On Jun 18, 2009, at 14:32 , Doug Franklin wrote:
Joseph McAllister wrote:
Spend the bucks on a gimbal mount head. I've made the decision to
do that myself. I'm tired of fighting with ball heads and 3 way
heads with my 300 ƒ2.8. For images of stationary items I use a
geared head, but for birds, planes, and running dogs I think a
gimbal head will be best.
Does anyone here have any pros or cons on that decision?
Well, I don't have a 300/2.8 but I hand hold my 300/4.5 and use a
monopod with ball head for the 400/5.6. Of course, I'm shooting
moving cars on a race track, so that might be a significant
difference.
I'm after birds in flight and dogs running on uneven terrain. They go
left right, right left, but also up and down, especially the birds. I
imagine it will help considerably if I don't have to bear the weight
of the camera/lens, and have a fairly frictionless pan ability.
Gonna cost me $300 to go the cheap way for a horizontal hang, or $700
for the Wimberly. Gonna go the cheap way, fer sure.
Hoping that works out.
Joseph McAllister
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