I use a Kirk King Cobra head with my 600mm f4.
IMO a gimbal head is almost mandatory with a lense the size and weight of
the 600.
I've captured birds in flight with it but it almost needs a side mounted
sight to give you an approximate area where it is pointed. Once captured in
the viewfinder its easy to swing the lens/camera combo to follow the birds.
Using a ball head seems to be adding another level of complexity to the
equation as the unclamped head will want to let the lens/camera combo flop
over.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Stenquist" <pnstenqu...@mac.com>
Subject: Re: Colusa Preserve Activity
Gimbal heads are great, but a decent one is in the $600 range. It's on my
wish list.
Paul via phone
On Mar 10, 2017, at 4:18 PM, Stanley Halpin <s...@stans-photography.info>
wrote:
Have you tried a gimbal mount?
e.g.,
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/404536-REG/Wimberley_WH_200_Gimbal_Type_Tripod_Head.html
stan
On Mar 10, 2017, at 3:40 PM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote:
When the camera/lens weight
is as heavy as it is with the DFA,
a tripod is preferable. Hand
holding, however, allows a much freer sweeping motion to follow the
target.
The longer reach does make it more
difficult to "find" the bird upon take
off or as it passes.
J
Sent from my iPhone
On Mar 10, 2017, at 9:13 AM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@mac.com>
wrote:
Nice. The Grackle is very sharp and detailed. Good job on the duck as
well. Shooting birds in flight off a tripod is difficult.
Paul
On Mar 10, 2017, at 11:30 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@comcast.net> wrote:
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