chasgroh wrote:
...I went back and forth, Wimbly to RRS, and ended up getting a Neewer for, I dunno, a buck fifty or so? I pre-googled and found that the packing grease was heavy, hindering motion, but there is a fix, which is rather easy, to thin it out (YouTube)...so I bought, brought my vast tooling to bear, and it works like a charm. Nothing to compare it to, but it's smooth. Carbon fiber, too. <shrug> Had it since pre-covid and actually used it quite a bit shooting surfing...looking forward to the next airshow I can get to...
...I went back and forth, Wimbly to RRS, and ended... (
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I also wound up with the Neewer gimbal head and agree with this reply. I spent maybe 1hour tops cleaning and re-lubing this device and it works perfectly. I did have to purchase there 100mm mount to balance with my canon 90d and 100-400 lens but it works just fine. I have to admit I use a ball head the majority of the time just do to the reduced wait and bulk but if I am shooting flying birds or video it works fine. There are several Youtube video that can take you through the re-lube process. I also would recommend the carbon fiber version to save weight.