Bought for use with Sony NEX 5N. It took a while to balance that, but it wasn't too bad. So far I am very satisfied with this stabilizer. The metal construction looks pretty good; It seems very strong and durable. The case/case it came with is pretty good, but I think it's strong enough that I wouldn't need it if I wasn't afraid of scratching the metal. In terms of weight, it can feel a bit heavy depending on what weights you need to use to balance the camera and how far you need to push the gimbal down to balance the camera, but it wasn't too much in my experience. ponderous. for finer balance settings, but also for the money, I think you get your money's worth if you can balance the stabilizer properly. The bubble balancer is also a nice touch for finding the right camera settings. The 360 degree bearing definitely felt good and very smooth on this gimbal, making the camera movement appear smoother. I really like how smooth the bearing runs on this stabilizer bar. In general I am very happy with this stabilizer for the money. The tuning and balancing took a while to get used to, but once that was dealt with, this gimbal was quite pleasant and comfortable to use.