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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

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Wimberley is a father-son partnership dedicated to the design and manufacture of 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...		Quality Assurance: - 60-Day Unconditional Guarantee - 10-Year Warranty - Free Trials - Made in USA and Assembled in Charlottesville, VA

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Testimonials

"The Wimberley Head provides unparalleled freedom of movement when working with large telephoto lenses."

-Art Wolfe

"The Sidekick has become my constant companion on photo shoots because for a little more weight, it offers a wide range of new possibilities in wildlife photography."

-Theo Allofs

"The Wimberley Plamp is a very useful tool that always travels with me in the field. I use the Plamp to hold a subject like a flower while I photograph it, steady a subject in the wind, and even to hold a card to shade my lens and eliminate flare. It works like a third hand. I have found all of the Wimberley accessories to be well thought out, and the company is a pleasure to do business with."

-George Lepp

“These flash brackets are the best system I've encountered for doing macro flash afield and for doing tele-flash work.
That's quite a statement."

-Joe McDonald

“All of my telephoto lenses are equipped with the superbly designed Wimberley plates. The ‘stop-studs' on the bottom of both ends of the Wimberley plates ensure that the lens will not disengage from the clamp even should I forget to re-tighten the clamp. Fifty-some-odd dollars is cheap insurance for your $6,000 to $10,000 lens!"

-Arthur Morris

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