abscess Loc: Marblehead, Ma. And winter in Naples, Fl

a couple of days ago i read about the gimbal head on ugly hedgehog. went to my favorite camera store (hunts photo and video in melrose mass) they had an Induro GHB2 and the tag said $485. The salesman(they all are professional photographers or students majoring in photography or most of them are) was very knowledgeable and then he said they had an overstock and the price was reduced to under $300. anyways i bought it and used it to try out the panorama on LR 6. they came out wonderfully clear. i used my mark lll and 28-300 L lens. then i just experimented with single shots. the benro tripod, the GHB2, the mark lll and the big lens are heavy, but i feel found a tool that will improve my photos, so i don't care about the weight. so thanks for discussing a topic i knew nothing about and then you discussed the Camranger, i love it and etc etc turning 70 in June and have time to explore this art form called photography- and the GAS thing is also my disease.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Did you get a nodal slider with it? I love my gimbal tripod head and nodal slider. Have fun.

TREBOR77 Loc: Winchester Kentucky

I really like my gimbal head it is a nice option

abscess Loc: Marblehead, Ma. And winter in Naples, Fl

nodal slider, i'm on it today, thanks, will let you know probably tomorrow.

JimH123 Loc: Morgan Hill, CA

In case someone doesn't know what a nodal slider is, it allows the camera+lens to be slid forward or backward so that it can be balanced properly. When you mount a heavy lens with camera, you don't want it trying to tilt forward when you loosen the gimbal mount.

I use Swiss Arca mounting plates which gives this ability. I place Swiss Arca mounts on all my tripods and monopod. And then every camera and lens that has a tripod mount gets a permanent Swiss Arca plate. You can buy these plates cheaply on eBay. I use long ones for the big lens where I want sliding room. And shorter ones on the less heavy items.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

Wow someone not complaining about TOO HEAVY, use the Wimberly gimbal head on a Gitzo GT series tripod , with a D7100 and a nikkor 200mm macro lens . The whole setup weighs in at just over 19#, but it is steady!!!! Turned 75 last oct.
Have been enjoying photography since 1957.

Manglesphoto Loc: 70 miles south of St.Louis

studavis

Look at I think it is "Camera Pro" gimbal for $149.99 It works fine

PB73 Loc: Fremont, Ohio

Thanks for the tip. Just ordered an Induro GHB2 from Hunt's and got a $244.49 discount for a total of $244.50 (50% discount), free shipping, no tax in Ohio. Great deal (Amazon still sells it for list price.)

abscess Loc: Marblehead, Ma. And winter in Naples, Fl

That's great! I am really enjoying it. Already my panorama photos are so much better. It's a great tool. Enjoy

moonhawk Loc: Land of Enchantment

While a nodal slider is often used to achieve balance, it's real purpose--if using it for panorama stitching, is to find the "Nodal point" for a given lens, or focal length. This is necessary to avoid parallax errors, or the apparent shifting of near objects relative to far objects as the camera is panned left to right, or up and down.

For a far better explanation and illustration of this, see the "Really Right Stuff" website, and look for the links to panoramas or nodal slides.

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: