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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 546210" data-attributes="member: 24285">Tried my new Nikkor 200-500 on my Monopod with a Joby &quot;X&quot; ballhead and on my Benro Transfunctional Travel Angel with a B0 ballhead.&nbsp; The Benro B0 seemed OK on the tripod but the Joby &quot;X&quot; was less than satisfactory (it is an less expensive $50 head).&nbsp; But it became apparent to me that I should consider a gimbal style head. The 'load' rating for the ball heads is more than the 7 pounds of gear for that lens + a D610.&nbsp; The Benro set up is good for up to 17 pounds so well under the max - not even half the max. By all accounts the consensus seems to be that the Wimberley WH-200 full gimbal is best but at $750 CDN (Henrys.com) it is more than I can bear to part with at the moment for a support. The Jobu line seems interesting - from their &quot;Micro Gimbal&quot; attachment for a 'good' ballhead at $170 CDN (again at Henry's)&nbsp; I would probably upgrade my main ballhead on the tripod and move the B0 to the mono-pod.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd have to allow for another $150 for a &quot;good&quot; ballhead eh?&nbsp;&nbsp; So $300+ for that one. See: JOBU's website <a href="http://www.jobu-design.com/Jobu-Micro-GimbalBallhead-Adapter_p_15.html" target="_blank">Jobu Micro Gimbal/Ballhead Adapter</a>&nbsp; Interesting - Jobu is a Canadian Co.&nbsp; Didn't know that. They also have a full Gimbal for about $400 called the Jobu Jr 3 - not as heavy duty as others but way more than I need with 7 pounds of gear. I also looked at Monofrotto 393 Heavy Support which takes a different approach but comes in for about $350 CDN (Amazon.ca).&nbsp; And the Wimberley Sidekick which again needs that 'good' ballhead for $350 (Vistek.ca)&nbsp; But it's a &quot;Wimberley&quot;.&nbsp; BUT THENI read with interest though the posts above.&nbsp; Seems some folk are happy with their less expensive gimbals I had looked and dismissed the $100-$200 versions offered on Amazon.CA for units like Cowboy Studio, Beike,&nbsp; ZeleSouris, Newwer, Xsource, Optieka, Movo, and more. Maybe I was too hasty.&nbsp; I feared putting such an expensive set up onto something that may fail and drop my gear. Now I have even more to consider. Not the least of which is whether I'll just live with hand held shooting.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 546210, member: 24285"] Tried my new Nikkor 200-500 on my Monopod with a Joby "X" ballhead and on my Benro Transfunctional Travel Angel with a B0 ballhead. The Benro B0 seemed OK on the tripod but the Joby "X" was less than satisfactory (it is an less expensive $50 head). But it became apparent to me that I should consider a gimbal style head. The 'load' rating for the ball heads is more than the 7 pounds of gear for that lens + a D610. The Benro set up is good for up to 17 pounds so well under the max - not even half the max. By all accounts the consensus seems to be that the Wimberley WH-200 full gimbal is best but at $750 CDN (Henrys.com) it is more than I can bear to part with at the moment for a support. The Jobu line seems interesting - from their "Micro Gimbal" attachment for a 'good' ballhead at $170 CDN (again at Henry's) I would probably upgrade my main ballhead on the tripod and move the B0 to the mono-pod. I'd have to allow for another $150 for a "good" ballhead eh? So $300+ for that one. See: JOBU's website [url=http://www.jobu-design.com/Jobu-Micro-GimbalBallhead-Adapter_p_15.html]Jobu Micro Gimbal/Ballhead Adapter[/url] Interesting - Jobu is a Canadian Co. Didn't know that. They also have a full Gimbal for about $400 called the Jobu Jr 3 - not as heavy duty as others but way more than I need with 7 pounds of gear. I also looked at Monofrotto 393 Heavy Support which takes a different approach but comes in for about $350 CDN (Amazon.ca). And the Wimberley Sidekick which again needs that 'good' ballhead for $350 (Vistek.ca) But it's a "Wimberley". BUT THEN I read with interest though the posts above. Seems some folk are happy with their less expensive gimbals I had looked and dismissed the $100-$200 versions offered on Amazon.CA for units like Cowboy Studio, Beike, ZeleSouris, Newwer, Xsource, Optieka, Movo, and more. Maybe I was too hasty. I feared putting such an expensive set up onto something that may fail and drop my gear. Now I have even more to consider. Not the least of which is whether I'll just live with hand held shooting..... [/QUOTE]

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