Wimberley AP-900 User Manual

Instructions

The AP-900 Sidekick Shifter Block moves the base of the
Sidekick away from the ball head just enough to reposition the

center of gravity of the lens, moving it closer to the center of the

ball head, thus allowing the lens to balance optimally.

The AP-900 Shifter Block attaches easily to the bottom mounting
base of the Sidekick using pre-drilled mounting holes.

Note: Sidekicks produced before June 2018 have two addi-

tional 8/32 holes mounting holes. The Shifter Block can be

mounted securely with just the two 1/4-20 fasteners supplied
with this kit.

Much older Sidekicks may have two differently sized holes or no
holes at all. In either case, or if your lens does not balance with
this Shifter, please contact us for assistance.

Wimberley, Inc. Phone: [phone]

1750 Broadway St Toll Free: 1-888-665-2746 (USA & Canada)
Charlottesville, VA
22902 USA www.tripodhead.com [e-mail]

Attaching the AP-900 Sidekick Shifter:

1. Attach the Shifter Block to the flat face on the lower
portion of the Sidekick using the 2 fasteners and hex
keys included as shown below.

2. Attach the M3 Safety Stop screw with the included

2.5mm hex key

IMPORTANT NOTE: The fasteners included in the Sidekick
Shifter kits are specific to the number of spacers used in
each kit. If spacer plates are added to this Shifter Block, the

fasteners in this kit will be too short to mount it to the Sidekick.
In this case, contact us and we can provide the additional
hardware needed to connect the Sidekick Shifter to your gimbal
head adapter in order for your lens to reach optimal balance.

About the AP-900

Weight: 2.5 oz (70.5g)
Dimensions (L x W x H): 2.75” x 1.5” x 0.85”
Materials: Anodized 6061 Aluminum, stainless steel

Wimberley, Inc. Phone: [phone]

1750 Broadway St Toll Free: 1-888-665-2746 (USA & Canada)
Charlottesville, VA
22902 USA www.tripodhead.com [e-mail]

5 Year Warranty – See www.tripodhead.com/warranty.cfm for complete details

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Package Contents:

• AP-900: Sidekick Shifter Block (0.75”) (Qty 1)

• Mounting Screws: 1/4-20 x 5/8” (Qty 2)

• Safety Stop Screws: M3 x 6mm Socket Head Cap (Qty 1)

• Hex Key: 5/32” (Qty 1)

• Hex Key: 2.5mm (Qty 1)

Made in USA

AP-900

Sidekick Shifter Block

Sidekick Shifter Combo offsets:

AP-900 Sidekick Shifter Block = 0.75” offset
AP-901 Combo: Sidekick Shifter + (1) 0.25” spacer plate = 1.0” offset
AP-902 Combo: Sidekick Shifter + (2) 0.25” spacer plates = 1.25” offset
AP-903 Combo: Sidekick Shifter + (3) 0.25” spacer plates = 1.50” offset

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Using the Optional Safety-Stop Screw

Figure 6

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 back motion but will not let the
block slip out if the clamp is inadvertently loosened.

Your Shifter Block comes with a safety stop screw and a matching hex key. This fastener is intended to be screwed

into the small threaded hole in the bottom of the block (Fig. 6) to serve as a stop that prevents the plate from

accidentally sliding out of the quick-release clamp. If you opt to use this feature, you must open the jaws of
the quick-release clamp wide enough to load your sidekick from the top (instead of sliding it in).

Top Loading is less convenient,
but you can be certain that your lens
will not slide out of the clamp.

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 block does not work
when used with an Arca-Swiss
“double-decker” quick-release clamp.

OR

be short enough to allow the
block to straddle the clamp

Clamps without safety stop
channels (or those without
adequate clearance) will
insecurely clamp the block
at an angle

Safety Stop
Channels

If this safety feature is important to you, we recommend replacing
the clamp with a Wimberley C-12 QR Clamp.