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DJI Ronin M A Half-Sized DJI Ronin Gimbal

Apr 13, 2015 by Udi Tirosh 2 Comments

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Ever since the motorized gimbal made it into the industry about two years ago, that market segment has been getting more accessible to low budget shooters. From the $15,000 MoVI through the $2,499 DJI Ronin and now DJI announces a smaller sub $2,000 Ronin M.

But it is not only the price that matters, DJI made a huge change where it has been getting the most feedback – the weight of the system. The Ronin M is down to 5 lbs while the previous bigger brother weighs 9.3 lb. This is almost a 50% weight decrease. Of course that with a mounted camera that difference will shrink, but it is still 4.3 lb off the load.

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Size has been decreased as well, and several other improvements have been made. The most two notable of which, are upping the battery time 50% from 4 hours to 6 hours and making the detachable handles detach more easily.

Of course that with smaller size, comes smaller responsibility some limitation, and the Ronin M will only support slightly smaller cameras like the GH4, or even a stripped RED, but not full rigs like the original DJI Ronin.

Newsshooter got to be at DJI’s stand before NAB starter and get some information and demo of the unit:

https://vimeo.com/124775834

DJI Ronin M (partial) specs

  • Weight: 5 lbs
  • For camera/lens combos up to 8 lbs (3.6 kg)
  • Over 6 hours of battery life
  • Fully Removable handles
  • Two regulated 12V P-taps, one 500mAH full-size USB connector, and a DJI Lightbridge connector
  • Quick release system for the top handle allows users to mount the DJI Ronin-M easily to jibs, cranes, tripods, and many more.
  • Solid, one-piece, magnesium camera-support frame provides extreme structural rigidity.
  • Fully compatible with the optional DJI Ronin Thumb Controller

Here is the teaser DJI released for the show:

Price is expected to be sub $2,000 and preorders should start at the end f the month.

[via newsshooter]

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About Udi Tirosh

Udi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

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