Asher Kelman
OPF Owner/Editor-in-Chief
This starts with a re-purposing, for this thread, some of my of my initial writings on the Gimbal Panohead by Really Right Stuff. Then I was just interested in a solid base for heavy lenses to make great panos but not using the Gigapan Robot and needing power. To my surprise, the Gimbal is also perfect for supporting long white lenses for wildlife and birding.
Since I'm considering renting the new Canon wonder zoom, the 200-400 4.0L with built in z1.4 multiplier, it makes sense for me to so what's needed to update my RRS gear!
My suggestion, would be to be prepared for different applications. So one might to a broad city scape, an architectural marvel or monument or else a magnificent country scene. In addition one can use a pano head for creating amazing backgrounds to compositions from the imagination or else a giant group shot, for example in a Cathedral. I do panoramas and also pop people into them. So a gimbal head has an advantage. Notice how it uses a cinematography-type system for leveling, essentially a massive 75mm ballhead!
There's an especially interesting package from Really Right Stuff that I'm considering. It will work for panoramas, portraits and everything in between. Also one can add a secondary mini-ballhead for sound recording or a second camera or lights! I'll add more pictures shortly.
It has to be one of the most massive and simple but stable multipurpose systems one could imagine with a built in leveling head.
Asher
Since I'm considering renting the new Canon wonder zoom, the 200-400 4.0L with built in z1.4 multiplier, it makes sense for me to so what's needed to update my RRS gear!
My suggestion, would be to be prepared for different applications. So one might to a broad city scape, an architectural marvel or monument or else a magnificent country scene. In addition one can use a pano head for creating amazing backgrounds to compositions from the imagination or else a giant group shot, for example in a Cathedral. I do panoramas and also pop people into them. So a gimbal head has an advantage. Notice how it uses a cinematography-type system for leveling, essentially a massive 75mm ballhead!

There's an especially interesting package from Really Right Stuff that I'm considering. It will work for panoramas, portraits and everything in between. Also one can add a secondary mini-ballhead for sound recording or a second camera or lights! I'll add more pictures shortly.
It has to be one of the most massive and simple but stable multipurpose systems one could imagine with a built in leveling head.
Asher