Does anyone have any experience/thoughts about using a gimbal mount such as a Wimberley WH-200 Gimbal Tripod Head. http://shashinki.com/shop/images/WBL-WH200-02.jpg. Photographers use them to control large 600 to 1200mm 15 pound plus telephoto lenses. Properly set up they allow the user to easily control the attitude of the lens with one finger. Leaving aside the bulk, weight and price of the mount, approximately 3 pounds 3 ounces, and about $600, it would seem to be a good way to control a heavy gun on a tripod. Combined with something like a Hog Saddle it would seem to be better than a ball head mount. Clearly the bulk, weight and price are issues, but leaving those aside I am interested in what people think about the idea? I am considering buying one and trying it out.
Gimbal Head Tripd Mount
- Thread starter GracieSymon
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Seems like overkill. How heavy of a gun are you looking to support? There are several ball heads rated for 26-35+ lbs that are smaller, lighter and less expensive that can do everything you need pretty much.
this is a great idea.
most shooters here are putting multi thousand dollar rifles on a 100 dollar tripod. kind of scary if you ask me.
you will spend thousands of dollars on a rifle ans scope but not on a tripod set up.
have you ever thought about a 6-10 thousand dollar rifle & scope hitting the ground because of a 100 dollar tripod and head failure.
the tripods the the people are selling to the shooters are silk they are low budget tripods.
a step up is a manfrotto (nicer tripod & much better quality)
people spend more on a tripod and head for there spotting scope or range finder.
so a quality tripod and a gimble head is a very good solution for what out there.
most shooters here are putting multi thousand dollar rifles on a 100 dollar tripod. kind of scary if you ask me.
you will spend thousands of dollars on a rifle ans scope but not on a tripod set up.
have you ever thought about a 6-10 thousand dollar rifle & scope hitting the ground because of a 100 dollar tripod and head failure.
the tripods the the people are selling to the shooters are silk they are low budget tripods.
a step up is a manfrotto (nicer tripod & much better quality)
people spend more on a tripod and head for there spotting scope or range finder.
so a quality tripod and a gimble head is a very good solution for what out there.
I have a Manfrotto 054 Head currently on a 55PROB tripod, with Hog saddle.
It works great, but I am very interested to hear comments on what
the Gimbal head has to offer.
If you end up trying it out, please do advise.
Here are a couple pics of the Manfrotto 55ProB with 054 Magnesium Ball head
and Mod 7 Hog Saddle.
It works great, but I am very interested to hear comments on what
the Gimbal head has to offer.
If you end up trying it out, please do advise.
Here are a couple pics of the Manfrotto 55ProB with 054 Magnesium Ball head
and Mod 7 Hog Saddle.
Thank you all for the feedback. I just wanted to be sure I was not missing something. Sounds like I will give it a go. I will post pictures and results when I have them.
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