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<blockquote data-quote="Fortkentdad" data-source="post: 547503" data-attributes="member: 24285"><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"><span style="font-family: 'arial'"><em></em></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">==================</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">Welcome to the club. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">You will love your new lens it is really remarkable. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">I have a 680B and did try it out with my 200-500. I can tell you a Joby "X" is not the topper you want. Not sure if it is the nature of the ballhead or the plate I used or what but that combo did not work for me. The problem was the connection between the plate and the ballhead. It is rated for 11 pounds so is adequate. I did read somewhere to consider the weight rating and divide by two to get the advised rating. Even then it is still "OK" rating wise. The ballhead on my tripod (a Benro B0) seems better - it is rated to 17# and the retail on it is more than twice the Joby so I'm thinking you are not going to get away with a sub $100 ballhead. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">I've been spending hours on line looking at options to support the 200-500. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">I did ask here what people are using after seeing an image of Jim Singler's Wimberley WH-200 earlier in this discussion. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">See also: <a href="http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/34940-inexpensive-gimbal-head.html#axzz45EzSb6rz" target="_blank">http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/34940-inexpensive-gimbal-head.html#axzz45EzSb6rz</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">There is a detailed discussion at Nikonians <a href="http://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=146&topic_id=246105&mesg_id=246105" target="_blank">Supporting a 200-500 Nikon long lens | Nikonians</a> about support options - mostly about using a tripod but a lot of talk of various heads. And the question of whether it is 'needed'. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">No one there is talking about the tilters - most are not rated for the weight. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"><span style="color: #000000">Acratech does have one designed for long lenses that is mid-range priced (as these things go) <a href="http://www.acratech.net/tripod-heads/long-lens-heads/long-lens-head/" target="_blank">Long Lens Support</a> On my list of possible solutions. </span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">But I'm looking hard at getting a gimbal head. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">On the top of the list is one of those adaptor type that slides into a 'good' ballhead like Jobu Micro <a href="http://jobu-design.3dcartstores.com/Jobu-Micro-GimbalBallhead-Adapter_p_15.html" target="_blank">Jobu Micro Gimbal/Ballhead Adapter</a> which is a variation on Wimberly Sidekick. Induro also sells one <a href="http://www.indurogear.com/products/induro-ghba.aspx" target="_blank">Induro > Products > Browse by Categories > GH Gimbal Heads > Gimbal > GHBA Gimbal Head</a> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">They require a ballhead that tightens with a screw and that pans smoothly. I may need to upgrade my ballhead. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">Upside of these adapter style is price ($150 CDN), portability (slides easily into your kit bag (well a bigger kit bag), and the adaptability of having the ballhead there for when you are not shooting long. And did I mention the price? </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">Manfrotto has an option designed by the maker of that monopod, there model 393 see: <a href="https://www.manfrotto.com/long-lens-monopod-bracket" target="_blank">https://www.manfrotto.com/long-lens-monopod-bracket</a> It is good for a mono or tri pod. I've found that while most reviews are very positive there are a few who were not 100% happy. But the price is good (in comparison). It has been described as oversized and some have complained it is not as smooth as some others. It does look clunky. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">I've been exchanging emails with Ian from Jobu about using his product (curiously not a Chinese knockoff - Jobu is made in Canada). His recommendation is his Jobu Jr. 3 for this lens, although he says the Micro is also suited to this lens. The Jobu Jr 3. <a href="http://jobu-design.3dcartstores.com/Jobu-Jr3_p_9.html" target="_blank">http://jobu-design.3dcartstores.com/Jobu-Jr3_p_9.html</a> is a smaller full gimbal style unit. But getting pricey (although if you have to buy a ballhead then the combo of the ballhead and a gimbal adapter style amounts to the same thing - on the other hand you have a ballhead good for when you are not shooting long). For close to the same money you can get a full sized (50 pound limit!) gimbal by Benro. <a href="http://www.benrousa.com/products/benro-gh2.aspx" target="_blank">http://www.benrousa.com/products/benro-gh2.aspx</a> I would not put that onto a monopod though. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">Lots of options. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">I've not yet made up my mind. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">In the meantime it works very well hand held. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">Enjoy your new lens</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">David</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fortkentdad, post: 547503, member: 24285"] [FONT=century gothic][FONT=arial][I] [/I][/FONT] ================== Welcome to the club. You will love your new lens it is really remarkable. I have a 680B and did try it out with my 200-500. I can tell you a Joby "X" is not the topper you want. Not sure if it is the nature of the ballhead or the plate I used or what but that combo did not work for me. The problem was the connection between the plate and the ballhead. It is rated for 11 pounds so is adequate. I did read somewhere to consider the weight rating and divide by two to get the advised rating. Even then it is still "OK" rating wise. The ballhead on my tripod (a Benro B0) seems better - it is rated to 17# and the retail on it is more than twice the Joby so I'm thinking you are not going to get away with a sub $100 ballhead. I've been spending hours on line looking at options to support the 200-500. I did ask here what people are using after seeing an image of Jim Singler's Wimberley WH-200 earlier in this discussion. See also: [URL]http://nikonites.com/other-photography-equipment/34940-inexpensive-gimbal-head.html#axzz45EzSb6rz[/URL] There is a detailed discussion at Nikonians [url=http://www.nikonians.org/forums/dcboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=146&topic_id=246105&mesg_id=246105]Supporting a 200-500 Nikon long lens | Nikonians[/url] about support options - mostly about using a tripod but a lot of talk of various heads. And the question of whether it is 'needed'. No one there is talking about the tilters - most are not rated for the weight. [COLOR=#000000]Acratech does have one designed for long lenses that is mid-range priced (as these things go) [url=http://www.acratech.net/tripod-heads/long-lens-heads/long-lens-head/]Long Lens Support[/url] On my list of possible solutions. [/COLOR] But I'm looking hard at getting a gimbal head. On the top of the list is one of those adaptor type that slides into a 'good' ballhead like Jobu Micro [url=http://jobu-design.3dcartstores.com/Jobu-Micro-GimbalBallhead-Adapter_p_15.html]Jobu Micro Gimbal/Ballhead Adapter[/url] which is a variation on Wimberly Sidekick. Induro also sells one [url=http://www.indurogear.com/products/induro-ghba.aspx]Induro > Products > Browse by Categories > GH Gimbal Heads > Gimbal > GHBA Gimbal Head[/url] They require a ballhead that tightens with a screw and that pans smoothly. I may need to upgrade my ballhead. Upside of these adapter style is price ($150 CDN), portability (slides easily into your kit bag (well a bigger kit bag), and the adaptability of having the ballhead there for when you are not shooting long. And did I mention the price? Manfrotto has an option designed by the maker of that monopod, there model 393 see: [URL]https://www.manfrotto.com/long-lens-monopod-bracket[/URL] It is good for a mono or tri pod. I've found that while most reviews are very positive there are a few who were not 100% happy. But the price is good (in comparison). It has been described as oversized and some have complained it is not as smooth as some others. It does look clunky. I've been exchanging emails with Ian from Jobu about using his product (curiously not a Chinese knockoff - Jobu is made in Canada). His recommendation is his Jobu Jr. 3 for this lens, although he says the Micro is also suited to this lens. The Jobu Jr 3. [URL]http://jobu-design.3dcartstores.com/Jobu-Jr3_p_9.html[/URL] is a smaller full gimbal style unit. But getting pricey (although if you have to buy a ballhead then the combo of the ballhead and a gimbal adapter style amounts to the same thing - on the other hand you have a ballhead good for when you are not shooting long). For close to the same money you can get a full sized (50 pound limit!) gimbal by Benro. [URL]http://www.benrousa.com/products/benro-gh2.aspx[/URL] I would not put that onto a monopod though. Lots of options. I've not yet made up my mind. In the meantime it works very well hand held. Enjoy your new lens David [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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