GH-50
Gimbal Head
You’re on steady ground
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INTRODUCTION
Thank You for choosing Oben!
The Oben GH-5 0 is a g im ba l-t yp e tr ipod head
design ed to b al an ce a lens a long its vertical
and hor izontal a xes. Id ea l for w ildlife or sport s
photography, medium or large telephoto lenses
can b e ti lted or sw iveled eort lessly and rem ai n
securely i n place once posit ioned . Th is gim bal
head is desig ned to ensure th at phot ographer s ca n
qu ickly a ch ieve the preci se position to captu re t he
desired subject.
Eng in eered w ith a str ong and dur ab le aluminum
main cur ved ar m, t he GH-50 suppor ts up t o 50
pou nds, yet ba la nces th e load so t hat eve n a la rge
len s fee ls weightless . Designed w ith secur ity of th e
len s in m in d, t he G H-50 featu res secure grooves th at
con nec t th e sw ingi ng a rm a nd q uick-relea se pl ate
platfo rm . The adjust ab le plat for m is desig ned with a
saf et y pin ass ur ing that th e len s will not sl ip o.
An A rca-type qu ick-releas e plate with t wo 1/4″-20
screws a nd a 3/8″ -1/4 ″ bushing is include d for e asy
att achment to mos t len s collars. The GH-50 m ou nts
to most tr ipods with a 3/8″ threaded stud.
Pho tog raphe rs using heavy len ses w ill ben efit fro m
the f reedom to mov e th e lens alon g with the solid
bal an ce a nd stabilit y o ere d by t he GH-50 .
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Key Features
Mount Gimbal to Tripod
Attach Plate Platform to Gimbal
Attach QR Plate to Lens
Mount Lens
Balance Camera
Pro Tips
Specifications
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Warnings
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KEY FEATURES
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A
Tension control/Swinging arm lock
B
Swinging arm
C
Swinging arm scale marks
D
Main curved arm
E
Platform adjustment knob
F
Plate platform
G
Attachment grooves
H
1/4″-20 mounting screws (2)
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Arca-type quick-release (QR) plate
J
Quick-release plate scale marks
K
Plate release lock
L
Secure slot
M
Panning lock
N
Panning base
O
3/8″ tripod mounting socket
P
1/4″-20 to 3/8″-16 bushing (1)
Q
Allen key
R
Panning scale marks
KEY FEATURES
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OPERATION
Mount Gimbal to Tripod
1. Tight en the pa nnin g lock until it
is secure.
2. A lign the mo unting soc ket of th e
pan ning base w ith the mou nting
post of th e tripod . Be careful to h old
the G H-50 strai ght over t he stud.
3. Screw t he head o nto the t ripod by
turn ing it clock wise on to the pos t
unt il it’s seated tightly against the
tripod plat form. Ma ke sure the re
are no gaps between the ba se and
the t ripod .
Important: If your tripod ha s set
screws o n the platform , tighten th em
to sec ure the GH-50 to t he tripod.
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OPERATION
Attach Plate Platform to Gimbal
To at tach th e plate pl atfor m to the
swi nging ar m, do th e followi ng:
1. Al ign the s lot of th e platform w ith
the g roove s of the sw ingi ng arm ,
and sli de the pl atfor m down onto
the s wing ing arm until it rests on
the s top plate at the bo ttom of the
arm.
2. Ti ghten th e platform a djustmen t
knob un til the pla te platf orm is
securely locked onto th e swinging
arm.
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OPERATION
Attaching QR plate to Lens
The Arca-ty pe quick-release
plate ha s two 1/4″-2 0 mount ing
screws t hat att ach to most le ns
col lars. A 3/8 ″-20 bu shing is
included i n case th e lens col lar
has bot h 1/4″ and 3/8″ sockets.
Tighten the s crews of the qu ickrelease plate to the l ens col lar by
usi ng the A llen ke y (included) , a
coin, or the att ached D-ri ng.
Warning: Alw ays hold the
camera and lens while following
the a ttach ing an d balanci ng
instr uctions . Letting go of a n
un balanced camera can cau se it
to quic kly tilt an d cause damage
to your camera setup.
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OPERATION
Mount Lens
To at tach th e lens to t he GH-50, do
the following:
1. Tighten the swing ing ar m lock
and the platfo rm adjustment
knob ma king s ure th at both are
secured.
2. Loosen the plate re lease lo ck
completely.
3. Su pporting the len s with one
hand, pla ce the quick-relea se
plate wi th the le ns atta ched into
the g roove s of the plate plat form
and securely tight en the pl ate
release loc k. Mak e sure t he quickrelease plate is seated properly in
the p late platf orm and i s secur ely
tightened.
4. At t his poi nt you can slo wly ease
the c amera a nd lens to a resti ng
position an d let go. You r setup
can s afely rest i n a tilted position
wit hout bei ng held whi le you
prepare to balance it .
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OPERATION
Balancing Camera
First , perfo rm a prel imin ary ba lance of th e camer a
and len s by foll owing t hese steps:
1. W hile support ing the len s with on e hand , loosen t he
platfo rm adju stment knob wi th your oth er hand,
and mov e the pla tform up or down to al ign the
appr oxim ate vertic al center of t he lens w ith the a xis
of th e tension contr ol knob. (A)
2. Reti ghten th e platform a djustmen t knob.
3. Whi le stil l supporting the l ens wit h one hand,
loos en the pl ate rele ase lock . Move the q uickrelease plate so t hat the swing ing ar m is even w ith
the a pproximate m iddle o f the camer a and len s. (B)
4.Retighten all loc ks.
(A)
(B)
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OPERATION
Balancing Camera
Next, fi ne-tu ne the ba lance by do ing the f ollow ing:
5. S lightl y loosen t he swi nging a rm loc k to test th e bala nce.
6. Ti lt the le ns up at a 45° angle, a nd then dow n at a 45° angle.
If, in bo th cases, the lens want s to retu rn to a center posit ion,
the h eight of t he plate p latform needs to be adju sted.
a. Adjust the h eight up or d own. With o ne hand suppor t
the l ens and wit h the other h and, l oosen th e platform
adjust ment kn ob. Adjust t he height of the le ns up or down
and ret ighten t he platfor m adjustme nt knob . After eac h
adjust ment tes t the balance b y pointing t he lens u p and
down.
b. T he correct v ertic al balance is a chiev ed when the le ns
will rema in in pl ace when t ilted in one d irect ion. If the
len s moves back to the center when t ilted in the opposit e
direc tion, it wi ll need to b e adjust ed hori zontally (se e next
page).
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OPERATION
Balancing Camera
7. To adjust t he horizo ntal
balance:
a. T he direction t he lens t ilts
will determ ine whether to
adjust t he qui ck-relea se plate
forward or back.
• If the lens ti lts forward, the
quick-release plate needs
to be moved back .
• If the lens tip s backward,
the quick-release plate
needs to be moved forward .
b. Holding t he lens in a
horizontal position, support the
len s with on e hand and sl ightly
loos en the pl ate rele ase lock
wit h the other h and.
c. Sl ide the q uick-rele ase
plate forward or ba ck in sma ll
incremen ts to find t he perf ect
horizontal bala nce. Retighten
it af ter each adjustme nt to see
if the le ns tilt s.
d. The correct horizontal
bal ance is ach ieved when t he
len s and camer a can be ti lted
at an y angle— up or down —and
will rema in in pl ace.
With these adjustm ents, t he lens
can b e moved eor tless ly, and
will stay pointed i n any position
wit hout loc king t he swingi ng
arm.
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OPERATION
Pro Tips
1. For each pa rticul ar camera setup,
mark th e vertica l positi on on the
sca le mark s of the sw ingi ng arm ,
and the hor izontal posit ion on the
sca le mark s along t he qui ckrelease plate using ma sking tape
or a gr ease pen cil. B y maki ng
the se mark s, bala ncing the
cam era and len s will be much
fas ter in th e futu re.
2. To m axim ize im age sha rpnes s,
suppor t the camer a with yo ur
right ha nd while re sting y our lef t
hand on t he fron t thir d of the lens.
3. Follow the ma nufacturer’s
sugges tions r egard ing image
sta bili zation m odes on the lens.
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SPECIFICATIONS
Base diameter 2.4″ (6.0 cm)
Width 9.25″ (23.5 cm)
Height 9.3″ (23.6 cm)
Weight 3.3 lb. (1.5 kg)
Maximum load 50 lb. (22.7 kg)
Base pan range 360°
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Warni ngs:
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• Please read and follow these instructions,
and keep this manual in a safe place.
• Do not loosen or remove the three
hexagonal screws on the top side of the
panning base.
• Do not attempt to attach the base head to a
tripod with the camera attached.
• Remove the camera and lens from the head
during setup or transport.
• Do not exceed the head’s maximum load
capacity of 50 lbs. (22.7 kg).
• Ensure that all appropriate locks are
engaged when necessary.
• Keep out of reach of children.
WARNINGS
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