The Lensmaster RH-1 made from a lightweight alloy has surprised me a hell of a lot. First of all it is the single arm gimbal, something I ignored for some reason, imagining that the 'normal' double arm gimbal must somehow be better. I have no idea why this single arm (I call it a sidekick) is so much more user friendly but it just is.
I got mine in June this year and liked it so much it was the only tripod support I took with my on a wildlife trip to Crete in July. B****Y H**L it was hot !! That's why I am wearing the white shirt in the pic.
This gimbal is soooo smooth, I don't think there is anything smoother on the market no matter how much you spend. I tested it a fair bit before I bought it. It all worked perfectly well but the acid test for gimbals is HOW SMOOTH IS IT? You find this out when you are doing a slow pan. If the gimbal is not well made there will be little 'drags' but no, this is spot on. I put my Canon 500mm f4 on a Gitzo and spun it round, if it is going to drag it will not come to a smooth stop. It glides to a smooth stop. It is terrific. No fancy bells and whistles, no overpriced name-tags, this product is the bizzo.
It is robust, simple, and does what it says on the tin. I suppose the only thing it doesn't do is lock solid in a position, I'm not fussed about that anyway, I never lock it and I'm certainly not going to spend 600 on a gimbal that does lock, what for?
Save yourself some big bucks, take another look at this single arm Gimbal, I reckon this will last a lifetime.
I got mine in June this year and liked it so much it was the only tripod support I took with my on a wildlife trip to Crete in July. B****Y H**L it was hot !! That's why I am wearing the white shirt in the pic.
This gimbal is soooo smooth, I don't think there is anything smoother on the market no matter how much you spend. I tested it a fair bit before I bought it. It all worked perfectly well but the acid test for gimbals is HOW SMOOTH IS IT? You find this out when you are doing a slow pan. If the gimbal is not well made there will be little 'drags' but no, this is spot on. I put my Canon 500mm f4 on a Gitzo and spun it round, if it is going to drag it will not come to a smooth stop. It glides to a smooth stop. It is terrific. No fancy bells and whistles, no overpriced name-tags, this product is the bizzo.
It is robust, simple, and does what it says on the tin. I suppose the only thing it doesn't do is lock solid in a position, I'm not fussed about that anyway, I never lock it and I'm certainly not going to spend 600 on a gimbal that does lock, what for?
Save yourself some big bucks, take another look at this single arm Gimbal, I reckon this will last a lifetime.
