Zhiyun

    Zhiyun announces the Crane M3 mirrorless camera gimbal with built-in LED light and a shotgun microphone

    Nov 8, 2021 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has today announced the latest iteration of their lightweight mirrorless gimbal, the Zhiyun Crane M3. Unlike its predecessors, the Crane M2 and the original…

    The Zhiyun Weebill 2 Pro Plus kit is the ultimate gimbal combo for solo shooters

    Nov 3, 2021 John Aldred

    When it comes to gimbals, there’s no shortage of them on the market these days. So, why has the Zhiyun Weebill 2 become my favourite…

    Zhiyun’s new Weebill 2 gimbal has a built in flippy out touchscreen LCD

    Jul 1, 2021 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has today (yes, today, not yesterday) announced the new Zhiyun Weebill 2 gimbal. A couple of retailers jumped the gun a little early yesterday,…

    Zhiyun’s new Smooth Q3 gimbal features a built-in rotating LED fill light

    May 10, 2021 John Aldred

    If you ever needed more proof that smartphone gimbals were primarily designed for vloggers and social media shooters who want to film themselves or others…

    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 Zhiyun Smooth X is the ideal gimbal to be the centre of attention in your smartphone content

    Oct 13, 2020 John Aldred

    The first smartphone gimbal I ever purchased was a Zhiyun Smooth C back in 2016. Smartphone gimbals have come a long way since then, particularly…

    Zhiyun shrinks their smartphone gimbal even further with the new Smooth XS

    Sep 4, 2020 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has announced their new Smooth XS gimbal. Like the Smooth X launched earlier in the year, it’s a 2-axis gimbal designed for smartphones, although…

    First Look: Zhiyun updates a legend with the new Zhiyun Crane 2S 3-axis motorised gimbal

    Aug 20, 2020 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has today announced an update to their ever-popular Crane 2 gimbal. Not surprisingly, it comes in the form of the Zhiyun Crane 2S. Over…

    The Zhiyun Crane 3S is a big beefy gimbal for big beefy cameras that offers a lot of versatility

    Jul 13, 2020 John Aldred

    The Zhiyun Crane 3S is the latest iteration of Zhiyun’s flagship line of Crane gimbals, traditionally designed for DSLRs and mirrorless cameras. On first glance,…