Best Gimbal: Dear friends, I am looking to get a gimbal for my nikon D850. Can you please recommend for a best gimbal. Thank you.

Jbravi

Dear friends, I am looking to get a gimbal for my nikon D850. Can you please recommend for a best gimbal. Thank you.

jim quist Loc: Missouri

I went with the Wimberley and glad I did. I don't think there is a better one out there.

I use this for my monopod
https://www.tripodhead.com/products/monopodhead-main.cfm

And this for my tripod
https://www.tripodhead.com/products/wimberley-main.cfm

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

Jbravi wrote:

Dear friends, I am looking to get a gimbal for my nikon D850. Can you please recommend for a best gimbal. Thank you.

RRS Really Right Stuff. Your key for was best!

rjandreoff Loc: Hawaii

Been using Wimberely WH200 for about 5 years. TWO HUNDRED+ shoots. Global travel, snow, rain, wind, sand. Supports a Nikon 400 2.8 VR G, TC, plus D5. Not a problem.

CO

The Wimberly WH200 recommended by others is excellent.

For a light weight gimbal, take a look at the Jobu Jr.3 gimbal. It weighs only 1.5lbs but can support up to 12lbs. I use one with my Nikon D500 with Nikon 80-400mm lens. The camera and lens weight about 5.4lbs so it's well within the capacity of the gimbal. It has finely adjustable friction on the tilt axis and they designed a bushing for the panning axis that gives just the right amount of friction for smooth panning.

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Jbravi wrote:

Dear friends, I am looking to get a gimbal for my nikon D850. Can you please recommend for a best gimbal. Thank you.

The Wimberley has long been the popularly accepted gold standard - at or very near the tops in cost also. It was one of the first gimbals available so it has a long/durable history. Today there are many cheaper adequate options - especially for smaller less demanding applications. The bigger/heavier/more expensive the lens, and the more serious your photography is, the more attractive the Wimberley becomes !
If you do not have a LARGE lens, a less costly option may be adequate for YOU - there are MANY.
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Jbravi

Thank you for your kind suggestions. Appreciated.

Bill_de Loc: US

Gimbals are designed for lenses that include a foot, usually very long lenses. The D850 is a great camera, but you might want to mention what lens or lenses you plan to use.

I have a Wimberley and it handles a 400 F2.8 with no effort. Mine doesn't have a model number because at the time I bought it there was only one. That was over 15 years ago, maybe close to 20, I used it this morning at Bombay Hook, still smooth as can be.

Good luck.

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Jbravi

Bill_de wrote:

Gimbals are designed for lenses that include a foot, usually very long lenses. The D850 is a great camera, but you might want to mention what lens or lenses you plan to use.

I have a Wimberley and it handles a 400 F2.8 with no effort. Mine doesn't have a model number because at the time I bought it there was only one. That was over 15 years ago, maybe close to 20, I used it this morning at Bombay Hook, still smooth as can be.

Good luck.

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Camera d850, lens 70-200 f2.8

Thank you

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

Jbravi wrote:

Camera d850, lens 70-200 f2.8

Thank you

For you, a gimbal is overkill. If you are planning on getting a longer, heavier lens, then there are some very good choices - among them, Wimberley. I am partial to the Feisol UA180 and ProMedia Gear Katana.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RjsvRzoJUk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-4aQH22bgQ

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

Jbravi wrote:

Camera d850, lens 70-200 f2.8

Thank you

You may be happier with a video fluid head - especially for what you now have.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otON_GcXMBQ

This is what I use and recommend .....Manfro 502.
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picsman Loc: Scotland

Try Lensmaster, a UK firm, who built their own gimbals because the existing offerings weren’t good enough. I bought a travel version but there are others.

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Jbravi wrote:

Dear friends, I am looking to get a gimbal for my nikon D850. Can you please recommend for a best gimbal. Thank you.

The WH-200 Wimberley is expensive, and it should be. It will be the last gimbal you own. Silky smooth, strong, durable, a pleasure to own. It is the one I use, if I ever had to sell it, it would go quickly at a premium price. It is simply the BEST GIMBLE on the market.
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200_Gimbal_Type_Tripod_Head.html?sts=pi&pim=Y

Lagoonguy Loc: New Smyrna Beach, FL

CO wrote:

The Wimberly WH200 recommended by others is excellent.

For a light weight gimbal, take a look at the Jobu Jr.3 gimbal. It weighs only 1.5lbs but can support up to 12lbs. I use one with my Nikon D500 with Nikon 80-400mm lens. The camera and lens weight about 5.4lbs so it's well within the capacity of the gimbal. It has finely adjustable friction on the tilt axis and they designed a bushing for the panning axis that gives just the right amount of friction for smooth panning.

Good to know that the Jobu JR.3 works well for that weight of kit as I just ordered the Deluxe model for my D500 & Nikon 500 F5.6 PF rig that weighs 5.1 lbs. I have the WH 100 mono gimbal and like it but I thought the Wimberley WH200 was probably overkill for my setup. At 76 I will not be buying anything heavier. In passing as you seem to be very up to date on new gear, what is your opinion of the Flexshooter combination ball head/gimbal that cost $599? Thanks

Bill_de Loc: US

Gene51 wrote:

For you, a gimbal is overkill.

I agree with Gene. It is why I asked what lens or lenses the OP would be using. If I need to put my Nikkor 70 - 200 on a tripod it sits on a Manfrotto 3221W with a Gitzo G1377M ball head. The ball head works just fine with lenses this size. I update cameras and lenses probably more often than necessary. But, like my Wimberley gimbal, this combo has been with me for about 20 years.

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