galenapass wrote: Dustin Gent wrote:
As I am starting to acquire equipment geared more specifically for wildlife/nature, I forgot that my current tripod head may not be the "best" option for my endeavor. The gear I have right now is:
A7r4, Sigma 24-70 ART, 200-600 (on Tuesday!!), RRS TVC 34 II and an Acratech GPP something, which i really like. I just remember when I had the Sigma 150-500, it was not the most ideal head to use for fast moving birds, etc.
My question now in regards to a gimbal style setup. Ive never personally used one, but was watching a Mark Smith video on wildlife settings he uses on his A7r4, and he had a 600mm mounted on a Wimberley style gimbal head. It looked pretty sweet, and got me thinking. I would rather have one mount that will work with all styles of photography that i do, but i am most likely gonna have to split up the genres, as the Wimberley is probably heavy and cumbersome to hike with lol.
Anyways, sorry for all the newbie questions.
I think he has said numerous times that he usually shoots handheld. I am 57 and have no issues using the 200-600 hand-held all day long. I have a ProMedia Katana Junior but I never use it. I recommend not spending money until you think you need it for sure.
In my case, I am going to be 69 in January, have the remnants of 2 shattered wrists in a bicyle-car accident (the car won), though I also have the Leitz 14239 universal hand grip/shoulder stockwith an Arca Swiss type QR, so I need/want some support.
galenapass wrote: Dustin Gent wrote:
As I am starting to acquire equipment geared more specifically for wildlife/nature, I forgot that my current tripod head may not be the "best" option for my endeavor. The gear I have right now is:
A7r4, Sigma 24-70 ART, 200-600 (on Tuesday!!), RRS TVC 34 II and an Acratech GPP something, which i really like. I just remember when I had the Sigma 150-500, it was not the most ideal head to use for fast moving birds, etc.
My question now in regards to a gimbal style setup. Ive never personally used one, but was watching a Mark Smith video on wildlife settings he uses on his A7r4, and he had a 600mm mounted on a Wimberley style gimbal head. It looked pretty sweet, and got me thinking. I would rather have one mount that will work with all styles of photography that i do, but i am most likely gonna have to split up the genres, as the Wimberley is probably heavy and cumbersome to hike with lol.
Anyways, sorry for all the newbie questions.
I think he has said numerous times that he usually shoots handheld. I am 57 and have no issues using the 200-600 hand-held all day long. I have a ProMedia Katana Junior but I never use it. I recommend not spending money until you think you need it for sure.
In my case, I am going to be 69 in January, have the remnants of 2 shattered wrists in a bicyle-car accident (the car won), though I also have the Leitz 14239 universal hand grip/shoulder/ with an Arca Swiss type QR, so I need/want some support.
galenapass wrote: Dustin Gent wrote:
As I am starting to acquire equipment geared more specifically for wildlife/nature, I forgot that my current tripod head may not be the "best" option for my endeavor. The gear I have right now is:
A7r4, Sigma 24-70 ART, 200-600 (on Tuesday!!), RRS TVC 34 II and an Acratech GPP something, which i really like. I just remember when I had the Sigma 150-500, it was not the most ideal head to use for fast moving birds, etc.
My question now in regards to a gimbal style setup. Ive never personally used one, but was watching a Mark Smith video on wildlife settings he uses on his A7r4, and he had a 600mm mounted on a Wimberley style gimbal head. It looked pretty sweet, and got me thinking. I would rather have one mount that will work with all styles of photography that i do, but i am most likely gonna have to split up the genres, as the Wimberley is probably heavy and cumbersome to hike with lol.
Anyways, sorry for all the newbie questions.
I think he has said numerous times that he usually shoots handheld. I am 57 and have no issues using the 200-600 hand-held all day long. I have a ProMedia Katana Junior but I never use it. I recommend not spending money until you think you need it for sure.
In my case, I am going to be 69 in January, have the remnants of 2 shattered wrists in in bicyle-car accident (the car won), though I also have the Leitz 14239 universal hand grip/shoulder/ with an Arca Swiss type QR, so I need/want some support.
Rich
Nov 24, 2022 at 03:08 PM
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