hi robert , i have today recieved my gimbal i went for the neewer gm101 as you have reviewed very well, it seems very well built and solid , i purchased this after watching this video , im glaad i took your advice keep the reviews coming mate , on the plus plus side i got a used one but its brand new i can only think its been sent out then returned straight away so only spent 50 quid so im more than happy thanks robert

I actually looked into getting one of these a few years back. But read the reviews and, as you mentioned in the video, found several mentioning the failure of the mechanisms and maintenance required with bearings and lubrication etc, so decided against it.....although as you rightly mention, you have to consider the price point - it's never going to be perfect in every way for £80 (or more like £50 when I was looking....inflation!). Solid review mate, some good shots too.

I've just bought one off eBay UK (16.7.23) New, £26 posted 😊Also people mentioning they can be stiff. Well, there a couple of vids showing how to take them apart. There are no bearings in the gimble. The problem is that they use a very thick grease. Works perfect in hot climates but stiff in cold climates. All they did was remove the original grease , and replace it with Silicon grease, the same used on outboard motors.

Had a look at this a couple of months back and couldn’t find any reviews etc Seems a decent bit of kit for wildlife and sports! Nice to see it in action 👍🏻

Great Product review Robert, I have got to admit, I am keen on a gimbal! for the same reason as you "birds" and "Video!" Thanks for sharing

I've had the carbon fibre version of this head for about four years now and it's as good as any of the fancy branded ones costing four or five times as much that I've had the opportunity to try out. Only issue I now have is that I just can't balance it with my new much lighter Sony A7iii mirrorless with a Sony 200-600 lens in front of it - it's all just too front heavy no matter how I adjust the foot - but that's not the head's fault! Oh, and it doesn't suffer from any shakeability when the pivot tensioner is loosened off.

Although not an expert, I believe that the height adjustment is so that the camera+lens to stay at the angle you leave them and stop them from rotating. If it is too high or low it will swing upwards or downwards. The video gimbals work on the same principle.

Just ordered mine with the code, thanks Robert 👍

You should have the gimbal to the right of the camera, not the left, then you won't have to reach around it to get your left hand on the lens. Thanks for doing this review, I found it helpful.

Very interesting and seriously considering it as just awaiting delivery of a d500 to couple with my Tamron 100-400 & 150-600 - nice images 👍

i got the same gimbal head and i had no problems .

Great video! Would really like to try this one out.

For someone that occasionally does a bit of bird or sport photography then that looks a half decent bit of kit for the money. I'm sure if you were spending every weekend in nature shooting wildlife you might want to spend a bit more. But for those of us on a tight budget that would probably do the job just fine.

Great review of this piece of kit Robert. Not being a wildlife photographer, I'm not sure I would have a need for this, but I can see where it would be great for wildlife or even possibly sports photography, especially for the price. But never mind that, as always, I came here for the images and there were some really good ones here. That in-flight image of the Heron (?) at 6:08 was absolutely amazing, as well as the gull at 6:32. Looking forward to the remainder of the California series, or the woodland video! Hope you are doing well, have a great week over there!

Great vid Robert, I have also got the sigma 150-600 with 7d mkii, ive been offered the gimbal second-hand like new for £40, would you go for it.

Great review. Looks like a hand thing to have when shooting sports. If ya had to follow a player.

Great info. Do you know if this gimbal is suitable for a Nikon Coolpix P1000?

Interesting bit of kit Robert and looks a bargain even without the discount code! For anyone doing plenty wildlife I’m sure this would be a great asset. I always carry a set of Allen keys just in case and not sure if you managed to tighten it to lose that slight bit of movement ?

Will it handle huge pro telephotos ,

Hi Robert - nice video and interestingly I have the same tripod. I have been to the Dearne Valley reserve several times - but never to try photograph birds (only watching with binoculars and a spotting scope). In your experience would you say that you need at least a 600mm lens at a reserve like this? I guess with your Nikon 500 that means the Sigma is giving you a 900mm equivalent?

Hi Robert, thanks for the review. I have just tried to order, however it states that the code is not valid?

Does anyone know how to actually PUT IT ON the tripod???

can you mount the body in potrait ?

What model is this head?

Whilst all the other comments are giving praise .. they are all neglecting ... one thing .. Absoulte rip off Tripods have become .. Companies are taking the blatent piss . Can''t even sell you a complete product unless you buy a Cheap tripod whereby it's pointless putting on a heavier lense because the shake makes it unuseable . ie Manfrotto M2 . I saw one in the shop a Gitzo Model it was a belter which had a gimball head .. had no price tags ...on it . am looking at assuming it's a complete product . When i asked , he said 800 for the legs and another 500 for the Gimball head [ WTH] . Does the Industry think on a whole that folks that take's up Photography .. are minted and have never ending supply of cash lol ????