Wimberley P-35 Lens Plate - Arca-Swiss Style - Made in USA

If one has a long lens...500-600mm or long zoom 150-600mm...this is a MUST if the foot is not already Arca-Swiss compatible.The two screws eliminate ANY twist and it works perfectly with my RRS clamps. Even my little Oben BE-117 will clamp onto it and hold it...but that head is reserved for my Platypod so will never see actual use with a BIG lens. But as a "proof of concept" I gave it a go.The point is, if one is using Arca-Swiss type clamps, this should work with just about everything unless they're not truly Arca compatible. Easily recommended.

Its a Wimberley product. That kind of says it all. Same excellent quality as everything else I have from them. I purchased this plate to replace a P-20 on my Sony 70-400 G II mounted to a a99ii. I also purchased a Wimberley Sidemount WH-200-S (NOT the same as the Sidekick) and wasn't sure that the P-20 would have adequate length to balance the lens + a a99ii with the battery grip. As it turns out, it was possible to balance the setup with the P-20, but just barely. The longer lens plate made it much easier and is more flexible. The longer plate also makes it easier to mount the camera/lens on the Sidemount.Great workmanship. Great finish. Great materials. Its just a great product overall.Side note: $50+ for a lens plate may seem like a lot of money, but after spending the better half of a day surfing for an equivalent plate, the cheapest I could find that even came close was still $25-28. So, in theory, you might save $20-25. The question is whether saving $20-25 is worth it when your body/lens comes loose and lands on the rocks (or on the rocks at the bottom of a cliff or lake).Some (quite a few) plates don't have the little screws at each end. Some look like the coating is actually paint. My experiences with the cheap metals coming from China doesn't give me any warm fuzzies either. Dimensions can also be a problem since besides there being no real 'Arca' standard, the Chinese seem to have issues using rulers. There are all kinds of ways in which trying to save $20 can lead to a catastrophic mess, none of which I wasn't to experience. Want to save $20? Stay out of Starbucks for a week.

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.

Bought the P-50 instead of the P-40 for my 500mm lens for the extra length (room), as I wanted to place 'scratch marks' into the P-50 plate marking the 'balance points' for the 500mm when connected to a 1.4x/2x extenders, and without an extender, and when using two different camera's, in other words, if you don't know the balance point, for example, when I am using my Gimbal Head, the camera will tilt up or down, when off balance, this is important for me, even though I can just tighten the Gimbal knobs, but when photographing birds, I leave all the Gimbal knobs loose, so I can change directions quickly, it would normally take me 10 or 15 seconds to find the balance point, now it is instant, when using the marks I scratched into the P-50. For my purposes, I have to move the right side plate screw into the same groove, with the other plate screw, it's not easy, but I needed to pull the plate complete to and over hang the rear of the 500mm lens foot, to mark my balance points. If this is not something you care about, the P-40 would be perfect for the 500mm lens. You get 2 wrenches and extra plate screw and in case the screw hole on the foot is to large, you get an cap to screw into the larger hole, so your screw will fit, everything you need to attach your plate to the lens foot.

Lock tight to my Fujifilm 100-400mm lens, I was going to replace the foot, but heard complaints of a tight space between the rail and lens body and short rail for all the foot replacements. The lens at full zoom extends and the rail length lets me rebalance the lens on my Wimberly Sidekick gimble mount. Mounting a rail on the factory foot allows space for me to use the rail as a handle.

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.

Fitted onto my Sony 200-600 lens easily!

Clear instructions. Very well made. If you paid money for your lens, don’t risk a cheap brand. Nikon 200-500mm

Used with lens attached to a gimbal

Great product. Exactly as described and a great finish as expected from Wimberley.

Quality Arca Swiss mount plate