Review on 📷 Neewer 360° Panoramic Gimbal Tripod Head with Movable 100mm Horizontal Axis, QR Plate, Bubble Level | Ideal for DSLR Cameras up to 33lbs/15kg | Professional Metal Build by Harley Franchetti

usage for wildlife and some action sports. It's not a smooth video head for panning Emmy-worthy shots, but for capturing moving subjects with a telephoto lens it's a great introduction to what's possible and better than a sore wrist. Together with the excellent Sigma 60-600 it can be held for about 30 minutes, but as it is tiring it is an economical solution. Make sure, that your tripod can carry three to five times the weight of your setup. and withstand the stress of movement and the weight of your hands while remaining stable, not tipping over or breaking. Of course, best practice would be to mount it on a headless set of tripod legs, but being able to align and lock the tripod head along its full axis is important. The Neewer brand was chosen because they sold (manufactured?) their studio accessories, that name was a good choice. It comes assembled, logical to set up and balance, but consider using the blue Loctite on a standard tripod quick release plate when mounting it on your head so it's semi-permanently secured. It has a 3/8 thread which should be used. In my case, at 15 pounds and about $5,000 on it, it was important to make it as safe and durable as possible. It's well made and looks fantastic. After 2 weeks of daily use, the surface shows no wear, although once adjusted there is no reason for metal to metal to slip or shift. I have no idea why there is a level on the clamp handle, but maybe it was cheaper to make it from a salable part with a level rather than without looking and got us a few bucks. The Tilt-Drag lock is more like a padlock. not drag-and-drop, although some elementary drag-and-drop fantasy is possible. The description would be like driving a car that is missing half the gears - it drives fast or slow, but not much control over where some of us would like it to be. It snaps into place, see last paragraph. Panorama drag lock is 90% lock, 10% drag lock. Unlike the plate clamp, the pan lock knob is flat, knurled aluminum, and the square plastic wings can snag on the tripod head. Redesigning it with a Dremmel was my devastating decision. If the lens you are using can have optical stabilization, your images may be clearer. The active feedback can be "rigged" by the movements of the gimbal. The mount on your lens or camera may not be long enough to compensate for a longer lens, and adding a longer mount for sessions that use full zoom, simply offers more room for movement and error. Read reviewers about changes made to another version of Neewer Gimbal. Pot handle replacement along with disassembly, re-lubrication and who knows what else will come in handy is done after the joy of the new toy is over. The active feedback can be "rigged" by the movements of the gimbal. The mount on your lens or camera may not be long enough to compensate for a longer lens, and adding a longer mount for sessions that use full zoom simply allows more room for movement and error. Read reviewers about changes made to another version of Neewer Gimbal. The replacement of the pot handle, together with the dismantling, re-oiling and who knows what else is useful will be done after the joy of the new toy has worn off. The active feedback can be "rigged" by the movements of the gimbal. The mounting foot on your lens or camera may not be long enough. to compensate for the longer lens, and adding a longer mount for sessions that use full zoom simply gives more room for movement and error. Read reviewers about changes made to another version of Neewer Gimbal. Replacing the pot handle, along with disassembly, re-oiling and who knows what else might come in handy, is done after the enjoyment of the new toy wears off. Read, what reviewers did to another version of Neewer gimbal. Replacing the pot handle, along with disassembly, re-oiling and who knows what else might come in handy, is done after the enjoyment of the new toy wears off. Read what reviewers made of another version of the Neewer gimbal. Replace pot handle including disassembly, relubrication and who knows what else makes sense,