Wildlife Photography across the Water: New Gimbal Head

Monday 11 October 2010

New Gimbal Head

The Gimbal type head has been around a few years and is 'THE' best head for large telephoto lenses, The best in my opinion is the Wimberley MK2 which i have now been using for about 3 years or so, Jobu make a good head which is similar to the wimberley and then you have the cheaper sidekick versions, All very similar until now, RRS have just announced their own Gimbal head and as you can see its totally different from the others, Its by far the most expensive on the market but being made by RRS you can bet your boots its top quality, There are a couple of nice features where the head comes apart for easy transportation and it also has a fixture on the top to take a flash or even another camera/video, I wont be changing my wimberly for one but if you are in the market then any RRS product is certainly worth a look-see more here

Dave

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Bio's

David Courtenay, a self taught wildlife and nature photographer, has been capturing images for over 30 years. He has had a passion for wildlife since early childhood and remembers being glued to the television whenever Survival, Wildlife on One and other natural history documentaries were shown. In the 2006 he swapped his established career for the life of a wildlife photographer, such a move demands a measure of uncompromising passion and commitment.

David has travelled extensively throughout Europe as well as spending more than 7 months in India working with local guides and trackers in search of Bengal Tiger, Asian One horned Rhino and Asian Elephant. He has also photographed Wildlife in Australia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sumatra, Africa, Canada and America. Working closely with Conservation companies he tries to raise funds to help Wildlife that has been put on the endangered list by poaching and habitation loss

Martin Dyer has had a passion for avian wildlife since childhood, particularly raptors. Photography was also another keen interest and it was with the specific availability and control of the whole process that digital offers that Martin was then able to combine the two in 2003. Based in the UK, Martin is a regular visitor to Scotland, specifically the Isle of Mull to watch the Eagles resident there. Other trips to Europe and around the UK are usually part of Martin’s agenda in a typical year.

However, as a firm believer on making the most of the local patch, Martin has spent a lot of time and hard work creating a wildlife garden which is reaping the rewards with many new species and varieties of wildlife. A keen member of a number of wildlife photographic groups, Martin is keen to expand his portfolio into other areas of wildlife, and has already established a wide portfolio of images of fungi.