K&F Concept Professional Gimbal Head Review - BEST VALUE Gimbal Head for Wildlife Photography?
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- Опубликовано: 28 авг 2024
- In this video I test out the K&F Concept Professional Gimbal Head - a CNC Machined Aluminium Alloy Gimbal Head that is capable of supporting up to 20kg and weighs 1.265kg
I was never a massive fan of using tripods as I use Micro Four Thirds cameras that have incredible in-body image stabilisation, but I have noticed that there are definitely times where a tripod and gimbal head combination could have been useful.
When I saw how much this Gimbal Head was I knew I had to try it because I am a very budget conscious wildlife photographer - could this really be the best value gimbal head out there?
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Thanks for watching! For people in the USA I have included the local link in the description
It's also now 12% not 10% off which makes this Gimbal a bargain!
I've also released a video comparing both K&F gimbal heads on my channel so be sure to check that out! :)
A solid recommendation from a seasoned photographer! Thanks for the amazing review
Thank You Wendy! It's great value for money and I don't think anyone will have any complaints. I notice K&F do another one - is there any difference or is it mainly design?
Man, this definitely useful, plus its affordable, you've just earned yourself a sub...👍
Awesome, thank you! Hope you just enjoy the rest of the content :)
Hi Joe, I’m a big fan of K&F products & own a few myself. This gimbal looks like another hit for them, good build quality & decent components. If I needed one, I’d certainly consider it, but I have one (Movo) & have owned it a number of years & used it many times.
Solid review of what looks to be a solid bit of kit (if a little strange looking in terms of appearance).
All the best,
Nick
Haha yes I guess it does look different compared to the Wimberley wannabe's lol! The real test was if it would fit into the top of my camera bag - which it does so I'm glad it wasn't too large for that as I think that might have been a deal breaker for me personally. Really impressed with the build quality though and that price! 👌
Well well Joe. This is a great gimbal head and a great review, especially for the budget conscious. Unfortunately too late for me as I already purchased my gimbal head some years ago. Look forward to the next one, and glad you are doing your own thing. Just one thing, who is Taffs Tours? See you out there!
Haha its one of those lads type t shirts. A bunch of us at work (headed by a Weosh chap) went to Berlin in 2019 and these were made in anticipation of going to Poland in 2020 and I think you can guess how that worked out 🤣
Hopefully I can find some more budget conscious gear to test particularly that I now have a macro lens for fathers day!
Thank you for the review. I use K&F square pro filters and find the build quality excellent and would expect the build quality of this gimbal to also be excellent. I shoot with a Nikon D850 which is a fairly meaty camera and when used with my Sigma 150-600C lens, its definitely a work out! I have never used a gimbal before and think this would have a few uses and not only wildlife photography! For the price, it looks excellent value. Might be purchasing soon.
Yeah I have a feeling it would be even better with a more meatier setup! If you do decide to go for it just use my link and code and its good to go for 10% off (I tested it earlier)
and thanks for watching :)
Thanks a million i wanted to try using a gimbal but didn't want to spend to much and find out I don't like it. This checks many of the boxes and price I want to pay.
To be honest same here! It's not something that needed but it's going to be highly useful and I'm actually about to go out right now and use it to try and photograph Foxes. At least now I'll have every chance I can :)
Great review mate, seems to be excellent value for money !!!
With the code its even more insane! I haven't compared it to something that cost 4 or 5 times more but I can't see myself ever using one that expensive so...
A good review Joe and it looks like a solid, well made product.
Thanks mate. Honestly for the price I wasn't expecting too much but that's progress in the marketplace I guess :)
So... i've been pondering this very gimbal, thinking that i really like the look of it and the weight advantage it has over many others, but also suffering the doubt that it can deliver at its price-point. Anyway, you've been a great help, although you could have had a go at your pet budgie or the neighbours cat.... Thanks very much - enjoyed the vid - Lkd&Subd - Cheers and all the best from a cabin in a swamp in a rainforest in New Zealand.
@@luzr6613 I think there's a clip of it in use in my k&f filter video towards the end :)
@@JoeMaranophotography Is ok - I was being a dick. You did more than enough with the casual credibility of your delivery... although I do like budgies and cats. Have a good one and thanks for the invite - i'll burrow into your archive. Cheers.
Nice - they make some good kit. I got a tripod from them to review and I am still using it a lot. It will be interesting to see how it is in a few months after some good old British rain and mud!
The only thing I find 'wrong' with a gimbal head is that you have to change it out if you want to mount the camera on the tripod with a shorter lens... I now use a flexshooter for that reason but honestly, it's not actually as perfectly smooth as a gimbal would be.
Oh that's the real test isn't it and definitely more punishing on kit where you are in Scotland versus me down here!
That said Norfolk mud is definitely one of the worst types of soil in my opinion 🤣
I think the best way is to have a head for every occasion - like you say a gimbal head isn't going to work for Macro and a video head may well be better for video etc I guess a flexible setup for each type of photography is always going to have a small compromise in each area. Having every type is better but then you have to know what you are going to photograph before time so again you are limited - why can't wildlife photography be easier?? 😁
I can't remember if I've seen any videos on the flex shooter so I'll definitely check it out! Thanks and thanks again for commenting and supporting the channel Geoff its much appreciated. Hopefully we'll see more of you soon?
@@JoeMaranophotography absolutely - always a compromise somewhere and sometimes a bit of compromise and simplification actually leaves you in a better position to get the photos / videos as you're more engaged with the process and not faffing about with some bit of kit at the critical moment!
Have a look at this for a bit more about Flexshooter: ruclips.net/video/VcTDlJbSYfQ/видео.html .. Andy Rouse is one of the UK ambassadors / sellers btw ;)
Yeah, the weather / muck sealing of modern kit is so helpful! I grew up in Gloucestershire and the clay mud there would (did) knacker most kit given enough exposure!
@GeoffCooper You know what's funny thats exactly the video I just watched! 🤣
It looks really good but then I saw the price! Christ alive!
@@JoeMaranophotography aye, it's freaking expensive but they hold their value very well and are apparently very willing to supply parts for repair if anything goes wrong! I sold a gimbal and heavy duty ball head and then got the felxshooter 2nd hand - if I would have ever had them all at the same time I'd have made a video!!
@GeoffCooper It does look like a very good solution as right now I haven't really got anything good enough to support my new fathers day gift - a macro lens. I only have a cheap ballhead that came with a basic amazon tripod and I have a strong feeling as soon as I lock that down it's going to change the composition
Looks like really good value mate.
Yes very hard to beat at that price and best bit is it fits in my camera bag!
Nice video mate, how does it hold up with the wind?
I would imagine it would be pretty good because it has a natural sort of resistance to it when using it which I would imagine would help it against the worst of winds. Didn't consider that as an advantage actually but I guess that's another one :)
A couple of years ago I got the Movo GH700 gimbal which looks suspiciously adjacent to one of the other K&F. i.e. a Wimberley copy. All I had to do to it to have less stiction was re-grease it with some Castrol.
Yeah that could be an option. For my use case I actually liked it with a little friction although I'm not a gimbal connoisseur by any means! Maybe one day! 🤣
@@JoeMaranophotography friction is not stiction which is where we have to give it a good nudge to start it moving, it is the friction which tends to prevent stationary surfaces from being set in motion. It is a real word. Typically cheap thick and sticky packing grease.
@jeffslade1892 I'm not sure I follow but maybe friction wasn't the right word. More resistance and it feels like its supposed to be that way if that makes sense?
@@JoeMaranophotography stiction is the initial stick before it moves. We want some friction so it doesn't move too easily or by itself. Stiction is having to give it a good shove to make it go, which we don't want if we want to make a small movement.
Inside of a "fluid head" looks like a nest of cookie cutters filled with grease. We will also have a tension knob squeezing some washers, or some other form of brake.
If you have not found it sticking in place, it is probably all good.
@jeffslade1892 The entire range feels the same so I'm guessing all good. It's the first gimbal head I have used but it seems to work exactly as I would expect. The only thing I'm really glad of is the adjustable level on the tripod itself. If I had been using my older heavier one if you weren't level with the legs you would have to accept the level being off
i just got the same gimbal
@@Beach_vibes_gr how are you liking it?
Is it possible to detach the horizontal bar (the one connected to the tripod) from the vertical attached to the camera? I have a fairly small bag for my camera gear so being able to disassemble it would probably convince me to buy it.
@emilbroman Yes that detaches but you will need to mark or remember your setting for the balance :)
Is this Leca 100-400mm? The lens looks much bigger comparing to the head unles the head is very massive.
Yes the Leica 100-400. Yes the head is reasonably large but fits in the top pouch of my bag as its shown here.
How fluid in the panning movement? I think you don't have it balanced correctly on vertical axis. The lens seems to be too high and it seemed to be kept in place with a friction from a cradle arm knob. After you loosen it the camera started to creep front when leant forward and creep back when it leant backward. I want to buy it but I would like to know, how smooth is it. It looks like it after being pushed it is not going to spin like on a bearing. Is that correct?
I'm not sure im seeing where that happened? It only moved when I unbalanced it from putting the zoom lens back in (which will change the weight distribution)
Panning is smooth but there is feedback to it, its not completely smooth as in frictionless if that makes sense. If you try to spin the camera horizontal then you will only go maybe half a turn - it won't keep spinning if that makes sense.
@@JoeMaranophotography It makes perfect sense. Half turn is already more than enough to get good compromise between responsivenes in photos and fluidness in video. I'd rather had frictionless gimbal and dampened panoramic-levelin head but this one should do.
@przybylskipawel Yeah that's why I like it because yes smooth would feel nice but you want some friction for video so you don't jitter around everywhere. Thankfully my tripod has a levelling bowl on it so I'm always level :)
Hi! Jo, Thinking of buying one, could you tell me in CM how long the rail is what attaches to the tripod?
@canonphotographer Do you mean the bracket that attaches to my lens foot? If so that's 7cm long.
@@JoeMaranophotography Jo the horizontal long arm/rail that attaches to the swivel point of your tripod and what the upright post attaches to….
@canonphotographer Ah I'm at work at the minute but I'll let you know as soon as I can! If I forget just post again and I'm sure I'll see it!
215mm I just checked on the website it's in the photos :)
K&F and Andoer gimbals are identical btw
@@gunsentry8349 I didn't know that!
@@JoeMaranophotography Manufactured in the same factories in China. Just different badges painted on them.
And others like Andoer.
Useful review, Joe. SUBSCRIBED (SONATA Su Em)
Thanks!