@jimspin wrote:
Using a Wimberley WH-200 gimbal tripod. B and H Photo says I need a a Wimberley AP-606 mounting plate for the Canon 200-800 lens. B and H Photo also says it necessary to remove tripod mounting ring on the Canon 200-800 lens? If so how?
The Wimberley AP 606 instructions appear to just add their plate to the existing canon mount. Thoughts?
I have the Wimberley WH-200 II and there shouldn't be much difference in the one you have. I use it with my EF 100-400L and RF 100-500L. It looks to me like the tripod foot on the RF 200-800 is a typical Canon foot in the way it attaches to the tripod (I don't have this lens). So, I think you will need the P-20 even though it's for the 100-500, et al. They don't show an AP-606 on their chart. But most of the AP series are for lenses that don't have a foot or just a place to attach a foot. Click one of the AP series and you will see the difference.
Here is a link. Select "Canon", then scroll down through the categories. They don't show the 200-800, but I think the P-20 would work because it's for zooms, which is what I use on my 100-500L. Be mindful that the bigger ones, like the p-40, p-50, etc., are for prime lenses in the 600-1000mm range. You want balance, which can be a chore with a zoom as the balance changes as you zoom. I have mine marked on the mount for various FL's and get perfect balance by sliding my P-20 forwards or back AND by sliding the brace up or down, which I also have marked.
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