VERSION TWO
About the Wimberley Head
About the Wimberley Head
The Wimberley Head is a specialized tripod head for telephoto lenses. Its
gimbal-type design allows you to rotate your lens around its center of gravity
and thus easily manipulate very large lenses. Since its introduction in 1991,
the Wimberley Head has become the industry standard for serious nature
photographers.
Design Improvements for Version II
The Wimberley Head Version II offers the same stiffness, capacity, and fluid
movement of the old version in a more compact and lightweight package (it is one
pound lighter and about two inches shorter). The heads redesigned panning base
has zero play, and the pan locking knob has been moved to the side of the head,
thus allowing the user to easily operate both knobs with the same hand. New
lobed soft-touch knobs provide a more comfortable grip and perform better when
using gloves.
In addition to the above improvements, Wimberley has examined all aspects of
the head, tightening tolerances, improving friction materials and so forth. Our
goal has been to make this head functionally and aesthetically better in every
way than the old version and competing products.
