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

This is a wonderful head, but had some problems with the tightning knob on the receiver. I could not unscrew to release my lens foot. Had to force the knob & ruin it to be able to remove my 500mm lens. Wimberly honored the defect & sent a new swing base!

Silky smooth to use. Balances easily. Easy to set just the right tension.

Worth every dime. Bought a cheaper gimbal and hated it. The Wimberley is beyond good -- its wondrous and has made a huge difference when using my Canon 500 mm lens. As sturdy as an anvil. Dont waste your money on cheap knock-offs.

The Wimberley Head Version II is nothing short of sheer perfection. I owned a cheaper and non-American made gimbal head in the past with many frustrating annoyances such as: cheap knobs, stiff base for turn left and right, no space to place hand on grip bar, and poor weight distribution system. With the Wimberley Head II, all my annoyances has disappeared.

Great engineering and precision manufacturing. Makes my big lens seem weightless! Just like all the reviews I researched said it would work.

Extraordinary piece of equipment.

I was really struggling to take pictures of wildlife with my heavy 200-500 mm lens mounted on a ball head. If you loosen it to follow something, its all over the place ... very hard to control. If you tighten it a bit to minimize the movement, it still doesnt help. I always worried about it being tight enough if I wanted to walk away for a minute, because if it wasnt tight enough the camera lens would lurch forward and possibly damage the lens or camera.

I feel very secure using this head with my 500mm telephoto lens. It works like a charm.

and outstanding at what it does.

Been using this head for a couple of days and love it. Its rock solid and well worth the price. If you want the best you have to pay up. I would buy it again...