Review on Zhiyun TransMount Servo Zoom/Focus Controller CMF-06: Perfect for Zhiyun Weebill/Weebill-S/Crane 2S/3/3S Gimbal Stabilizer LAB by Rebecca Bourassa

This engine does what it's supposed to and when it runs it's great. But here's the kicker if you didn't get it with the stabilizer and want to buy it separately. I use a6000 with K&F Nikon G adapter (for newer lenses without aperture ring) and Tamron 17-50 2.8 for crop cameras. If you're just balancing this setup, it should already be sitting almost all the way back. The lens adapter is metaphorically thicker than without an aperture ring, which shifts weight forward. The engine is fully forward and obviously offset. Once installed the camera does not balance and now I have to spend more on a new plate and counterweights, may need to outfit the camera with a base plate and 15mm rods. You need to understand that the camera and lens are straight and generally compact with a low center of gravity. Adding weight up front and to the side creates a high center of gravity where offsets become painfully tiny suspension adjustments. And although I have to sit the camera horizontally, it doesn't stay in place, instead returning to the center position. It will work with that balance, but once you use the joystick and the motors hold the weight, it wants to come back to center. Vibration from the gimbal motors will shorten the life of the gimbal. I've already reduced the power to 5 in all axes with no focus motor and 10s, no problem, just let it go, but don't use the joystick and annoy him. As a result I can only use my gimbal with the camera and lens but I need manual focus for certain shots which is still better than nothing but I am disappointed as it is advertised as more powerful than the SC and much cheaper than the new SC2 was and I still like its form factor and ease of use. I got this because Smooth 4 Osmos was superior, it just did what it was supposed to do, no software tricks or stupid balancing to keep you from using it the way you want on the fly. Maybe I should have known it wasn't going to be that simple and clear, but I'm glad I didn't spend extra money on their kit and can put my own together for my own purposes. Long wordy way of saying this doesn't work without additional hardware and setup, but hopefully this will help anyone working with smaller cameras and expecting this to be a quick and easy fix. It is not.