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I was posting musings on this in another thread in the tips section and realized I was going off topic in that thread, so thought I would start a new thread.
Have been testing setup on a cheaper gimbel with the 500PF and a D850 and D500, and am finding balancing it can be tricky. With a Gripped D850, you essentially have to slide to foot (RRS) all the way forward against the safety stop. Removing the grip helps, but you lose a few FPS that way. Alternatively, an ungripped D500 does seem to balance decently as well.
I'm testing on a budget pano gimbal, and have been trying to decide which "real" gimbal to purchase. I was looking at the WH-200 but am wondering if the lightness and off balance of this setup (which is my heaviest lens since getting rid of my 200-500) will cause problems on the WH-200. I've searched back and found a few posts similar mentioning tricky balancing and using longer foot, etc, just not sure if wasting money on the WH-200 for this type of setup. Note, will also be using flash bracket (also Wimberley) and flash most of the time, which will add some balance to the front end helping I would think.
Would be used on a 3-series (FLM, actually) size tripod, if that matters any. Just not sure if I should look at lighter option like Jobu or Benro/Suriu CF, etc
Have been testing setup on a cheaper gimbel with the 500PF and a D850 and D500, and am finding balancing it can be tricky. With a Gripped D850, you essentially have to slide to foot (RRS) all the way forward against the safety stop. Removing the grip helps, but you lose a few FPS that way. Alternatively, an ungripped D500 does seem to balance decently as well.
I'm testing on a budget pano gimbal, and have been trying to decide which "real" gimbal to purchase. I was looking at the WH-200 but am wondering if the lightness and off balance of this setup (which is my heaviest lens since getting rid of my 200-500) will cause problems on the WH-200. I've searched back and found a few posts similar mentioning tricky balancing and using longer foot, etc, just not sure if wasting money on the WH-200 for this type of setup. Note, will also be using flash bracket (also Wimberley) and flash most of the time, which will add some balance to the front end helping I would think.
Would be used on a 3-series (FLM, actually) size tripod, if that matters any. Just not sure if I should look at lighter option like Jobu or Benro/Suriu CF, etc