Professional Tripod Gimbal Head 360° Panoramic Head with 10cm/3.9" Movable on Horizontal Axis and Vertical Swing Arm, Arca-Swiss Std Quick Release Plate for DSLR Loading Up to 15Kgs/33lbs

I was having problems using my 200-600 lens on my tripod with my ball head, just was not working well. I decided to try a Gimbal and looked at quit a few different models with a wide variation in price. I settled on the ANNSM Gimbal Tripod Head and am very glad I did. It is made well, very sturdy and I am impressed with the quality. I think I got a very good product for a very good price. The Gimbal did make a BIG difference in photo quality when shooting with my 200- 600, I get a lot more usable pictures. It is easy to setup and adjust. I even like using it with my 70 - 200 too.

Worked perfectly for the Solar Eclipse-reason I bought it. Not terribly expensive and fabulous for the price! Worked great with my 400 lens.

Very pleased with performance and construction. Good value for the money.

I would have given 5 stars, except the first day I was out hiking with this the bubble level popped out, never to be found again. So I bought a replacement (12x7mm) and put this in with some thin double-stick tape on its back. However, this is too tall, and the level's face was getting scratched because it was no longer recessed. A 12x6mm bubble level should work, but it is unclear if those that Amazon sells are "high sensitivity" like the 12x7 one they sell is. I ended up epoxying an O-ring around the level to recess and protect the face (see 1st photo).So, to use the level, you have to dismount the camera & lens, remove the Arca clamp, and place the clamp on top of the panning base, I presume, as I did in the 1st photo. This is the same for the other gimbal heads that Amazon sells, but it is awkward and time-consuming in the field. So I bought a bigger bubble level (50x9mm, which was actually 18mm tall) and attached it directly to the panning base, as in the 2nd photo. You can do this with thick double-stick foam tape so that the level sits ~1/8" above the base, to clear the screw head that protrudes from the center of the panning base. Instead, I counter-bored into the bottom of the bubble level to get clearance, then used thin double-stick tape. Either way, at least for my camera+lens, the level does not interfere with the lens, even when it is as far up or down as it can tilt. Now, when I reposition the tripod, everything is quick and easy to level.Aside from this, the head performed perfectly in the field, and was a pleasure to use. Images with my 900mm equivalent tele were tack sharp. I had no issues with the viscosity of the lubricants, as others have complained about on other gimbal brands, though I haven't tried this head in the bitter cold.UPDATE after 9 months of use ...I have no problem of play in the panning axis, contrary to what others have seen.The double-stick tape solution on the new spirit level didn't last. I knocked it off while hiking, and lost the level. So I bought another level and attached it with 3 small tapping screws seated in blind holes that I drilled in the top of the base. This works perfectly.Since it's now winter, I got to see how this works in the bitter cold (10 degrees F). Yes, the thick grease it's packed with adds more than a desirable amount of drag when very cold. Even at pleasant temperatures, the grease tends to leak out from the tilt bearing, and is a sticky mess to clean up after each use.So I decided to take the tilt bearing apart to add a grease seal. It came apart easily, just needing a metric hex key. I scraped, wiped, and washed out the grease (but left it on the roller thrust bearing), and reassembled it without replacing the lubricant (and nixed the idea of adding a seal).Now, with aluminum-on-aluminum bearing surfaces, without a grease film between them, the tilt friction was hard to set, and quickly went from loose to locked when rotating its knob. Friction also was non-uniform over the various tilt positions at a given knob setting. So I added a compliant washer, that I cut out of rubber-impregnated cloth, between the mating parts. Now the knob affords me a range of frictions as I tighten it, and the friction is consistent across all tilts. I am happy again.Yes, it's a minor shop project to fix the quirks, but if you are handy, you'll end up with a gimbal that you will be quite pleased with, at a small fraction of the cost of the alternatives.

Didn't use it much, very stiff but appeared well made. Went to use it and grease had leaked out everywhere. What a mess!!

Material used was of very good quality.Finish was as advertised.My initial first use was used in mid 20 degree F. and performed well.The knobs were the perfect size to tighten easy enough to hold the positions of the camera in all ranges.The only thing that I felt would be to note that on the dovetail rail the only screw that was provided on my Nikon I had to torque the screw down more than I was comfortable to secure the telephoto lens of almost 10lbs to hold firm when the rotation screw was tightened.

It is solidly built of heavy steel. Takes some getting us to because you have to be careful with how fast it travels. I like it's steady strength.

I bought this to use with Nikon 810/750 bodies (~2 lb., especially with a Sigma 60-600 zoom (~6 lb.). Gimbal handles these well when locked. When unlocked, upper hinge doesn’t wobble as some others have been described. The pivoting base, however wobbles 1-2 mm when unlocked. It also has a very viscous lube which makes it difficult to pan/tilt when tracking a subject. YouTube has many videos describing the process for removing this and replacing it with a lighter lithium grease. Really easy process. I was concerned this would amplify the wobble. Also, my to-do list already cuts into my camera time, so I really didn’t want another project, more of anout-of-the-box solution.I wound up returning this and getting a Benro. 3X as expensive, less than 1/2 the cost of a Wimberly and not requiring a new mortgage for an RRS unit. I think the Benro uses a large bushing rather than a needle bearing, but it’s very well made. And it’s better at tracking with this large lens.Overall, if price was my main concern, this gimbal is well made and very solid... when locked down. Design, not so much. If that’s your priority, it’s a bargain. Otherwise, it becomes a minor shop project.

A little stiff at first but if you do the recommended dismantle and grease it works smooth 👍