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    Low cost gimbal head (ebay) LF623

    Well, time has flown by, yet more funerals and it's now May 2018 and the script below this window is telling me that this is an old thread, so I've ticked the button. I've now mounted my 1D IV and an EF 300 F/2.8L IS on the gimbal. When balanced, I found that I could raise the lens axis up to...
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    Low cost gimbal head (ebay) LF623

    ...and now another funeral (4th. this year for me to attend), and then a family visit next week. My very initial impressions are that the Manfrotto lens plate on my 393 is far easier, and more reliable to use than the smaller Arca Swiss style on the gimbal head. I found it quite fiddly to get...
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    Low cost gimbal head (ebay) LF623

    My gimbal head arrived yesterday, on time and nicely packaged, but I now have other priorities (funeral today, car purchase, etc.) before I can sensibly spend some time with it.
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    Low cost gimbal head (ebay) LF623

    For many years I've owned and used a Manfrotto Long Lens Monopod Bracket, model 393. https://www.manfrotto.co.uk/long-lens-monopod-bracket It's supported several of Canon's big white lenses for me, and the only drawback I've encountered is its bulk, and that when using my EF 500 F/4 L IS, I...
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