Ebay Wimberley Gimbal Clone Head

[Dougie]

Hi
Just a quick question, has any of the forums readers bought one of the Wimberley clone gimbal heads off Ebay (£100) link to page below :-

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Tripod-Gimbal-mount-head-for-large-telephoto-lenses_W0QQitemZ380021771715QQihZ025QQcategoryZ332 5QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Just like to know what the quality of these items are like compared to the original Wimberley

Cheers Dougie :shrug:

[Les McLean]

I got a Manfrotto clone (the U shaped head-don't know the number), and it was well put together-it's obvious he has a small workshop-and the heads seem individually made, not quite the slick finish of the real article, but mine does the job.

[malla1962]

condyk has one and did a review on another forum, hope he does not mind me linking it here.
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=484987

[tappilappi]

I have one of the "sidekick" types of lens support from the same guy. I have never used a genuine Wimberley one, so I am not qualified to comment on relative quality. All I can comment on is that I am happy with what I bought for the price, and that the transaction went smoothly - Good email communication with the seller, item was well packed and delivered quickly.