Wimberley MH-100 Wimberley MonoGimbal Head - Made in USA

Very pleased with the Wimberley MH-100 monogimball - very well made/designed, smooth movement, reliable - feels very solid, and a pleasure to use on a monopod!

This monopod gimble is superbly engineered and built and it is simplistic in use. The Wimberly MonoGimble is so much better than using a typical bulky tripod designed large offset gimble on a monopod. I am a bird, wildlife, and nature photographer. I have been using this Wimberly MonoGimble on a Manfrotto MPMXPROA4 monopod shooting either a Nikon D7200 or a Nikon D850 mounted with a Nikon 800mm f/5.6E. This lens, and either camera frame, are a very heavy combination and I trust the Wimberly MonoGimble, Manfroto monopod combination completely. The side-mounted design offers an easy comfortable way to carry a heavy rig for much longer distances than a tripod and gimble combination. It is worth googling YouTube videos for this monopod gimble, particularly the one from Steve Perry. This gimble is a little pricey for its size unless you compare it to a large tripod gimble of comparable quality. I do not think you can go wrong with the Wimberly MonoGimble. I didn’t.

I've used monopods for over 40 years, especially when I photographed professional sports as a photojournalist, using long lenses like 600mm. Monopods are essential, but this Wimberly Monogimbal is a GAME CHANGER. It allows you to balance the lens in horizontal position, but it is free rotating so that you can easily aim the lens up or down without having to tilt the monopod. The other day I was photographing a bald eagle high overhead in a tree, and with my tall monopod fully extended and using the Monogimbal, I was able to almost point the camera straight up, which you can't do without a head like this. But the beauty is, unlike other monopod heads, when you let go of the camera (holding on to the monopod) it doesn't flop forward or backward. The lens just returns to a neutral, horizontal position if it's balanced properly, or stays at any position without being held there. You can tighten the knob and lock it into any position though. I cannot say enough good things about this Wimberly monopod head. It's small, it's beautifully made, it's as smooth as silk, and it's perfect. I also have the Wimberley Sidekick gimbal head adapter for my tripod, but I don't use it as much as this Monogimbal.

It seems expensive for what is a fairly basic piece of equipment, but after spending just one day shooting with this on my monopod, with a Canon 100-400 lens attached, I am convinced! It’s very well designed, and there doesn’t seem to be anything similar on the market (at least with the same compact design). Shooting with this felt very smooth and flexible. The camera felt securely held, and perfectly balanced despite the off-centre position, which seems unusual at first, but becomes second nature within minutes.

Great gimbal. My particular setup, an OM-1 with 150-600mm lens, doesn't have a foot that's long enough to really feel safe, so I never have this deployed in such a way that it stays put when let go, but as it's on a monopod it's constantly being moved anyways so that doesn't really matter. YMMV.

The Wimberley MH-100 exceeded its advertising and reviews. Simple to set up. Sturdy and dependable even when balancing a Nikon DSLR and a 200-500mm lens on a monopod. Ease of use in the field makes wildlife photography a pleasure.

Amazing gimbal. Super awesome. Really like it. Side mount but works perfect with a monopod.

Still works great

Der Wimberley funktioniert hervorragen an einen Einbeinstativ. In Verbindung mit einem Tragegurt kann man so mit den großen Superteleobjektiven stundenlang herumlaufen, ohne die Arme zu sehr zu beanspruchen. Durch die Drehfähigkeit am Einbein ist man somit extrem schnell und doch stabilisiert durch den Körper. Jederzeit zu empfehlen.

More than matched my expectation excellent for Bird Photography

Wow!! I used this MonoGimbal head for the first time the other day with my Benro MAD38C carbon fibre monopod, my Sony a9 and 100-400GM and the Wimberley replacement lens foot. Previously I had been using a lighter weight carbon fibre monopod screwed directly into the lens foot. I LOVE this combination!! The MonoGimbal head is light weight, well-built and simple to use, and wonderfully fluid in motion. It took me very little time to learn to use the Monopod mounted at the side instead of underneath the lens. First I tried the rig with the MonoGimbal mounted on the left side of the lens, and found that the lens foot got in the way of adjusting the switches on the lens. I shifted the MonoGimbal to the right side and perfect!! Now when birds go straight up and over my head, I can follow em with ease. I found this rig easy to hike with too, by resting the lens across the back of my shoulders, with the monopod resting on my right shoulder. I would highly recommend this MonoGimbal head to anyone who spends hours at a time using a telephoto lens and prefers a portable, lightweight support system (as opposed to carrying around a full-sized tripod and gimbal).

Top product deze Wimberley MH-100 gimbalhead! Gemakkelijk te plaatsen op je monopod en super in gebruik! Een aanrader!

I saw a few people using the Wimberley MH-100 at our local nature reserve and looked so practical. Looking in to it, it was expensive, more than I wanted to spend. :( Anyway, I decided to get one, and my, I am so impressed. :) Is it just a coincidence that over the last couple of months I have had some of my best ever photos of birds in flight? I don't thinks so! It balances the lens perfectly (Canon RF 100-500). It is so easy to pan the camera with the MH-100. Easy to move around. Much more control than with a ball head or traditional pan & tilt head. More flexible than a full gamble. It is very well made, a little heavy, but solid. I am sure it will last for many years. Why did I not get one before?