Nest NT-530H MKII Carbon Fibre Gimbal Head
and I do love it, don't get me wrong, there is no slop in the bearings etc good solid construction, great features:
- - 10 layer Carbon Fibre
- - Precision bearings
- - Arca-Swiss compatible
- - 360 degree pan
- - Load capacity of 25kg
My one gripe with it is that it is far from free moving.
After putting up with it since I have had it hoping it may free off with use I decided to strip it down and have a look at what makes it tick!
3 Alan bolts on the top removed the carbon fibre head leaving the horizontal rotating bit behind this is held in place with another larger Alan bolt which in turn has a plastic washer and a bearing race, once that is off there is a black outer casing followed by the inner workings.
I have never in all my days come across anything so sticky as what was on the main bearing, whilst it might do a good job of lubricating the bearing it is this goo that gives you the damping effect and makes the head somewhat hard to rotate, and for BIF shots etc it makes life easy if the gimbal head moves freely.
I was impressed with the construction, precision and quality of the bearings is very good it is just the goo that spoils it for me.
So I dunked it all in some white spirits to remove the sticky goo and repacked it with High Melting Point Lithium Grease, whacked it all back together and hey presto beautiful smooth rotational movement, just what the doctor ordered
As for the up / down axis I have left that with the sticky goo as that stops your lens / camera setup doing a rapid nose dive if you haven't got it balanced correctly.
A quality bit of kit at a reasonable price only spoilt by the goo they put it together with.
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