Wimberley WH-200 Wimberley Gimbal Head II - Made in USA

I mainly use a monopod to stabilize my shots which is easy to carry. When a bird flies by I used to just lift up the monopod to catch the shot. This allow me to just pan up and follow the bird as it passes by. Nice smooth action and a very stable platform to shoot from.

This is the gold standard of gimbal heads. Ive had a lot of cheaper gimbal heads on the way here and wish I had just saved up and started with Wimberley. Its like the tripod saga of the photo writer ByThom. You spend all that extra money working up to getting the Gitzo tripod when you would have been better off starting at the top. Other good brands Ive owned are Jobu Black Widow. This new version 2 is a great item and should last a lifetime. Wimberley often will have refurbished or scratch and dent items for sale from the factory. They also have a try before you buy a 60 day trail period. Give them your credit card and they will ship what you want to try. Dont like it send it back. Ive tried the clones and copies and the Induro and Benro are good but not this quality. If you have 6000 in a lens do you want to trust it to a knock off copy clone from China?

I learned ball-heads are lousy support mechanisms for large lenses (Nikon 300mm f 2.8) up in Glacier National park last year. When you consider the physics involved it makes sense: the torque against a long lens supported at some random focal point has to be much greater than the weight of the lens itself. So when I finally learned about this magnificent Gimbal Head (quite by accident), well.... The logic was overwhelming. And it works so well (balanced support! What a concept)! I did have to order a different plate (P30) for my lens, so I recommend that anyone seriously considering go to Wimberley website and discover whats suitable for your specific needs.... Anyway, the new rig is pretty heavy, but damn, its so incredibly sturdy and stable (p.s., using with a MePhoto Tripod).

WOW! I had the head kicking around for a couple of weeks and was debating why I spent so much and was I going to use it, etc. Had some awesome spring bird opportunities develop from my deck and quickly figured out why people pay so much for this head...its AMAZING! I couldnt believe the ease with which I was able to adjust for quickly moving birds shots as they flitted from tree to tree! I got lazy and tried to leave it on for some panoramas on a sloping grade vs putting my ball-head back on. Ball-head is definitely not going anywhere anytime soon as this Wimberley definitely meets a specific need. Still, for birds, it is fantastic and Im very glad I dropped the $ for it!

Outstanding build quality and packaging. Couldnt be happier.

Solid piece of kit

This thing works awesome! Kind of expensive though

Awesome! If you shoot birds, you need this. Or at least something similar. Very well made!

Fabulous tool for wildlife photography.

Excellent product! Very well made and camera movement is very smooth with this device. It cost a bit more than some of the cheap ones out there BUT it’s worth every penny. I would trust this producer with my expensive equipment.