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Review on ๐Ÿ“ท Zhiyun Crane 2 Official Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for Sony, Nikon, Panasonic, Canon DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras - A7M3, A7R3, A7 III, A9, D850, S1, GH5s, 5D4, 5DIV, 5DIII, EOS R by John Caldwell

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The gimbal works perfectly. The focus servo is very rough and lagging.

I bought this mainly for the focus tracking ability of the servo motor. I could not find any specs or specs for the performance rated Focus servo motor. I have also not received a satisfactory response from tech support to obtain this information. This. Torque, speed, step resolution, backlash, latency, etc. So I bought Zhiyun Official's Gimal + Servo because I can guarantee that it will meet my specifications. The tote bag is very well made. The camera platform was acceptable. I used my LUMIX G-85. I wanted to test with a manual NIKON lens. A good suitcase was full of cables. Worked. We skyped with China for days to get it working. I sent photos and some skype chats. Even a live video session. The tech then told me to look for the servo in a very well hidden clamshell compartment on the back of the foam carry case. Voila! After a week of fighting and being late on Skype In China, the manual control servo moved! Here are the problems: 1) You have to turn the focus wheel 3 degrees for the servo to start moving. Fret and follow focus with a tight DOF situation. Then the servos themselves have 1/5 of the gear tooth (3 degrees) of backlash, which only exacerbates the problem above. 3) Finally, the gear has only 200 steps per revolution, ie 1.8 g radius per step. The combination of all these things is very annoying and makes it less than useful to me. Have returned the item. If I needed a hanger, I would buy it. works well. I didn't check the panorama capability.

Pros
  • Several competitors
Cons
  • I will write later