I notice that the 393 is designed for use on a monopod. I think there are much better choices in Gimbal heads than Manfrotto. Maybe you should look at Kirk or Wimberly. Perhaps Ken or Bill will jump in on this. They've had some experience in this area. I have only lusted:-). On Jan 8, 2008, at 7:19 AM, Patrick Genovese wrote:
> I have recently enabled myself with the Sigma 50-500 and while i'm > happy with the lens I have come to the conclusion that my current > tripod head is inadequate for it. So I'm looking for a decent tripod > head that will handle it. > > I am undecided whether to go for a heavy duty ball head such as the > Manfrotto 468MG > http://tinyurl.com/23m56t > http://www.manfrotto.com/webdav/site/manfrotto/shared/_images/ > Manfrotto/product_images/zoom/468MGRC3.jpg > > Or some sort of gimbal mount such as the Manfrotto 393 > http://tinyurl.com/yq9ac9 > http://www.manfrotto.com/webdav/site/manfrotto/shared/_images/ > Manfrotto/product_images/zoom/393.jpg > > > The gimbal head is purpose built for this sort of lens but the ball > head is more versatile for use with other lenses/setup hence the > dilemma. > > Regards > > Patrick > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
