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P. Werner
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2025
Excellent piece of equipment.Taking off 1 star because I really feel it’s too expensive.There are alternative plates out there, but I wanted a Wimberley plate to have a perfect fit with my Wimberley monopod gimbal head.
Private Name
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2024
I bought this to go with my Nikon P1000. The P1000 is extremely front-heavy and needs support under the lens to avoid stressing the mounting hole. Arca-Swiss plates are popular for this. You get one that is long enough to span the distance from the mounting hole to just under the focus ring, and place a shim between them under the lens.The only problem I had was that the P1000's mounting hole is too shallow for the screw that came with the Wimberley mounting plate. I contacted Wimberley and they sent me their AP-1000 adapter kit, which comes with the correct size screw and a 3d-printed shim which sits between the Arca plate and the lens. If you want just the screw, you can order their SS-100 (spotting scope screw). I also placed some shim washers between the mounting plate and the screw head, just to make sure the screw wasn't bottoming out.Another note, the P-50 plate was actually longer than needed for the P1000, so it sticks out from the back of the camera a bit. I'm told they usually recommend their P-35 plate instead.
Paradoxically
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 3, 2024
This, on the surface, is not cheap compared to the other plates out there - but that's the point! Having tried several other arca plates (I'm a professional wildlife photographer) and had them fail on me in the middle of nowhere I return to these which seem to go on forever. The quality is unparalleled and their reputation for robustness and top tier engineering is well deserved. If you're going to perch your 12k (yes, some lenses are that expensive) 600mm on the end of a tripod I'd much rather this was the connecting arca plate than any other...
pdp
Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2024
Finally found the right adapter to mount my lense on the tripod.
wilderwill
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2024
I used the plate to mount my tele lens on the gimble. Very well made, good accessories and instructions.I would recommend the Wimberley products to any serious photographer.
Luis Enrique
Reviewed in Mexico on October 27, 2024
A buen precio
Slag220
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2024
Quality product
Jennifer
Reviewed in Australia on January 30, 2024
This is a great addition to the Gimble. I recommend it as it gives extra security to the camera and lens and also more adjustment.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 8, 2021
Fitted onto my Sony 200-600 lens easily!
Paul Carr
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2020
I've only had it a short while, so time will tell.The build and material quality appears to be excellent, and so far it has held up very well under a big, heavy lens. Two bolts are definitely better than one, and the tripod foot for my lens supports two, so this was the plate to go with, and it's just not going to twist out of alignment. No problems with the fit or stability into my QR, although now I feel like I need a better QR.It's really not too high a price if you consider what you are trusting it do - you don't want the manufacturer to take short cuts to get the cost down a few bucks.
Coast Guy
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2019
I just took delivery of the new Sony 200-600mm lens and needed a Arca Swiss mounting plate for my tripod ball head. Wasn't sure what the lens foot mounting configuration would be so I delayed order a plate until the lens arrived. Now that both pieces are here, I can report the Wimberley lens plate for Arca Swiss includes all the mounting options for the Sony lens. It also includes smaller screws to prevent the lens from slipping off the ball head and two additional screws for ball head options that are not designed to prevent the lens from twisting on the head mount.Wimberly instructions are complete and easy to read. Materials and construction are excellent. When you pay $2,000 for a lens, it doesn't make sense to skimp on the quality of the plate that mounts to your tripod. This Wimberly plate meets all of my expectations for a high quality lens mounting system.
AZShutterbug
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2018
Ordered this plate for my Sigma 150-600mm Contemporary Lens because the factory lens collar/foot was pathetically small and I was not able to adequately balance the camera/lens on my tripod. Even attached to my Nikon D500 w/battery grip, the entire set-up was lens heavy. This Wimberley plate was the perfect length enabling me to move the camera/lens combination to the rear of the ball head changing the center of gravity and creating a much more balanced set-up. The plate is constructed out of high quality alloy and works and looks great. I also like the fact that it comes with two screws that can be inserted into the front and rear of the plate, and act as safety stops preventing the plate from sliding out of the ball head if it came loose for some reason. I found it to be priced fairly compared to other makes/models and would buy it again. I highly recommend it!
Siddhartha
Reviewed in India on April 29, 2017
Great product. Exactly as described and a great finish as expected from Wimberley.
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