Wimberley P5 Universal Plate :: Bob Rigby Photographic Limited

Bob Rigby Photographic Limited

Bob Rigby Photographic have been the sole UK Distributors of Wimberley products for 10 years.

The Version II Gimbal Head is the professional photographers 1st choice for quality & durability.

We stock all Wimberley Heads, Plates, Replacement Feet, Clamps and 'The Plamp'.


Version 2 Head	CK-100 Sidemount Conversion Kit


Sidemount Head	CK-200 Full Gimbal Conversion Kit


Sidekick	CK 550 Soft Touch Knob Conversion Kit


Replacement Feet	Lens Plates


P5 Universal Plate	C12 Clamp


The Plamp	Flash Brackets


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We set out to design a simple Arca-Swiss style universal plate
that provides the same quality of construction, solid connection,
and anti-twist characteristics of custom plates.

The result is the P-5 Universal Camera Body Plate.

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How Does It Work ?

The P-5 features a thin layer of dense, textured rubber on its top surface.
This coating grips the bottom of your camera, but is so dense and thin
that it maintains the solid feel
of a metal-to-camera connection.
Beneath the rubber, the top surface of the plate is machined to ensure that the frictional force is concentrated on the outer portions of the plate.
This provides the maximum mechanical advantage to resist twisting.

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P-5 Features

Universal Design

No need to buy a new plate when you buy a new camera.

Use the P-5 on your camera with or without the vertical grip attached

Use the P-5 for backup camera bodies, medium format cameras, even collared lenses.

Dual Safety Stops

The P-5 features the same unique dual safety stops found on our lens plates.

Ergonomics

The P-5's thin profile and generously rounded corners make it easy on the hands
and it blends beautifully with the contours of your camera.

Compatibility

The P-5 will work on nearly any camera body.
It is best suited for high-end cameras that have metal skeletons and metal threads.
It will also perform well on less expensive, plastic-bodied cameras, but it is important to use caution and not over-tighten the plate on these cameras (see "Warnings" section below).

The universal design of the P-5 allows you to use it for many other applications as well (camcorders, collared lenses, point-and-shoot cameras, etc.).
If you own the Canon D-60, please read the "Warnings" section below.

Canon Digital Rebel XT Compatibility problem: The P-5 will work on the original Digital Rebel,
but it covers part of the battery cover on the new Digital Rebel XT.

Warnings from Wimberley

Universal camera body plates such as the P-5 require that you tighten the plate snugly to your camera body to ensure that they do not twist. The design of the P-5 resists twisting with minimal clamping force; however, caution must be exercised when using any plate on camera bodies
that do not have a metal skeleton, and especially for those with plastic threads.

Camera Body Flex & the Canon D-60

The P-5 and many other universal plates have a shallow cut-out on the top surface of the plate that focuses the clamping force on the outer ends of the plate where the mechanical advantage is greatest. Plastic camera bodies will slightly flex into this cut-out when the plate is tightened. We have heard of rare occasions, with older first-generation plastic-bodied cameras, where this flex has caused problems. Generally, this does not occur with newer cameras; however, we learned of a customer who experienced a temporary malfunction of his Canon D-60 which may have been caused by camera body flex. Wimberley own a D-60 and have not been able to replicate this problem (even after over-tightening the P-5 plate). Thus, the incident may have been unique to the customer's particular camera; however, if you own a D-60, please be aware of this issue. Please contact Wimberley if you experience any such difficulties with the D-60 or any other camera body.