Gimbal for Sigma 150 600
Jun 12, 2015 05:52:41 #
I'm looking for a small and lightweight gimbal for Sigma 150 600 Sport
Some advice for the best, please!
Some advice for the best, please!
Jun 12, 2015 06:13:02 #
zundapp5 wrote:
I'm looking for a small and lightweight gimbal for Sigma 150 600 Sport
Some advice for the best, please!
Some advice for the best, please!
I use a Taneron 150-600 and got a promaster gimbal here at a local camera store think price was around 200
Jun 12, 2015 06:24:40 #
zundapp5 wrote:
I'm looking for a small and lightweight gimbal for Sigma 150 600 Sport
Some advice for the best, please!
Some advice for the best, please!
Wimberley and Really Right Stuff make the best gimbals - as they are often imitated. Some users on this forum swear by the Nest gimbal, but I have not used one or even seen one in person. I have used both the Wimberley full gimbal and the RRS and found the RRS to be the best in terms of flexibility - not that it moves, but it is part of a modular system that can be configured like a Wimberley Sidekick where you attach the lens collar sideways, or like a full gimbal with the clamp on the bottom. With a lightweight lens like the Sigma, all you need is a Sidekick-style head.
Jun 12, 2015 06:31:21 #
zundapp5 wrote:
I'm looking for a small and lightweight gimbal for Sigma 150 600 Sport
Some advice for the best, please!
Some advice for the best, please!
Send a PM to MT Shooter, he carries a Nest gimbal head that might suit your needs. Here is his store link.
http://www.cameracottage.com/
Jun 12, 2015 06:48:13 #
DavidPine
Loc: Fredericksburg, TX
I have a RRS gimbal head with a nodal slider and all I can say is that it is an engineering masterpiece.
zundapp5 wrote:
I'm looking for a small and lightweight gimbal for Sigma 150 600 Sport
Some advice for the best, please!
Some advice for the best, please!
Jun 12, 2015 07:35:11 #
zundapp5 wrote:
I'm looking for a small and lightweight gimbal for Sigma 150 600 Sport
Some advice for the best, please!
Some advice for the best, please!
I recently purchased the Wimberley and am totally satisfied. It smooth as silk. The only down side is the cost, but totally worth it to me.
Jun 12, 2015 07:40:38 #
DavidPine wrote:
I have a RRS gimbal head with a nodal slider and all I can say is that it is an engineering masterpiece.
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Jun 12, 2015 07:40:45 #
joer wrote:
I recently purchased the Wimberley and am totally satisfied. It smooth as silk. The only down side is the cost, but totally worth it to me.
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Jun 12, 2015 08:09:38 #
Jun 12, 2015 08:50:32 #
bruswen wrote:
Send a PM to MT Shooter, he carries a Nest gimbal head that might suit your needs. Here is his store link.
http://www.cameracottage.com/
http://www.cameracottage.com/
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Jun 13, 2015 06:52:24 #
I have the Nest from MT Shooter and find it well built and easy to use.
Jun 13, 2015 07:27:56 #
bruswen wrote:
Send a PM to MT Shooter, he carries a Nest gimbal head that might suit your needs. Here is his store link.
http://www.cameracottage.com/
http://www.cameracottage.com/
I have the Nest it is a great gimbal for a reasonable price it holds my Nikon 500 f/4 lens without slippage :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:
Jun 13, 2015 07:35:23 #
I have the Promaster, I think it was about $150.
Tried the Nest, returned it because the alignment was not right to also use it as a VR Pano head.
The Promaster is correctly aligned, moves as smoothly as the Nest, and is much more affordable.
Tried the Nest, returned it because the alignment was not right to also use it as a VR Pano head.
The Promaster is correctly aligned, moves as smoothly as the Nest, and is much more affordable.
Jun 13, 2015 08:38:04 #
You might also want to take a look at the jobu-designs junior 3. I have had mine for a little over 3 years and love it. Handles my D3 and 300 2.8 just fine which is a good bit heavier than what you will be using.
Jun 13, 2015 09:17:51 #
Just so everyone knows, the Sigma Sport at 6+ lbs. weighs about the same as a 300 2.8 ....as lenses go, this can mostly be considered a middleweight.
If you are doing wildlife where speed is an issue, the side mount gimbals are mostly preferred over the bottom mounts.
The Sigma - being a large extending zoom - the balance point will be changing as you zoom. I recommend mounting an adjustable macro slider over the QR plate so the balance is more easily adjusted on the fly.
If you are doing wildlife where speed is an issue, the side mount gimbals are mostly preferred over the bottom mounts.
The Sigma - being a large extending zoom - the balance point will be changing as you zoom. I recommend mounting an adjustable macro slider over the QR plate so the balance is more easily adjusted on the fly.
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