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hiepphotog wrote:
Check out Flexshooter. While not a true gimbal, it’s what some of the wildlife togs are switching to. They are light for what they can do.
That was a heavily mentioned head when it came out, but I haven't seen anything about it for quite a while.
I had an opportunity to try one of these last year and decided it's not for me. This is definitely a head to try before you buy. My bottom line: It’s a good head, but no better than my FLM or Gitzos as a ball head, and poorer than the Katana as a gimbal. I wouldn't use it with something like a Canon Big White as it doesn't balance well, its movement range is too limited for much of the bird following I do, and it took quite a few turns to lock and didn't feel particularly positive, although it held steady for all but my 500 f/4 lens.
For the price ($600-700 at B&H), I'd have to think really, really hard and try it before getting this instead of a Katana jr. for birds/wildlife, or a FLM/RRS/Gitzo ball for general use.
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