Does anyone have a preference between the Flashpoint Gimbal Head and the Manfrotto 393 tripod heads? Both seem to offer good value for the price.
butterfly2937 Cream of the Crop  More info | Apr 06, 2010 11:15 | #1 |
Jon Cream of the Crop  69,628 posts Likes: 227 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Bethesda, MD USA More info | Apr 06, 2010 12:30 | #2 Problem with the Manfrotto 393 is that it uses a, for all intents and purposes, unique QR plate (so you'd need to get a new release plate for every lens you might want to use on it)and a kind of kludgey mounting system for it. I moved from that to the Jobu Black Widow, which is quite similar to the Flashpoint I believe, when I shifted over to Arca-Swiss style QR plates and haven't looked back. If I get the time I may try to rework the 393 to accept Arca-Swiss plates. It won't be straightforward though. Jon
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JWright Planes, trains and ham radio...  18,399 posts Likes: 35 Joined Dec 2004 More info | What lens are you planning on putting on the gimbal? John
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Apr 06, 2010 14:17 | #4 JWright wrote in post #9944151  What lens are you planning on putting on the gimbal? The reason I ask is because if you're not planning on mounting something humongous on it, a good alternative might be the Wimberley Sidekick. LINK The Sidekick is a good alternative because it allows you to keep your ball head for when you don't need a gimbal. The only thing about it is that you have to be using the Arca-Swiss style plates and have an A-S clamp on your ball head. For now my 300 f2.8 IS with my 1.4x and 2x but I am saving for a 500 f4. The side kick only works with a ball head with a Arca-Swiss style quick-release clamp. The ball head I have has a different plate so I would have to buy another ball head so for me it just seems like some kind of gimbal would be better.
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Al_at_MMO Member 38 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | Here is a link to a site that has some info on the Manfrotto Gimbal and others. Might be a good reference for you. Go to the bottom of the page for the gimbals.
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