sigma 500mm lens

[clair]

i have just puchased my first 500mm lens. it is quite heavy so is there anythink i can buy to support the weight of the lens while im taking pictures. i do have a tripod but that will be attatched to the camera. any help would be great, cheers.

[Eastern Herp]

A lot of long lenses have a mount on the barrel to attache the tripod to. I have the Sigma 50-500 on a Fuji S3 and S2 and I have to remove the camera from the tripod and mount the lens on the tripod. This makes it much more stable

Andrew

[NRA]

Clair,

I have the Nikon 500mm and after many attempts to suport it with various tripod heads can say that the only one that really works is the Wimberly.
It makes the lens balance properly and you can control it with a light single finger touch.

PS

Hello Andrew, S2 forum members are found everywhere

[Eastern Herp]

Its nice to see a fellow S2 forum member and relatively local to me in Norfolk. KL to NCH.

Who makes the wimberely?