question for RRS/Acratech (high-end) ballhead users

[risc32]

you guys seem to be confirming what i was thinking. that is that when your gear gets to a certain size/weight you really need a gimbal mount regardless of what strengths your head/tripod might have.

 

[neuroanatomist]

you guys seem to be confirming what i was thinking. that is that when your gear gets to a certain size/weight you really need a gimbal mount regardless of what strengths your head/tripod might have.

There's no question about that, IMO. My BH-55 can easily handle the 600 II, but if I screw up and let go of the gear without the ball tightened fully, best case the lens slams into a tripod leg, worst case the whole setup takes a tumble to the ground. With a gimbal, when you let go with everything loose, it just moves to level and sits there.