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All gimbals are going to screw onto your tripod base like a standard ballhead would. Nothing fancy about that.
For your camera/lens attachment most, if not all, gimbals should have an arca-swiss compatible thumb screw (not quick release lever) plate that works with any arca-swiss compatible lens or camera plate/foot.
You can google Bieke. Works fine for me, just not as buttery smooth which some may prefer.
Once you practice with hand holding a 400mm, you probably will find hand holding for BIF is better for you. YMMV
Gimbals do have more joints, so you can have more vibration which is not desirable for the discerning landscape photographer who uses long shutter speeds in all kinds of weather/wind. Also, it mounts the camera 'sideways', so you'd have to have an adapter to point your lens forward for landscape photos.
Assuming you don't sell your truck, if I were you, I'd have to get two heads:
1) A cheap gimbal that allows both panning and still photography for wildlife. (beike gimbal)
2) A sturdy ballhead for landscapes (BH-50 or BH-40 equivalent)
If you do sell your truck, some prolific wildlife photographers would probably opt for a sturdier gimbal 'brand' for their 600mm or 800mm. These posts go on for pages. Not needed in your case.
You may be able to get by with a heavy duty ballhead for all your uses, but a ballhead with a telephoto does run the risk of 'flop'. This happens when you have your ballhead set loosely for BIF, you forget this, let go of your camera, and the weight of your lens tilts your camera/lens forward. With enough momentum, your gear topples to the ground crashing the lens and breaking the camera's lens mount. A gimbal avoids this. Alternately, some will buy a wimberly sidekick to mount onto their ballhead. A sidekick has its own pros/cons.
David
Edited on Jul 24, 2014 at 09:02 AM · View previous versions
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