This is the ball head I use. It’s rated for up to 50 pound loads. Very smooth and it locks securely.
Paul > On Dec 28, 2020, at 3:17 PM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think anyone makes a ball head substantial enough for the FA 600. > > I did a quick search online looking for the gimbal head I bought when I got > the FA 600. I bought the one I did because my local Pentax dealer had it in > stock & helped me set the balance. > > B&H has it for $389.90: (IIRC, I paid about $350) > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/877643-REG/Sirui_BSRPH20_PH_20_Professional_Gimbal_Head.html > > But B&H has gimbal heads starting as low as $59.95: > > https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1458852-REG/magnus_gh_m1_gimbal_head.html > > ... and about a half dozen more for less than $200. > > You might also take a look at KEH & Amazon. > > A gimbal mount might not set you back the $BIGNUM you're expecting. > >> On 12/28/2020 11:38:22, Ken Waller wrote: >> Larry, I have longer Arca Swiss plate on my 600 FA, when used on my Kirk King >> Cobra gimbal head the lens effectively becomes weightless. If the plate is >> used effectively the angle of the lens should have no effect on the balance. >> The length of the plate needed depends on the lens it is used on. >> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Larry Colen <[email protected]> Sent: Dec 27, 2020 11:11 PM To: >>> Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> Subject: Ball head question >>> I suspect that in theory the tripod mount foot on most telephotos is pretty >>> close to where they think the center of gravity will be when it’s mounted >>> on a camera. >>> When I’m using a ball head I find that this is very rarely the case. I was >>> thinking that if I had a really long arca swiss plate on my lens, I could >>> attach it much closer to the balance point. However I suspect that If I’m >>> shooting at anything not very close to level, it would no longer be that >>> well balanced. >>> Is there a good solution other than dropping $BIGNUM on a gimbal mount? >>> In a related question, When I’m doing astrophotography, I’ve found that a >>> pan/tilt head makes it a lot easier because I can adjust one axis at a time >>> and not risk entirely losing my aim. I have accomplished this by putting >>> an Arca-swiss ballhead on one of my tiltall tripods. Are there any decent >>> tilt-pan arca-swiss tripod heads? Preferably ones that aren’t outrageously >>> expensive? >>> -- Larry Colen [email protected] > > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > -- > 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.
