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Your cart is empty.Essential for long heavy lenses the GH5C Carbon Fiber Gimbal Head from Benro supports up to 66.0 lb (30.0 kg) and weighs only 2.4 lb (1.1 kg). The GH5C gimbal is ideal for live sports photography wildlife photography and bird watching. The camera plate clamp is Arca-Swiss compatible and allows for quick attachment and release of your camera and lens. The blue anodized aluminum PL100LW lightweight camera plate has been machined to reduce as much mass as possible. A vertical scale and a 360 panoramic scale allow for easy adjustments and repeatable pans while a large pivot tension knob enables smooth tilts. A separate knob locks the panning motion for more complete adjustment control.
Thomas H.
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2025
Works well with heavy 60-600 mm zoom and full frame camera. I like the feel of the knobs, the rotation is smooth. Also like the integrated leveling bubble, as my travel tripod does not have it.Weight is ok, also the carbon fiber doesn't feel freezing cold in a winter night when following the moon. Highly recommended.
Customer
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 6, 2024
Excellent quality and stability for my canon 600mm lens,Highly recommended.
Marwan El-Hassan
Reviewed in Australia on January 26, 2024
As expected and seen in reviews, sturdy, easy to use and makes a huge difference (compared to hand holding a heavy lens). Needs a sturdy tripod to hold the whole weight though.
Oldwolf
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2023
It feels like a very well constructed device. All components feel solid, & well made. It handles the movements well & doesn't require a lot of turning to work the knobs. It even has a bubble level that 1 review said was lacking: Benro apparently listens!I had tech questions & other issues & all the staff I spoke to showed great attitude & willingness to help. With a 66lb capacity, & you get an extended warranty if you register online. Highly recommended!I ha
Neal P.
Reviewed in the United Arab Emirates on June 11, 2021
Having checked many reviews of top gimbals, I narrowed it down to 2 this benro and Promediagear Katana junior. Only the benro was readily available to me on Amazon. Its also cheaper. And with that comes the value for money. The gimbal is very easy to setup with my telephoto zoom lens and is smooth. I still haven't tested it out in the field but from what I've tried its very good at what its supposed to do. It also handles the weight very well. Its rated more than the Katana. For me this is a really good buy.
Blaine
Reviewed in the United States on July 3, 2020
I'm very happy with this purchase it's the first time I purchased this particular gimbal as I have purchased a few other brands before this. None of them could meet my expectations. However this one is so much better. To be honest, I was very hesitant to purchase this item because, for me, it is very expensive.However, you get what you pay for. And as a result… I'm very happy with this gimball. I'm using it with a Nikon Z6 and a NIKOR 200 to 500 F 5.4 lens for bird and wildlife photography. The flexibility of using on my tripod is simply amazing. You will not be disappointed.
J. Templin
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2020
The aluminum "camera plate" that comes with the gimbal is indeed lightweight (as advertised) but the surface of the Benro plate, that the foot of the camera lens, (in this case my Sony 100-400 G lens foot) connects to is very polished smooth and slippery. I found, in spite of tightening the plate to the lens foot as much as I dared, the connection loosened up almost immediately allowing the camera to pivot horizontally on the plate. That's unacceptable.The fix is a different lens foot compatible with the gimbal's common arca set-up. This won't be a problem for most photographers as they will typically have a few lying around. I happened to have another one. I'm NOT using the plate that comes with it, which is part of what I paid for. GrrrrI would suggest to the Benro people a thin, grippy rubber piece along the surface of the Benro camera plate (which my old one has) which resolves the problem.As far as the rest of the gimbal's quality, it appears to be everything I was looking for and I'm happy. However, I have yet to take it out and use it so I may end-up writing more. I'm a first time gimbal user and very excited. I'm 69 and my wrist and arms and back tire of holding my lens for hours on end shooting BIF shots. My pics are sure to therefore be sharper in focus, at least that's what I'm hoping for and this gimbal and my new tripod should deliver.
Hans-Georg Bohn
Reviewed in Germany on October 25, 2020
Robust und nicht zu schwer. Endlich ohne fummeln zwei Bewegungsrichtungen unabhängig voneinander einstellen.
iphilia
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2019
Updated on Dec.11, 2020:Just posted an image for reference. Someone had a question on the height of the gimbal. It is just shy of 10" (see photo). And again, what a great gimbal! Spend the extra money now and don't look back. Buy once, cry once.(Original Review)I've been on the fence for a few years now on whether or not to purchase a gimbal. I finally reached a point where I got fed up with holding my 5D Mark III with the 70-200mm f2.8 with one hand while adjusting/tightening the ball head with my other hand all while looking through the view finder to compose my shot. I use this lens a lot for portrait. I really liked the way it looked and the fact that it was carbon fiber was a bonus. After reading other people's reviews and a few YouTube videos I pulled the trigger and have no regrets. It is a bit pricey but worth it in my opinion. It's so nice now just panning and swinging the gimbal in the direction that I need it in and twisting the knob to lock.
Island Guy
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2019
This Benro gimbal head is beautifully designed and every bit as functional as its rival made by Wimberley. And the Benro gimbal is both lighter (by about 3/4 of a pound) and less expensive (by about $200). It feels solid and moves smoothly and easily in all directions.My only suggested improvement would be a safety locking mechanism on the Arca Swiss-style tightening knob (like the ones that Benro already includes on some of its ball heads). Without this, it would be too easy to accidentally loosen the knob enough for the expensive equipment to slip out and crash to the ground, notwithstanding the safety screws in the bottom of the Arca Swiss style plate.Once again, Benro provides well-made gear and excellent value. Time for Wimberley to become competitive.
DBHayes
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2019
This is an excellent Gimbal Head. I've had it for several weeks and have used it with my Nikon D850 attached to a Sigma 500mm F4 lens also with a Nikon 200-500mm lens plus several other smaller lens on both my Benro tripod and Benro monopod. I've had NO problems or issues with the camera/lens coming loose or feeling as though they may fall off after tightening only with my finger/thumb. Movements when panning or tracking wildlife are fluid and smooth. Solid built and lightweight. Exactly what I was hoping for when I made this purchase. I highly recommend this gimbal head. Bill
Giuliano
Reviewed in Italy on December 21, 2019
Ottimamente costruito, molto scorrevole, è un piacere utilizzarlo, unica pecca già evidenziata da altri possessori si avvita poco nel prigioniero del treppiede ma constato che la presa è bella ferma; se non avesse questa pecca sarebbe da 5 stelle
Donnie207
Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2019
I have a Travel Angel tripod and an Adventure monopod with corresponding heads. I recently bought a Gitzo tripod and couldn’t swallow the prices of the premium gimbal heads out there.I read and reread the reviews on this jewel and other gimbals and decided to buy it after observing the quality of other Benro products I have.This thing is amazing! Every function is like fine Swiss chocolate. The controls are intuitive and the only change I would like is to add the Arca safety lock like the monopod uses. If you are not familiar, the Arca safety lock will loosen to reposition the lens but won’t let you loosen the mount enough to drop the lens when you ain’t (I’m from Maine) thinking straight. You must push in on the Arca release knob to fully loosen the connection. Brilliant!
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