Keith Reeder
Watch the birdie...
Although I'm not in the market for a gimbal head at the moment, I have no qualms about those Ebay Indian heads (in fact I rather enjoy the "Inverse Snobbery" thing - my current camera bag of choice is a Delsey GoPix 90 that cost £30!)
I'll probably buy a Feisol/Benro/Amvona CF Gitzo-alike tripod too.
And I am absolutely confident that they'll all do the job.
As Dave says, it's all simple stuff, and the loads we're asking these heads to bear aren't really pushing the boundaries of metallurgical and manufacturing science.
As Steve did, I'd probably improvise a safety tether - but I'd do that with a Wimberley too, because if I did have a disaster it'd be far more likely to be because I hadn't fitted or tightened something up properly, I reckon...
I'll probably buy a Feisol/Benro/Amvona CF Gitzo-alike tripod too.
And I am absolutely confident that they'll all do the job.
As Dave says, it's all simple stuff, and the loads we're asking these heads to bear aren't really pushing the boundaries of metallurgical and manufacturing science.
As Steve did, I'd probably improvise a safety tether - but I'd do that with a Wimberley too, because if I did have a disaster it'd be far more likely to be because I hadn't fitted or tightened something up properly, I reckon...
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