layer is printed out of TPU (Sainsmart matte TPU). The TPU is not really a requirement in this case, and printing it all out of solid material should improve the rigidity. When using the TPU (for me it prints cleaner on the top layer than the ASA), makes sure to activate interface shells in Prusa Slicer (advanced multi-material options).

I used this plate from Smallrig: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083QHJ7JR

Others will fit, but for the ones with a single screw, it will take a bit more alignment and squaring. 

For using with my L bracket, set the L bracket into the clamp, then align the clamp on this long bracket so that both focal plane marks align, then tighten it.

I printed mine with 4 shells for extra rigidity, and 25% gyroid infill. The bottom part requires support. I recommend organic supports, as that will be easier to remove with 0.2(detachable) setting, and set the pattern angle to 45 degree. Then just use a flat tool to pop it all out.

For the multiple extruder print, set the bed temperature extruder to your main filament extruder, and set the Support material/raft interface and Support material /raft/skirt extruder to the same, this will prevent the slicer from using multiple materials in the supports (only works for organic supports), as that will cause removal problems.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Obviously this is made out of plastic, please exercise judgement before using your expensive camera on this.

My website: https://www.davidpichevin.com