Photoseiki TB-101 : Specifications and Opinions

Photoseiki TB-101

The Photoseiki TB-101 is a gimbal head manufactured from 2008 to 2018 (discontinued). The average price, when it has been added to the JuzaPhoto database, is 419 €;

34 users have given it an average vote of 8.9 out of 10.


Type	gimbal head
Max payload	kg
Material	Aluminium
Height	27 cm
Weight	1.45 kg
Quick release	Arca-Swiss-type plate
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Franco Pastorino

sent on 20 Marzo 2022

Pros: A rock, relatively light and in my opinion indestructible.

Cons: None (clutter but you know)

Opinion: Purchased used here on the forum to match the 500/4 first series and 1Dx. There is no history, it is a rock. Very fluid movements and really comfortable to use. Removed that it is a pleasure for the touch and for the sight I do not know with which other to replace it, those of this level cost at least three times what you pay this used (200/250 €). Recommended for anyone using a super canvas. The only flaw: they don't do it anymore. Luckily I found here in Bologna in a shop in the center an original plate for the 300 and I took it in a hurry. At this point at Photoseiki I own the micrometric, this and the bean bag (or as it is written) really a pity that those who invented it have stopped producing it.

Lufranco

sent on 20 Novembre 2017

Pros: Perfect construction - Maximum hardness - Excellent fluidity

Cons: Weight and clutter

Opinion: Nothing to say, it costs a lot, but used for 5 years and already used, it supports my 500 f4 as it was on the first day. With extraordinary fluidity and no play. Though I never treated her with white gloves and used it often in mud and water. A guarantee for our heavy Supertele.rnOra photoseiki reopened is again the Gimball par excellence.

Bruno Mora

sent on 27 Novembre 2016

Pros: irreproachable construction, absence of play, after five years of use I can not fault it.

Cons: rnSe I have to find fault I find the total overall size, but it is not a problem of Photoseiki, is a fact of this kind of head, of any brand it is. The price you pay in terms of particular dimensions of the whole complex. Of course also the cost is certainly not negligible, but it is an object really well built.

Opinion: I personally believe that the intended primary use of a rocker head is tracking fast moving subjects, in my case birds in flight, also on board the sports field can be definitive weapon, as well as for panning.rnrnNe I wrote a review which you can read in full here: http: //brunomora.blogspot.it/rnrn

Sarot66

sent on 27 Novembre 2016

Pros: Zero backlash and vibration strength.

Cons: Lack of fluidity of movement, weight, little progressive brake.

Opinion: Proven for a day with d750 + handle with second battery + TC 20E III + 300 f / 2.8rnTrasmette security is very solid and residual vibrations seem fairly well damped. rnUn bit 'heavier than other heads, but in the middle of the object type. Two articulations presented rnun friction that made the little fluid movements. You notice little when rnsi make position changes relatively large, but small adjustments in the movement diventarna shots, very troublesome thing for me. The friction is such that even in optical + room slightly sbilanciaternil oscillating arm maintains the position. For some it is an advantage, but I personally can not stand rnquesta feature, because the movement has not curbed the fluidity eg. a head video.rnI blocks are enough '' on-off '', then go from all blocked to all free too rapidamente.rnUltima note, the center of the Ark-swiss terminal (hence the lens axis) is offset axis of rotazionerndel gwoo, which I think helps to make less fluid movement, and creates some limitations rnse want to use it as a panoramic head. I do not know if the lack of fluidity was a specimen defect, rnnon I try altre.rn

Rico1234

sent on 11 Novembre 2016

Pros: Good to see, light, fluid, it seems solid

Cons: For now, no

Opinion: Retreat Wednesday tomorrow I'm going to try hoping in tempornCi put on a Nikon D3 with the Sigma 150-600, I do not think removing the monogamba my Manfrotto 055 then in aluminum does not hang 'weights, I'll let' sapere.rnProva homemade, a once balanced, the whole thing by moving the plate of a few cm up or down seems like a fairy tale, we will see

Alessandro Beconi

sent on 30 Ottobre 2014

Pros: Great for long and heavy canvas, smooth, strong

Cons: It 'really cumbersome. When I travel and I have to take this back and head rack the weight and dimensions are felt.

Opinion: I use it in tandem with the 400 2.8 (5.5 kg) + various extender, 5D Mk III or Series 1, on Gitzo Series 5 Carbon from 2.8kg never had any kind of problem. It is smooth, maneuverable. It can not do away with long and heavy telephoto. Obviously not recommended for other types of photography such as landscapes, portraits, macro, etc ... absolutely unfit! for the rest, has been discontinued. I have purchased used and I hope I never have problems finding replacement parts because it would be difficult / impossible. Compared with other photoseiki (the most recent) lighter, this is by far the most robust and we see now. I would not recommend the latest version for remote too heavy. Maybe with a 300 2.8 is ....

Taurex

sent on 16 Agosto 2014

Pros: Versatile and convenient

Cons: Weight, size, and difficult to buy and to repair

Opinion: I am relatively well with this head that I use since 2011 with fixed lenses from 300mm up, the biggest problems I've encountered when traveling by air when it relates to size and weight, also on Feisol tripods are having difficulty in setting perfectly to your head tripod, this is not the case with the equivalent Manfrotto and Wimberley but are more expensive

Marco50

sent on 15 Agosto 2014

Pros: Great for practical fluid long optics done great

Cons: bulky as all heads to barbell problems for possible repair not knowing who to turn to

Opinion: I bought this second-hand head after initially using an original Swiss arch ballhead ,a gimbal of the side benro "not practical for large canvases", I also had an old Wimberley , but I believe that the Photoseiki is really the most fluid stable and easy to balance, certainly heavy, I read all the new reviews of materials and new brands , but it seems to me that the weights do not differ much from the traditional ones. The supplied bracket is also excellent. I mount my Photoseiki on stand gitzo gt3531S and use it with canon 500 4 IS II eos 1d markIV or 5d mark IV, Very satisfied

Juza

sent on 15 Agosto 2014

Pros: great for super telephoto, robust, relatively inexpensive

Cons: cumbersome, difficult to buy

Opinion: The Photoseiki head is a rocker produced in Italy; as the Wimberley, offers exceptional support for heavy canvas (400 by 2.8 in), but it was available at a much lower price, approximately 400 Euros against 700 of the competitor. It 's very strong, I personally tested even with the monstrous 200-500mm Sigma f / 2.8 (weighing 16 kg) and has held up the enormous weight with no problem, always ensuring smooth movement and precise! The main problem is that currently (2014) is no longer sold by any store, you can only find in used.

Dariun

sent on 13 Agosto 2014

Pros: Robustness

Cons: Footprint, cost.

Opinion: I use it for about a year, and I am extremely felice.rnLa I used with the 1D3 (5D3 now) and the Sigma 120-300 / 2.8 + 2X, first of Benro tripod and currently on a Systematic Gitzo GT 3532 LS and form a pair perfetta.A despite its size it is light enough, and is, in my view, essential for those super telephoto superpesanti.Vengo by a ball head and the difference is remarkable.

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