User Manual

Wimberley, Inc. ©2017, All Rights Reserved Rev. 170808
Figure 3
Using the Optional Safety-Stop Screws
Top Load
(Required with Safety Stop screws)
Safety Stop Channels We recommend using clamps with safety stop channels.
These channels allow a full range of forward and backward motion but will not let
the plate slip out if the clamp is inadvertently loosened.
Wimberley replacement feet have a double dovetail cross-section.
The upper dovetail allows you to attach Wimberley Flash Brackets
as well as other 3rd party quick-release style brackets.
Using Flash Brackets
Top Loading is less convenient,
but you can be certain that your lens
will not slide out of the clamp.
Safety Stop
Channels
Your clamp must have
safety stop channels
3rd Party Clamp Warning: Our safety stop screws work with most 3rd party quick-release clamps, but clamps that do
not have channels and are too wide to be straddled by the safety stop screws will not work.
Arca-Swiss Z1
The safety-stop security
feature of this foot does not work
when used with an Arca-Swiss
“double-decker” quick-release clamp.
If this foot safety feature is important to you, we recommend
replacing the clamp with a Wimberley C-12 QR Clamp.
Thank you for your interest in Wimberley products. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact us.
OR
be short enough to allow the
foot to straddle the clamp
Clamps without safety stop
channels (or those without
adequate clearance) will
insecurely clamp the foot
at an angle
Your Wimberley foot comes with two safety stop screws and a matching 2.5mm hex key. Two of these screws are
intended to be screwed into the small bottom threaded holes in the front and back of the foot (Fig. 3) to serve as stops
that prevent the foot from accidentally sliding out of the quick-release clamp. If you opt to use both stops, you must
open the jaws of the quick-release clamp wide enough to load your lens from the top (instead of sliding it in).
Using the AP-600 without using a quick-release
The 3/8 and 1/4 inch holes in the middle section of the plate can be used
to attach the foot directly to the threaded stud of a monopod or other lens
support equipment, without needing a quick-release clamp.