INDURO GIT 404XL Grand Series 4 Stealth Carbon Fiber tripod With the INDURO GHB2 gimbal head on top this a rock solid solution to support any camera with a long lens attached. You can spend about twice as much money on other brands but I don’t thin
GITZO tripod GT2931 Basalt My first “real” tripod that I used for almost everything for many years. It was a little too short for wildlife photography with a gimbal head attached. After finding another solution for wildlife photography I modified t
INDURO GHB2 gimbal head This gimbal head has it all to support a heavy and long lens in combination with a good tripod. It allows smooth panning and tilting, and the control knobs are big enough to adjust tightness of movement even with bigger glov
REALLY RIGHT STUFF Ball head BH-55 I leave this heavy-duty piece always mounted to an extra INDURO MFP45 flat plate. This allows me to switch extremely fast from shooting with the gimbal head (wildlife) to the ball head (landscape) and back, if a s
KIRK Ball head BH-3 This is a rock solid piece of equipment to support the camera on a tripod. Well built, high quality, and it never failed in all the years I had it. It is much lighter than the RRS BH-55 and is mostly used on the lighter GITZO tr
L-Brackets I use L-brackets for my cameras and leave them on most of the time, enabling the quick use on a tripod in either horizontal or vertical position. Nikon Z 6II: Sunwayfoto PNLO-Z6II, This one has everything the $80-135 more expensive bran
Ground pod (Do-It-Yourself item) A useful tool when carrying a tripod is not an option, like in restricted areas, or when you prefer to travel “light” and still keep the possibility to shoot with long exposure. I use the ground pod with my Kirk BH-
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INDURO GIT 404XL Grand Series 4 Stealth Carbon Fiber tripod

With the INDURO GHB2 gimbal head on top this a rock solid solution to support any camera with a long lens attached. You can spend about twice as much money on other brands but I don’t think it will buy you better support and quality than what you can get with this tripod and gimbal head for wildlife photography.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

GITZO tripod GT2931 Basalt

My first “real” tripod that I used for almost everything for many years. It was a little too short for wildlife photography with a gimbal head attached. After finding another solution for wildlife photography I modified this one by removing the center column. It is now still high enough for landscape photography or any indoor shooting, and light enough to take it on a hike into the mountains.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

INDURO GHB2 gimbal head

This gimbal head has it all to support a heavy and long lens in combination with a good tripod. It allows smooth panning and tilting, and the control knobs are big enough to adjust tightness of movement even with bigger gloves very subtle. The quality of the GHB2 is outstanding and if you are in the market for a gimbal head, don’t settle for less. This piece of equipment is worth every penny!

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

REALLY RIGHT STUFF Ball head BH-55

I leave this heavy-duty piece always mounted to an extra INDURO MFP45 flat plate. This allows me to switch extremely fast from shooting with the gimbal head (wildlife) to the ball head (landscape) and back, if a situation out in nature requires it. The BH-55 is built like a tank and can hold even the heavy SIGMA 150-600 safely in position. The lever-release clamp makes setting up tripod and camera very fast.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

KIRK Ball head BH-3

This is a rock solid piece of equipment to support the camera on a tripod. Well built, high quality, and it never failed in all the years I had it. It is much lighter than the RRS BH-55 and is mostly used on the lighter GITZO tripod or on a ground pod during hiking or walking trips.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

L-Brackets

I use L-brackets for my cameras and leave them on most of the time, enabling the quick use on a tripod in either horizontal or vertical position.

Nikon Z 6II: Sunwayfoto PNLO-Z6II, This one has everything the $80-135 more expensive brand name products have, plus built in 3-axis bubble levels. Any questions? ;-)

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Nikon D750: Modified KIRK L-bracket from the long gone Nikon D200 camera. It still works and was actually a lot more expensive than the PNLO-Z6II …

★ ★ ★

Ground pod (Do-It-Yourself item)

A useful tool when carrying a tripod is not an option, like in restricted areas, or when you prefer to travel “light” and still keep the possibility to shoot with long exposure. I use the ground pod with my Kirk BH-3 ball head. There are some very fancy products in the market and some of them cost a fortune. This simple home made solution provides good support for camera and lens and cost only a few pennies.