Nest Gimbal review (Page 2): I own both the Nest Gimbal and a Nest Tripod. Dollar for dollar you can not go wrong with Nest & MT Shooter (Camera Cottage).

NealB Loc: Lowell Indiana

moonhawk wrote:

You should do it. MT also has a variety of Nest tripods. they seem to be a good tripod and a great value.

Contact MT before you go. I stopped by on a trip home from Minnesota and Canada--Boundary Waters-- to New Mexico. He couldn't have been more gracious.

I own both the Nest Gimbal and a Nest Tripod. Dollar for dollar you can not go wrong with Nest & MT Shooter (Camera Cottage).

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

Basil wrote:

I'm very happy with my Nest Gimbal head too! I just wish my sigma 150-600 contemporary lens had more than one mounting point on the foot. I find that sometimes the lens starts turning on the plate when I pan, but that's the fault of the foot on my lens and not the Nest Gimbal head.

I was concerned about that also, but I bought a Desmond DPL-100 Long Lens Quick-Release Plate (100mm). It has a little ledge on the back which you tighten up snug at the back of the lens foot. I was sceptical but it stayed perfectly in place for 3 weeks of heavy shooting. I even carried the camera and lens attached to the nest gimbal with the tripod over my shoulder. (I can't say this a perfectly safe solution but it worked for me.)

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

Hunter Lou 1947 wrote:

Glad to read about the Nest Gimbals. I have the S... (show quote)

What's not to like about a beautiful drive to Montana? I bought the only size that Nest makes that I am aware of. I've had my Benro Travel Angel Carbon Fiber tripod for several years. It is fairly light and has survived airline baggage handlers on many many flights.

I think it is a nice compromise between weight and stability. I won't say it is perfect, but if it is very windy or I need the utmost in stability for a long exposure I simply only extend the legs part way and hang my camera backpack from the provided center hook.

Putting the Nest head on it made it much much safer for balancing the camera and long lens. It is easy to adjust it so the combo is balanced which greatly reduces any chance of it falling over.

Also, one leg of the Benro unscrews to be made into a monopod which makes it even handier for traveling flexibility.

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

Bozsik wrote:

Dittos here. Same setup. :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Also picked up the interchangeable bases so I can swap the gimbal out for doing landscapes, etc.

Please explain or show a link to the interchangeable bases. Thanks.

Basil Loc: New Mexico

GregWCIL wrote:

I was concerned about that also, but I bought a Desmond DPL-100 Long Lens Quick-Release Plate (100mm). It has a little ledge on the back which you tighten up snug at the back of the lens foot. I was sceptical but it stayed perfectly in place for 3 weeks of heavy shooting. I even carried the camera and lens attached to the nest gimbal with the tripod over my shoulder. (I can't say this a perfectly safe solution but it worked for me.)

Sounds like something I need to get!

GregWCIL Loc: Illinois

Jim Bob wrote:

I got the Promaster GH10 for half the price of the Nest and it is just as effective.

It might be a fine head, I've never seen or tried it. Have you used the Nest head in comparison extensively? I somehow doubt it. If it is so good, please start your own thread rather than trying to hijack mine. Thank you.

Jim Bob

robertjerl wrote:

I own the Nest, I have handled the Promaster, Promaster loses: not as smooth, not as well built, doesn't hold as much weight.

Well at double the price, it out to be better. But it's no where near two times better.

Jim Bob

GregWCIL wrote:

It might be a fine head, I've never seen or tried it. Have you used the Nest head in comparison extensively? I somehow doubt it. If it is so good, please start your own thread rather than trying to hijack mine. Thank you.

No can do.

Bill MN Loc: Western MN

Nest gimbal is not much good in cold weather, it gets too stiff.

Jim Bob

Bill MN wrote:

Nest gimbal is not much good in cold weather, it gets too stiff.

Don't let the Shooter acolytes hear that.

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Bill MN wrote:

Nest gimbal is not much good in cold weather, it gets too stiff.

It has fluid dampening, none of the high end fluid dampened heads really like very cold weather. The fluid gets thick.

NealB Loc: Lowell Indiana

Hunter Lou 1947 wrote:

Glad to read about the Nest Gimbals. I have the S... (show quote)

I use the Nest Gimbal with a Nest tripod and have zero complaints. Both handle my 150-600mm Sigma Sport just fine. Check with MT Shooter he also has a large selection of used Tripods for sale.

Hunter Lou 1947 Loc: Minnesota

thanks for the input. I'm still wondering about the stiffness of the nest Gimbal when it gets colder and I don't like to be bothered with carrying around an wrench to change top plates on the tripod.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Just to pass it along, after being sold out of the Nest gimbal heads for almost two months, a fresh shipment of 50 heads is due to arrive later this week.

MT Shooter Loc: Montana

Hunter Lou 1947 wrote:

thanks for the input. I'm still wondering about the stiffness of the nest Gimbal when it gets colder and I don't like to be bothered with carrying around an wrench to change top plates on the tripod.

What "top plates" are you needing a wrench to change?