I felt for you Jo when you were feeling so frustrated and stressed. Great job regrouping and getting back out there ❤ subbed and can’t wait to get to watch your adventures
Great video! Your detailed review and field test really highlight its strengths and practical use. Looking forward to seeing more of your work with this equipment!
Thank you 😊 I am investing in the 200-600 sony lens soon so that will help me out. If I could afford to, I'd get the a6700 as a second camera but I wouldn't get rid of the A7iv.
Hey Jo, love your persistence, I have a gimbal similar to yours which love, it made life soooo much easier. I do also have a fluid head for my 600mm, but its really heavy and not really practical as a walkaround. What I'm thinking of doing is the pan handle is removable on the fluid head, so I'm going to try attach it to the gimbal for those video pan-tilt shots. As you have discovered (and same for me) it's not always smooth, I'll try a handle to see if that improves the pan and tilt motion. 🤠😎
Great video Jo, the stiffness in panning is a known issue a lot of people have overcame this by stripping the gimbal & replacing the super thick grease with a lighter grease, after reading hundreds of reviews I gave up on the idea of the K&F gimbal & bought a Brenro one which is a bit heavier but lovely & smooth
I think you would be far better using your lens mount on your shoulder strap clip rather than using your camera which is supporting the whole weight of your lens swinging around, as that will damage your cameras lens mount👌
The 70-200 with the TC doesn't weigh too much so I think it's fine on the camera mount, but I will not be using that clip when I get the 200-600 for that reason 👍
@@JoHeard its not just the weight Jo, the way it wobbles about when your walking is increasing the stress on a mount thats not designed to support a lens in that manner, why do you think the lens has the tripod mount fitted. If Nikon didn’t think it was needed they wouldn’t have supplied it, but its your money! I was just trying to prevent you falling into the problems that others have done🤦🏻♂️
I enjoyed your video. I just returned home from a 2-day attempt for some wildlife photography. I saw absolutely nothing, not even birds. 😂Still, it was a great outing. Really interested in the gimbal. I've been using a fluid head because of the size and weight, but I think the gimbal may be a big help. Thanks for sharing.
Great video Jo. A gimbal will definitely be a help to you in getting sharper images as it did for me. If it’s Gigrin you’re going to for the kites you may find it difficult with a gimbal tracking them as there are so many and they come down at speed so hand help might be best in some instances. Hope you have a great trip there and best of luck. 👍
Yes it's Gigrin I am planning on heading to 👍 tha ms for the heads up, I think I will take it so I can do a comparison as that might be interesting to see 👍
It's a great value gimbal head but quite heavy (as you said) and I found that in hot weather mine leaks a sticky grease from the top hinge. Only thing I found to clean it off was WD-40!
You may find it easier to carry your poles by tying them together with a short bungy cord or just some webbing (or making a sleeve for them, which you can also make a strap for). Though I use the 3d ponchos a fair bit and find them less bulky and they pack down well into a cammo dry bag. For sitting, I tend to use a yoga mat (a nicely padded/thick one). It gives the option for laying down flat and avoiding the poop, or using rolled up to support my back when sitting. It's lighter and more versatile than a sitting seat, at least for me and my fat bottom :).
I went out again with the poles tied up, sooooo much easier 😂 also a bigger bag helped to contain everything better. I ended up with a ground seat which I have tested and think it'll work fine, I find it hard lugging everything around as it is so I think a yoga mat would be too much, but that's for the tips 👍
Re the stiffness on the gimbal head, I believe many people take them apart and replace the grease with a thinner version to alleviate this. RU-vid videos show how they do it. Thanks for sharing
sitting for 4-5 hours in one spot for a single image isn't unusual for me, it's not about the image, more about the time away from the stresses of life.
I think I still need to learn patience 😂 also I had a time limit as I had to go to the dentist (very glamorous 😂) I think with my new seat I got, I should also be more comfortable which is something I have struggled with a fair bit
Little toy? Lol, just what we need hiking up a mountain along with a 600mm lens and all your other gear. I wish you luck with Kentfaith Panoramic Gimbal Tripod Head. Realistically, the size, weight, and setup time... it's not for me.
@@JoHeardthe centre line of the lens should be at the pivot point knob, adjust using the gimbal foot adjustment. Yours is set too low. K&F are not the quality they used to be, there is slop in the bearings compared to Wimberley, Jobu or Sirui gimbal heads
