Gimble for my Tripod

[Denis]

Got myself a gimble I was horrified at how much they cost and then found one of those cheap chinese versions for sale. Being only £25 I thought if it was no good I could sling it back on fleabay. Turns out this one is really well made and works well.

If we ever get an airshow this year I might get a chance to use it!

[Ryewolf]

I often see people using these, mostly with video cameras. I've never really thought about getting one so be interested to hear on how you get on with it....

[FUJI]

A great bit of kit for what you do Denis.....

Soon it’ll’ be.... Gambol with me gimbal through the tulips .....

Cant wait time see results.

FUJI

[Martyn]

Hi Denis, looks exactly the same as the one I bought. There are reviews on Youtube slating these cheap gimbals, and as many more on how to modify them into usable bits of kit. But I have to say I'm very happy with mine. The only drawback I find is that when I loosen the top knob to raise or lower the view, it allows the camera to droop a little due to the slack in the bush/bearing. This is not a major issue and is easily corrected by slightly rotating the lens in it's mount.  I'm told that this can also be corrected by taking the gimbal apart and washing out all the grease which is very heavy and sticky, and replacing it with something like wheel bearing grease.

I notice you have the gimbal mechanism on the left of the camera, I find that this interferes with having my left arm on the lens to adjust zoom and focus. I switched mine around so the mech is on the right since my right hand will be on the shutter button.