Nice equipment, but it wasn't the Nil or Arca tripod head. It was essentially 1.5" wide by ~.180" thick metal shaped into a large square.
Given the Technika's rigid aluminum body, I'm going to try using a tripod screw to flashshoe adapter to mount a small point-and-shoot directly on top of the field view camera.
http://www.amazon.com/Tripod-Screw-Flash-Mount-Adapter/dp/B005BON4K8/ref=pd_cp_p_1