Wimberley Professional Photo Gear - The Sidemount Wimberley Head

Sidemount Wimberley Head™- Compatibility


	"I'm very happy with the Sidemount conversion kit. Takes away some bulk and weight for traveling." -Jamie Douglas
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	WH-200-S Sidemount Wimberley Head ($445.00) Download Product Instructions - Product Registration
	Weight: 2.3 lbs (1044 grams) Dimensions: (L x W x H): 9.5" x 2.5" x 7.9" Weight Capacity: >100lbs (45kg) (Compatible with the largest lenses in the industry) Note: The WH-200-S has a built-in Arca-Swiss style quick-release clamp. In order to use the head, your lens must be equipped with an Arca-Swiss style lens plate. --Protected by one or more of the following Patents: #7478970 & #7600941--

Tripod Compatibility

The Wimberley Head Version II will fit virtually any tripod, monopod, window or ground pod with a 2 inch (5 centimeter) or larger flat mounting platform and 3/8”-16 mounting stud. The bottom mounting surface of the panning spool is approximately 1.94 in (5 cm) in diameter. If your tripod has a ¼”-20 mounting stud, you can purchase our 3/8”-1/4” brass reducer bushing (BS-100- $3) to insert into the mounting hole of the Wimberley Head, and this will allow you to mount the Head to your tripod. For large lenses (300mm f/2.8 or bigger), the Wimberley Head is ideally mated with the Gitzo line of professional Systematic tripods for maximum stability (see our tripod recommendations). Tripods with center columns are not recommended because they tend to introduce additional flex into the system, which can compromise image quality especially at longer focal lengths. If your tripod has a center column, we recommend that you do not extend the column when using the Wimberley Head.

Lens Compatibility Guide

The Sidemount Wimberley Head is ideally suited for lenses similar in size to a 300 f/2.8 or 500 f/4.

Smaller Lenses: Many of our customers use smaller collared lenses on the Sidemount; however, when used in conjunction with a large, heavy camera body (e.g. a pro body with vertical grip), these lenses can be difficult to balance properly. Generally, 400 f/5.6 and 300 f/4 fixed or zoom lenses with medium-weight camera bodies work well. Heavier camera bodies on theses lenses can be problematic (even more so on 70-200 f/2.8 and smaller lenses).

Larger Lenses (e.g. 600 f/4, 400 f/2.8 & 800 f/5.6): The Sidemount will safely carry the weight of a very big lens; however, in some cases it is necessary to replace the foot of the lens with a low-profile Lens Replacement Foot. Use the guide below to determine if your lens has special requirements.

(Click Here if you already have a non-Wimberley lens plate or replacement foot.)

Lens Plate Recommendations

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Recommendation List

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Canon

CANON LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
28-300 3.5-5.6 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
35-350 3.5-5.6 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
65 2.8 1-5x Macro	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 non-IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 IS II & IS III	P-10	P-10	P-10
70-200 2.8 RF	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 4.0 non-IS & IS & IS II	P-10	P-10	P-10
70-300 4.0-5.6 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
80-200 2.8	P-20	P-20	P-20
100 2.8 Macro IS & non-IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
100-300 2.8 RF IS	P-35 or AP-601	AP-601	AP-601
100-400 4.5-5.6 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
100-400 4.5-5.6 IS II	P-10 Mounted in reverse	P-10 Mounted in reverse	P-10 Mounted in reverse
100-500 4.5-7.1 RF IS	P-20 Mounted in reverse or AP-607	P-20 Mounted in reverse or AP-607	P-20 Mounted in reverse or AP-607
180 3.5 Macro	P-20	P-20	P-20
200 1.8	P-20	P-20	P-20
200 2.0 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
200 2.8 IS II	P-20	P-20	P-20
200-400 4.0 IS Ext 1.4	P-40 or AP-603	P-40 + AP-900 or AP-603	P-40 or AP-603
300 2.8 non-IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 2.8 IS I	P-30	P-30	P-30
300 2.8 IS II	P-20 or AP-603	P-20 or AP-603	P-20 or AP-603
300 4.0 non-IS	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 4.0 IS	P-20	P-20	P-20
400 2.8 non-IS	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
400 2.8 IS I	P-40 or AP-604	AP-602	AP-602
400 2.8 IS II	P-40 or AP-604	AP-602	AP-602
400 2.8 IS III	P-40 or AP-601	AP-601	AP-601
400 2.8 IS RF	P-40 or AP-601	AP-601	AP-601
400 4.0 DO IS I	P-20	P-20	P-20
400 4.0 DO IS II	P-20 or AP-603	P-20 or AP-603	P-20 or AP-603
400 5.6	P-20	P-20	P-20
500 4.0 IS I	P-40	P-40	P-40
500 4.0 IS II	P-40 or AP-603	AP-603	AP-603
500 4.5 non-IS	P-40	P-40	P-40
600 4.0 non-IS	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
600 4.0 IS ver. I	P-40 or AP-604	(P-40 + AP-902) or AP-602	P-40 or AP-602
600 4.0 IS II	P-40 or AP-604	(P-40 + AP-901) or AP-602	P-40 or AP-602
600 4.0 IS III	P-40 or AP-600	AP-600	AP-600
600 4.0 IS RF	P-40 or AP-600	AP-600	AP-600
600 4.5 (Manual Focus)	P-50	P-50	P-50
600 11 IS	P-35	P-35	P-35
800 5.6 IS	P-40 or AP-608	AP-608	AP-608
800 5.6 RF IS	P-40 or AP-601	AP-601	AP-601
800 5.6 (Manual Focus)	P-50	P-50	P-50
800 11 IS	P-30	P-30	P-30
1200 8.0 RF IS	P-40 or AP-600	AP-600	AP-600

Fuji

FUJI LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
50-140 2.8 WR	P-10*	P-10*	P-10*
100-400 4.5-5.6 WR	P-30*	P-30*	P-30*

Hasselblad

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Konica Minolta

Konica Minolta LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
70-200 2.8 APO SSM	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100
80-200 2.8 APO	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100
300 2.8 APO G D SSM	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100
400 4.5 APO G	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100
600 4 APO G	P-50	P-50	P-50

Leica

LEICA LENSES (APO-TELYT-R Modular System)	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
90-280 2.8-4	P-30	P-30	P-30

Nikon

NIKON LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
70-180 4.5-5.6 AF Macro	P-10	P-10	P-10
200 4.0 Ai-S Macro	P-10	P-10	P-10
200 4.0 AF Macro	P-10	P-10	P-10
70-200 2.8 VR I	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 VR II	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 E FL VR	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 Z VR S-Line	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501
70-200 4.0 AF-S VR	P-20	P-20	P-20
80-200 2.8 AF	P-10	P-10	P-10
80-200 2.8 AF-S	P-10	P-10	P-10
80-400 4.5-5.6 AF VR	P-10	P-10	P-10
80-400 4.5-5.6 AF-S VR	P-10	P-10	P-10
100-400 4.5-5.6 Z VR S-Line	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501
120-300 2.8 FL VR	P-30 or AP-551	P-30 or AP-551	P-30 or AP-551
180-400 4.0 FL VR TC 1.4	P-40 or AP-551	AP-551	AP-551
180-600 5.6-6.3 Z VR S-Line	P-35	P-35	P-35
200-400 4.0 VR (I & II)	P-40 or AP-551	AP-551	AP-551
200-500 5.6 E VR	P-30	P-30	P-30
200 2.0 Ai & Ai-S	P-10	P-10	P-10
200 2.0 VR (I & II)	AP-552	AP-552	AP-552
300 2.8 Ai-S & Ai	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 2.8 AF	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 2.8 AF-I	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 2.8 AF-S (I & II)	P-30	P-30	P-30
300 2.8 VR (I & II)	P-30 or AP-551	P-30 or AP-551	P-30 or AP-551
300 4.0 AF	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 4.0 AF-S	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 4.0 E PF VR	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 4.5 Ai-S	P-10	P-10	P-10
400 2.8 Ai-S & AF-I	P-50	P-50 + AP-903	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
400 2.8 AF-S (I & II)	AP-452 (Mandatory for use w/ WH-200)	AP-452	AP-452
400 2.8 VR (I & II)	AP-452 (Mandatory for use w/ WH-200)	AP-452	AP-452
400 2.8 FL VR	P-40 or AP-555	AP-555 + AP-900	AP-555
400 2.8 TC Z VR S-Line	P-40 or AP-502	P-40 or AP-502	P-40 or AP-502
400 3.5 (Manual Focus)	P-30	P-30	P-30
400 4.5 Z VR S-Line	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501
400 5.6 Ai-S	P-20	P-20	P-20
500 5.6 PF VR	P-20 or AP-500	P-20 or AP-500	P-20 or AP-500
500 4.0 Ai P	P-30	P-30	P-30
500 4.0 AF-I	P-40	P-40 + AP-902	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
500 4.0 AF-S (I & II)	P-40 or AP-554	AP-554	AP-554
500 4.0 VR (I & II)	P-40 or AP-554	AP-554	AP-554
500 4.0 FL VR	P-40 or AP-551	AP-551	AP-551
600 4.0 Ai-S	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
600 4.0 AF-I	P-50	P-50 + AP-902	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
600 4.0 AF-S I	AP-652	AP-652 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
600 4.0 AF-S II	AP-452 (Mandatory for use w/ WH-200)	AP-452	AP-452
600 4.0 VR (I & II)	AP-452 (Mandatory for use w/ WH-200)	AP-452	AP-452
600 4.0 FL VR	P-50 or AP-555	AP-555 + AP-900	AP-555
600 4.0 TC Z VR S-Line	P-40 or AP-502	P-40 or AP-502	P-40 or AP-502
600 5.6 Ai-S	P-30	P-30	P-30
600 6.3 Z VR S-Line	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501	P-20 or AP-501
800 5.6 (Manual Focus)	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
800 5.6 FL VR	P-40 or AP-555	AP-555 + AP-901	AP-555
800 6.3 Z VR S-line	P-30 or AP-502	P-30 or AP-502	P-30 or AP-502

Olympus

OLYMPUS (ZUIKO/M.ZUIKO LENSES)	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
35-100 2.0 Zuiko	P-20	P-20	P-20
40-150 2.8 M.Zuiko	P-10*	P-10*	P-10*
50-200 2.8-3.5 Zuiko	P-20	P-20	P-20
90-250 2.8 Zuiko	P-40	P-40	P-40
150 2.0 Zuiko	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 2.8 Zuiko	P-30	P-30	P-30
300 4.0 M.Zuiko	P-20	P-20	P-20

Panasonic/Lumix

PANASONIC LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
100-400 4-6.3 OIS	P-30*	P-30*	P-30*

Pentax

PENTAX LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
60-250 4.0 SMC DA	P-20	P-20	P-20
80-200 2.8 SMC FA	P-20	P-20	P-20
150-450 4.5-5.6 D-FA AW	P-40	P-40	P-40
200 4.0 Macro SMC A	P-20	P-20	P-20
250-600 5.6 SMC P-FA	P-50	P-50	P-50
300 2.8 SMC P-A (Manual Focus)	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 2.8 AF SMC P-FA	P-30	P-30	P-30
300 4.0 SMC-DA	P-30	P-30	P-30
400 2.8 SMC A	P-30	P-30	P-30
560 5.6 DA AW	P-50	P-50	P-50
600 4.0 SMC P-FA	P-50	P-50	P-50

Sigma

SIGMA LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
Lens with a TS-41 Collar & foot	P-40	P-40	P-40
50-500 4.5-6.3 APO	P-40	P-40	P-40
60-600 4.5-6.3 Sports	P-30	P-30	P-30
70-200 2.8 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10
80-200 2.8	P-10	P-10	P-10
80-400 4.5-5.6 APO OS	P-40	P-40	P-40
100-300 4.0 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10
120-300 2.8 DG	P-30	P-30	P-30
120-300 2.8 DG OS	P-30	P-30	P-30
120-300 2.8 DG OS Sports	P-40	P-40	P-40
120-400 4.5-5.6 DG OS	P-30	P-30	P-30
135-400 4.5-5.6	P-10	P-10	P-10
150 2.8 OS Macro	P-20	P-20	P-20
150-500 5-6.3 APO	P-50	P-50	P-50
150-600 5.0-6.3 Contemporary	P-30	P-30	P-30
150-600 5.0-6.3 Sports	P-50 or AP-608	P-50 or AP-608	P-50 or AP-608
170-500 5.0-6.3 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10
180 2.8 OS Macro	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 4.0	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 2.8 APO	P-20	P-20	P-20
300-800 5.6 APO	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
400 5.6 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10
500 4.0 OS Sports	P-50 (or AP-602)	P-50 (or AP-602)	P-50 (or AP-602)
500 4.5 non-HSM	P-30	P-30 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
500 4.5 APO	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)
800 5.6 APO	P-50	P-50 + AP-900	(not compatible w/ Sidemount)

Sony

SONY LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
28-135 4.0 FE PZ G OSS	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100
70-200 2.8 G SSM I & II	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100
70-200 2.8 GM OSS I & II	P-10 or AP-611	P-10 or AP-611	P-10 or AP-611
70-200 4.0 G OSS I	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 4.0 G OSS II	P-20*	P-20*	P-20*
70-400 4-5.6 G SSM I & II	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100	P-20 + BS-100
100-400 4.5-5.6 FE GM OSS	P-20 or AP-610	P-20 or AP-610	P-20 or AP-610
200-600 5.6-6.3 FE G OSS	P-35 or AP-620	P-35 or AP-620	P-35 or AP-620
300 2.8 G SSM I & II	P-30 + BS-100	P-30 + BS-100	P-30 + BS-100
400 2.8 GM OSS	P-40 or AP-609	AP-609	AP-609
500 4.0 G SSM	P-40	P-40	P-40
600 4.0 GM OSS	P-35 or AP-616	AP-616	AP-616

Tamron

TAMRON LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
70-200 2.8 Di VC	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-200 2.8 AF Macro	P-20	P-20	P-20
70-210 2.8	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100	P-10 + BS-100
180 3.5 AF Macro	P-10	P-10	P-10
150-600 5-6.3 VC	P-30	P-30	P-30
150-600 5-6.3 VC G2	P-30	P-30	P-30
200-400 5.6	P-10	P-10	P-10
200-500 5-6.3	P-10	P-10	P-10
300 2.8	P-20	P-20	P-20

Tokina

TOKINA LENSES	Plate Recommendations for: WIMBERLEY HEAD (WH-200) MONOGIMBAL HEAD (MH-100) And Non-Gimbal Heads (Ball Heads, etc.)	Plate Recommendations for: SIDEKICK (SK-100)	Plate Recommendations for: Sidemount Wimberley (WH-200-S)
50-135 2.8	P-10	P-10	P-10
70-200 4.0	P-20	P-20	P-20
80-200 2.8	P-10	P-10	P-10
80-400 4.5-5.6	P-20	P-20	P-20
100-300 4.0 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10
100-400 4.0 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10
150-500 5.6	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 2.8	P-20	P-20	P-20
300 4.0	P-10	P-10	P-10
400 5.6 APO	P-10	P-10	P-10

*This specific lens has a shallow mounting hole which requires a special shorter mounting screw:

About this Guide

The charts above list the lens plate and additional hardware(if necessary) that we recommend for some of the most common collared lenses. If your lens is not on the list, please contact us and we will be happy to help you find the proper plate. A lens not listed has not been tested.

We try to suggest a plate that will work for all scenarios, but this is not always possible. The balance point of the lens/camera combination is affected by the weight of the camera body and other accessories attached to the lens and each set up is different.

The plates that we recommend should be long enough to:

1.) Properly balance the lens when using our gimbal heads

2.) Allow room to attach a flash bracket to the plate.
In some cases, this means that the plate is significantly longer than the foot of the lens.

NOTE: Other manufacturers' plates may not be long enough or dimensionally compatible in order to properly balance your setup. Check the length of the recommended plate in our charts for comparison. If your particular setup does not balance properly using our suggested plate, please contact us right away so that we can help you find a more suitable plate.

The "Arca-Swiss Style" Quick-Release Geometry 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 figure below shows the basic dimensions of the dovetail used in this system:

The Wimberley Head Version II, Sidekick, and other clamps 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 or replacement foot. 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) Hejnar Jobu Kirk	Markins Novoflex (only on some of their products) Promediagear Really Right Stuff Studioball Wimberley