Wimberley Professional Photo Gear - Replacement Feet for Large Lenses

Lens Replacement Feet

These custom low-profile replacement feet replace the factory foot on the rotation collar of your lens. These feet also serve as the Arca-Swiss style quick-release plate eliminating the bulk and complexity of an additional plate. A Wimberley lens foot also improves lens handling 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 is easier to achieve proper balance when used on a gimbal head such as the Wimberley Head. When using the Sidekick or Sidemount Wimberley Head, replacement feet are useful and sometimes required for optimal gimbal head performance.

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

All tools needed to replace your existing lens foot are included.

* To order extra or replacement screws, visit the Hardware Section (found on the Find a Product page)

* Arca Swiss profile is not compatible with most Manfrotto or Gitzo Clamps.

AP-452 ($79.00) What's Included

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

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”.

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

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AP-554 ($100.00) What's Included

For Nikon: 500 f/4 AF-S versions I & II, & VR
200-400 f/4 AF-S VR I & II
300 f2.8 VR I & II

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)

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

The AP-554 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. It is also longer, which facilitates balancing of lenses while using light-weight camera bodies as well as the heavier pro and prosumer Nikon camera bodies, even when using teleconverters.

Lens	Compatible Bodies	Incompatible Bodies
Nikon 500 AF-S (I, II, & VR)	Cameras + battery 25oz or heavier (including D300, D90, & D7000)	Camera + battery lighter than 25oz (e.g. D5000 & D3000)
Nikon 200-400 AF-S VR	All Nikon SLRs	None

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AP-555 ($120.00)   What's Included

For Nikon: 400 f/2.8 E FL VR
                   600 f/4 E FL ED VR
                   800 f/5.6 E FL ED VR

Dimensions (Overall L x W x H): 6.75 x 1.7 x 1.7 in
Weight: 7.6 oz (plate, mounting screws, & safety-stop screws)

Lowers the overall height of these lenses by 3/8"

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AP-602 ($79.00)   What's Included

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

For Sigma: 500 f/4 DG OS HSM

Dimensions (Overall L x W x H): 6.63 x 1.7 x .63 in
Weight: 6.7 Oz (plate, mounting screws, safety-stop screws)

Lowers the overall height of the lens by about 1.5”.

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

Note: The IS version I uses the 4 screws from the existing foot for mounting.
The IS version II uses the included mounting screws for mounting.

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AP-652 ($79.00) What's Included

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”.

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