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<blockquote data-quote="pforsell" data-source="post: 511960" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>I am assuming nothing. I have 20+ years experience with gimbals (30+ with ball heads) and I have extensively loaned/tested/used fluid heads. What I wrote was not an assumption of any kind, it was a personal opinion based on personal knowledge.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I have and I know. As I previously wrote based on my experience, a Sachtler fluid head is worlds better with my AFS 400/2.8 VR than my WH-200 II, but I cannot justify the $3k price tag. The gimbal provides 80% of the handling at 20% of the cost.</p><p></p><p>Will I buy a good fluid head in the future? It depends. The Wimberley is adequate with 400/2.8VR and 300/2.8VR, and despite the front-heaviness of the 200/2VR2 it's so short it works well even on a ball head. And all but 400/2.8VR are easy to hand hold too. </p><p></p><p>If I were to get a 600/4 in the future I'd probably get a fluid head to go with it. But not based on assumptions, as you assume, but based on personal experience and personal needs.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pforsell, post: 511960, member: 7240"] I am assuming nothing. I have 20+ years experience with gimbals (30+ with ball heads) and I have extensively loaned/tested/used fluid heads. What I wrote was not an assumption of any kind, it was a personal opinion based on personal knowledge. I have and I know. As I previously wrote based on my experience, a Sachtler fluid head is worlds better with my AFS 400/2.8 VR than my WH-200 II, but I cannot justify the $3k price tag. The gimbal provides 80% of the handling at 20% of the cost. Will I buy a good fluid head in the future? It depends. The Wimberley is adequate with 400/2.8VR and 300/2.8VR, and despite the front-heaviness of the 200/2VR2 it's so short it works well even on a ball head. And all but 400/2.8VR are easy to hand hold too. If I were to get a 600/4 in the future I'd probably get a fluid head to go with it. But not based on assumptions, as you assume, but based on personal experience and personal needs. [/QUOTE]
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