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Review on πŸ“· Zhiyun Crane 2S: The Ultimate 3-Axis Handheld Gimbal Stabilizer for DSLR Cameras - Sony, Nikon, Canon, Panasonic LUMIX, BMPCC 6K Compatible by Lloyd Rodriguez

Revainrating 5 out of 5

This is definitely a professional gimbal stabilizer

If you are looking for a professional gimbal stabilizer, look no further. This pendant is amazing. I liked it from the moment I picked it up. I've been using this stabilizer for over a month now and it makes your footage look so smooth. I also thought that a dual camera setup would be very useless, but I was dead wrong. I like a dual camera setup because you can have a wide angle lens on the bottom camera and a telephoto lens on the top camera. This way you can shoot a scene once and use 2 different prime lenses to get 2 different focal lengths. You can also use the dual camera setup to quickly switch from a dark exposure to a lighter one. This can be extremely useful when shooting a wedding or a movie where your characters enter and exit buildings. If you have two cameras with the same lens, put an ND filter on one of them and you're ready to shoot whether you're indoors or outdoors. I also like this second pen. It gives you so much extra stability. It's not a lightweight gimbal, so being able to use two hands is incredibly useful. This allowed me to use this gimbal for a longer period of time. This gimbal comes with a fully functional focus puller. I have a Sony a7C and a Sony a6400 so I haven't used this feature very much as these cameras have great auto focus. If you were using a manual lens it would be very helpful. The last thing you want is for something to be blurry. I love how easy it is to balance. It has 3 locking arms so you can balance all 3 axes separately by locking one of the 2 while you work on the 3rd. I don't have much experience with stabilizers but I was able to balance this stabilizer in 5 minutes. The ability to lock all 3 axes makes this very easy. My main downside to this stabilizer is that it is heavy and takes time to install. This stabilizer is heavy and unless you are very strong you will tire quickly. It's not a harness you walk around in all day and don't expect your shoulders and maybe your back to be pain free. I used this suspension for about an hour and I felt it. The initial setup takes some time. There are many components and this isn't something that can be assembled in 5 minutes. It's probably a 15-20 minute install, but once assembled everything looks and works amazing. As you can see, I am very happy that I took this stabilizer. I've wanted a more professional stabilizer for a long time and was not disappointed. You can't go wrong with this gimbal.

Pros
  • Six modes
Cons
  • It's hard to remember but it was