GP Ball-Heads function as a hybrid gimbal head, and when inverted can be used to take single row (stitch) panoramas.
Choose from the standard GP or for a travel size tripod the GPSS.
We recommend the Gimbal position to be used with lenses under 400mm F4.0
Any of our heads will easily hold the weight of the big telephoto lens but it is awkward with ANY ball head when re positioning something large and heavy on a round object. Think of an elephant balancing on a ball.
Watch our video Acratech Performance Tests and see for yourself how much our heads can hold from the top.