Using the D300 (without L bracket installed), 70-200/2.8 AFS/VR (V1) LCF-10 foot
Gitzo G1228 Markins TB-20 or Stock Center Column
Phottix Wireless Remote

Ball and pan base (or gimbal) locked down.

First two rows with M10 ony, next 2 rows with M10 + Sidekick,
final two rows with Wimberly WH-200 full gimbal
All exposures 1/10s f/8 ISO 100
All images rendered from NEF files without changes and displayed here at 100% pixels (original size).

Images shot with Mirror Up, S Mode and Exposure Delay mode, as indicated in column headings.

The S Mode images suggest that in this test the TB-20 significantly outperformed the stock center
column. In particular the images with the camera mounted directly on the M10.
The Sidekick and WH-200 performed surprisingly well.



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