K&F Concept 3-Way Geared Tripod Head CNC Process Aluminum Alloy, High-Precision Fluid Head Load Capacity up to 13.2lbs/6kg,for Photography Equipments

SKU: KF31.047

  • 189.99
Overall Rating 4.8   78
Reviews
4
Nice ‘copy’ of a somebody else's design that’s 8x more expensive!
A gimbal head is pretty much essential for a long lens, but it’s a niche product. Gimbals generally are no use for normal photography as you can’t shift between horizontal and vertical operation unless you connect your camera / lens combo via a lens tripod foot and you don’t get them on shorter lenses.

The friction adjusters are rather binary - they’re either locked or loose. However, you can pay a lot more and still suffer that.

The other thing to note is that the gimbal mount will only mount a full sized DSLR (Canon 80D in my case) with the gimbal frame on the left - this means that you have ‘go around’ the frame and the friction adjusters to get to your lens with your left hand. However, a lot of gimbals suffer this and they’re already too big and cumbersome!

This aluminium model is heavier than a cheap carbon-fibre model, but I’d rather trust cheap aluminium welding over cheap CF layup…
26/05/2024