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Clay Wimberley discusses the advantages of the Wimberley Safety Stop Screws, the Arca-Swiss mounting standard, and Wimberley Lens Plates. Safety stops at the front and back of Wimberley Lens Plates keep your expensive lens from accidentally slipping out of the quick-release clamp. (If you wish to use only one or neither of these stops, simply remove them with the hex key provided.) The "Arca-Swiss Style" Quick-Release Geometry refers to the open-cavity dovetail quick-release system developed decades ago by Arca-Swiss for use with their Monoball ball heads and large format cameras. After the extreme popularity of the Arca-Swiss B-1 ball head in the 1990s, other companies began manufacturing custom camera-body and lens plates using this geometry. Since then, this geometry has become the industry standard for high-end tripod heads (particularly in the nature photography industry). The Wimberley Head Version II and the Wimberley Sidekick use this quick-release system, so any lens that you wish to connect to our heads must be equipped with an Arca-Swiss style lens plate. Manufacturers that use the Arca-Swiss Style Quick-Release Geometry include: Acratech, Arca-Swiss, Foba, Giottos (only on their most recent line of ball heads & plates), Kirk, Markins, Novoflex (only on some of their products), Really Right Stuff, Studioball, and of course Wimberley. Wimberley is a father-son partnership dedicated to the design and manufacture of the highest quality professional photography equipment. We make tripod gimbal heads for large telephoto lenses, macro accessories, modular flash brackets, Arca-Swiss style quick-release clamps & plates, and more... http://www.tripodhead.com/
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Product Description
Wimberley's P-5 Universal Camera Body Plate has a thin layer of dense, textured rubber on its top surface which grips the bottom of your camera, yet maintains the same solid feel that you get with a metal-to-camera connection.
Beneath the rubber, the top surface of the plate has a wide, shallow cut-out running across the middle of the plate. This cut-out ensures that the frictional force is concentrated on the outer portions of the plate providing the maximum mechanical advantage to resist twisting. The result is a plate that is very solidly attached to your camera body, and will not twist.
As a universal plate there is no need to buy a new plate when you buy a new camera. It can be used on your camera with or without the vertical grip attached. The P-5 works with camera bodies, point-and-shoot cameras, medium format cameras, and even collared lenses. It also features the same unique dual safety stops found on Wimberley lens plates.
Lens plate and replacement feet compatibility chart →
Includes a 5 year warranty.
Please see the Specifications tab below for additional information.
