These custom low-profile replacement feet replace the factory foot on the rotation collar of your lens and also serve as the Arca-Swiss style quick-release plate for your lens. No additional quick-release plate is needed.  It makes your lens handle better on a conventional tripod head, such as a ball head, and also makes it easier to pack.

Using our replacement foot on your large lens decreases the overall height of the lens, lowering the center of gravity so that it achieves proper balance when used on a gimbal head such as the Wimberley Head or the Sidekick. Our replacement feet are specifically designed to allow for optimal gimbal head performance and may be required when using specific lenses on our Sidekick.

The replacement feet are millled to slide right into an Arca-Swiss style quick-release clamp, and also have 1/4" and 3/8" tapped holes for mounting to non-quick-release tripod heads and monopods. They have the same dual safety stops and flash bracket compatibility as our lens plates.

AP-452 ($79.00)  

For Nikon: 400 f/2.8 AF-S versions I & II, & VR
   600 f/4 AF-S version II & VR

Dimensions (Overall L x W x H): 5.5 x 1.5 x .6 in
Weight: 6.4 Oz (plate, mounting screws, safety-stop screws)

Lowers the overall height of the lens by about 2”.

AP-554 ($100.00)  

For Nikon: 500 f/4 AF-S versions I & II, & VR
                    200-400 f/4 AF-S VR

Dimensions (Overall L x W x H): 5.5 x 1.7 x 1.7 in
Weight: 6.1 oz (plate, mounting screws, & safety-stop screws)

The AP-554 replaces the stock foot on the above lenses. It is an alternative to our AP-553 plate. It has the advantage of greater clearance between the body of the lens and the foot, making it easier to use the foot as a handle for your lens. In addition, it is longer, allowing you to balance your lens properly when using light-weight camera bodies. It will allow you to balance your lens with all pro and pro-sumer Nikon camera bodies, even when using teleconverters (see chart below for details). It is the only replacement foot on the market for these lenses that allows this comprehensiveness in balancing. We used finite element analysis to design the foot with the proper balance of weight savings and stiffness. Other manufacturers have removed material to make the product lighter; however, we found that doing so reduces its rigidity below our quality standards.

For those who want a less expensive and more compact alternative, we are still selling the AP-553. Be sure to check the chart to make sure your lens/camera combination is compatible.

Lowers the overall height of the 500mm lens by 1" and the 200-400mm lenses by 0.1".

AP-652 ($79.00)  

For Nikon: 600 f/4 AF-S version I (version II uses AP-452)

Dimensions (Overall L x W x H): 5.5 x 1.5 x .6 in
Weight: 6 Oz (plate, mounting screws, safety-stop screws)

Lowers the overall height of the lens by about 1”.

AP-602 ($79.00)  

For Canon: 400 f/2.8 IS (ver. I & II)
    600 f/4 IS (ver. I & II), & 800 f/5.6 IS

Dimensions (Overall L x W x H): 6.2 x 1.5 x .6 in
Weight: 6.7 Oz (plate, safety-stop screws)

Lowers the overall height of the lens by about 1.5”. Note: This plate uses the 4 screws from the existing foot for mounting, thus mounting screws are not included.

This particular plate mounts so close to the lens that it is difficult to use the plate as a handle.

Note: IS version I uses the screws from the existing foot for mounting. IS version II uses included mounting screws for mounting.

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