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  1. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    I have only just joined birdforum, I reckon you have a lot more experience with these things than I do. A shame that I wasn't able to ask before I ordered the adapter and the head. The 3047 seemed a good choice to me since it carries 7.5kg, enough for the lens with camera. :h?: Maybe you could...
  2. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    yes Dave, 960mm focal length, frightening isn't it. My biggest problem will be to suppress vibrations, that's why I started to think about using these legs. The 2 halves of the lens are made to fit together, there is no problem. I haven't got the adapter yet, it comes from Russia. I had...
  3. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    The lens is approx. 25 years old, in these days they didn't use plastic and didn't have the advanced technics and materials they use today to reduce weight. Here is a link with some more info on this sort of lens...
  4. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    I wish, I had ONLY 9kg to carry! My tripod weighs exactly 6kg without the long metal plate, lens, camera, the 3047 head. So you can add up: lens 5kg, camera 1kg, metal plate 1kg, 3047 (haven't got it yet) about 1.5kg. All up around 13kg. Then comes the bag with my camera gear on my back, and...
  5. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    It sure is stable KC, but you need a motorized golf buggy if you want to transport it more than 200 yards, that's the downside. :C
  6. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    My thought was, if I support the lens at several points, from lens shade to camera, I eliminate vibrations as much as possible. I might make a second, shorter plate and try out if it makes any difference, would save a little weight and be less awkward to carry around.
  7. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    Yes, that's right. I didn't want to spend a lot of money on a good complete surveyor tripod and then find out it is not what I want. I paid $15.- for the legs and $5.- for the other tripod, $5.- for a large piece of aluminium plate at the wreckers The other bits I bought, 3047 head, Nikon EOS...
  8. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    This tripod didn't have a head, just the legs, I put a piece from an old wooden surveyor tripod on it. It is only a piece where I can connect the legs. It had no thread, but a 2" opening which I covered with a metal plate. Sorry about my awkward explanation, I'm not a technician and also German...
  9. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    Here are a couple of photos. I'm still waiting for the head which goes between the plate and the tripod. The Nikon - EOS adapter hasn't come yet either.
  10. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    Just this morning I received the lens and can now start modifying my "contraption". The first thing I wasn't aware of is that not the head but the focusing unit of the lens, which contains the tripod collar, moves back and forth. That means, I have to put a slot in where the tripod mount of the...
  11. J

    Wimberley gimbal type head

    I am building myself a tripod from a surveyor tripod, a bogen 3047 head and on top of that I will put a plate as long as my camera with 600mm f5.6 lens (approx. 55cm) There is a slot in the plate which enables me to shift the plate with camera/lens forward and backward. The plate is made from...
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