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Gimbal Vs Ball Head. 322021 The best gimbal heads are practically essential tools if youre working with heavy cameras and lenses. At the end of the day I find that for big game in rugged uneven country the kind Im most likely to be in a good ball-head is best. 1202021 At that point a ball headSidekick is obviously lighter than a ball headfull gimbal. I also use the Manfrotto 393.
At the end of the day I find that for big game in rugged uneven country the kind Im most likely to be in a good ball-head is best. When locking down Ive never experienced any adjustment creep with the Gimbal as I had with my old Bogen ball head. A ballhead has. It can be like a well balanced equatorial mount. Ideal heads for each use but heavybulky EBH. I use both a gimbal movement around a single access and a ball head sometimes one is better than the other.
11302016 But a gimbal head will offer what I find to be a better shooting setup - I find that panning horizontally works much better using a gimbal than using a ball head or hand-holding the lens.
I would suggest that the gimbal head is the head to use when you switch to a 300 f 28 a 400 f 28 a 500mm f 40 etc. Slower action and less movement allows use of a ball head or a 3-way head. 1122017 A gimbal head is a wonderful thing for super telephotos but it seems to me I wont go into reasons why its just my opinion that a ball head is better when using less cumbersome lenses. It effectively hangs alongside the head rather than balancing on top. Last year I bought a fluid gimbal head which I had always thought would be great for video and it is but man what a world of difference for panning stills as well. Also is it that much easier to track a BIF with a gimbal head.