Wimberley Professional Photo Gear - The Wimberley MonoGimbal Head

The Wimberley MonoGimbal Head - Features


		MH-100 The Wimberley MonoGimbal Head ($179.00) In Stock Now Download Product Instructions -
	Weight: 0.77 lbs (350 grams) Dimensions: (L x W x H): 4.4" x 2.5" x 3.4" Weight Capacity: >100lbs (45kg) (Compatible with the largest lenses in the industry) Note: The MH-100 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.
IMPORTANT: See our Compatibility section to ensure your equipment will work with the MonoGimbal Head.

About the MonoGimbal Head

The Wimberley MonoGimbal Head is a new style of monopod head. It allows you to balance your lens, preventing lens flop. The end result is a hand-held experience with the added stability of a monopod.

The offset nature of the head compared to a tilt or ball head intuitively seems like it would be a problem for handling, panning, and maintaining a level horizon. One may fear that the whole rig will want to fall over or slip out underneath or that all of your pictures will be tilted. However in practice your hands have no problem automatically compensating without thinking.

The MonoGimbal Head is a game-changer when it comes to portability. The offset nature allows easy carrying with the weight of the lens and camera resting on your back. With traditional tilt-heads you often end up with a monopod digging into your shoulder when you try to carry the rig. Also the head itself, weighing in at .77lbs, is a very light and compact unit.

The MonoGimbal Head is capable of handling any lens with a rotating collar with the limiting factor being the strength of the monopod.

Speed Shooter Harness

For those of you who want to take action telephoto photography to the next level, check out www.speed-shooter.com. They make a harness that allows you to use the MonoGimbal/Monopod combination in a way that anchors it to your body instead of the ground, substantially increasing your ability to fluidly track moving subjects. Introverts beware; the unusual presentation of this setup might draw some attention, but hey...if it works, it works... and it definitely works.

If you are truly interested in getting the best telephoto action shots possible, this combo will lead to shots that would be very difficult to obtain otherwise.

-Clay Wimberley

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