Tri pod

[ctrollen]

re. 3 Legged Thing - I am very satisfied with my Punks Billy plus ball head. It's lightweight & comes with the smaller of their ball heads. Build quality seems very good but I'm not got a lot to compare it with.

Plus, I only really use it with the smaller lenses but one leg detaches to become a monopod and that can be quite handy for the 100-400 on occasion. I would recommend looking into their range for something that will take the 500.

[tigerburnie]

Thanks guys for your opinions

[TonyT]

If you are looking at gimbal heads. Have a look at Lensmaster. Made in the UK with good customer support and priced reasonably.

I agree there is no simple answer. A gimbal will work for long lenses but is restrictive if you want to use wide angle as well. Meaning you may have to carry a separate head with you

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And if you do want a Lensmaster gimbal I will sell you one, used on my EF500 but replaced with a RRS one so no longer needed.

[TonyT]

also look at Feisol tripods

[tigerburnie]

Sent you a pm Tony

[TonyT]

Not got it, have cleared some room if that was the problem.

[tigerburnie]

I have sent another Tony

[TonyT]

replied :)

[tigerburnie]

IMG_8042 by tigerburnie, on Flickr

My new tripod and gimbal head set up, with the 500mm lens attached, just need to recover and get out and use it now.

[Iron Man]

looking good, look forward to seeing some images taken with the set-up now.......