gimbal
How to shoot cinematic Hollywood crane style camera moves with your smartphone
Feb 15, 2021
John Aldred
Some of us only shoot video with our smartphones. And while many of us prefer to use “real cameras”, we often find ourselves somewhere…
DIYP’s ultimate smartphone vlogging gear guide
Feb 7, 2021
John Aldred
Even before the whole global pandemic thing, vlogging was on the rise. This last year, though, seems to have caused a significant boost in the…
Build this DIY fully stabilised DJI RS2 camera mount rig for under $500
Feb 2, 2021
John Aldred
If there’s one thing that many of us would love to be able to do, it’s attaching a fully stabilised gimbal camera to a vehicle….
Check out these eight 3D printed photo & video tools designed to make your life a little easier
Jan 21, 2021
John Aldred
I put off getting a 3D printer for the longest time. I didn’t want to get one just for the sake of having a new…
Vivo teams up with Zeiss for upcoming X60 Pro+ smartphone cameras
Jan 13, 2021
John Aldred
Well, it looks like Huawei’s not the only one with high photographic sights as smartphone manufacturer Vivo has also announced a partnership with Zeiss for…
The 2020 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide Megathread
Dec 14, 2020
John Aldred
With all of our 2020 Gift Guides now posted, we thought we’d pop up one more just so you have a handy link to all…
2020 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Tripods, Sliders and Gimbals
Dec 11, 2020
John Aldred
Keeping cameras steady or having complete control over their position is important, regardless of whether you’re shooting photos or video. We’ve already covered cameras, lenses…
The Zhiyun Crane 2S is a powerful 3-axis gimbal that’s small enough to fit in a backpack
Nov 3, 2020
John Aldred
I’m going to open this post with a very subjective, but completely honest, opinion. The Zhiyun Crane 2S (first look review here) instantly became my…
The Magic Ring II is a grip frame for your gimbal with built-in D-tap power points
Oct 29, 2020
John Aldred
Sometimes, you need to go a little “extra” with your gimbal rig. Sometimes, you need the two-handed holding power that only a solid frame can…
DJI’s LiDAR module gives you autofocus even with f/0.95 manual focus lenses
Oct 22, 2020
John Aldred
One of the biggest problems I hear people talking about when it comes to gimbals it the lack of autofocus. In an ideal world, we’d…