Zhiyun

    How to make your own DIY Arri Trinity for 1/100th of the price
    May 22, 2020 John Aldred

    For those who’ve never come across it before, the Arri Trinity is an insane $50,000+ (and the camera) gimbal/steadicam hybrid type device that lets you…

    The SMOOTH-X is a sub $60, foldable smartphone Gimbal
    May 17, 2020 Udi Tirosh

    Zhiyun just announced a smartphone gimbal that is cheaper than a cup of soup in some restaurants – the Smooth X. I am actually kinda…

    The new modular Zhiyun Crane 3S gimbal is built to handle big beefy cameras
    Mar 19, 2020 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has just announced their new Zhiyun Crane 3S motorised gimbal, and it’s a bit of a monster. It’s based around the design of the…

    2019 DIYP Holiday Gift Guide – Tripods, Sliders and Gimbals
    Dec 15, 2019 John Aldred

    So far in this year’s DIYP gift guides, we’ve covered cameras, lenses, lights and bags. But whether you shoot stills or video, at some point…

    Zhiyun has now officially announced the new Weebill-S gimbal
    Oct 11, 2019 John Aldred

    Leaks happen all the time, and manufacturers usually ignore them. But when a retailer like B&H drops the news a little early, it often forces…

    B&H leaks the $439 Zhiyun Weebill-S gimbal ahead of official announcement
    Oct 11, 2019 John Aldred

    The competition on motorised gimbals these days is pretty intense. They didn’t even really exist a few years ago, except for small devices like phones,…

    How To perfectly balance a Black Magic 4k on a Zhiyun Crane 2
    Sep 28, 2019 Adam Frimer

    This is about ten-minute read where we dive into all the dos and dons approaching a gimbal and balancing. If you’re interested in how to…

    How to set up the DJI Ronin-S on a Steadicam with the Steadimate-S
    Sep 26, 2019 John Aldred

    A few months ago, Steadicam announced the Steadimate S. It’s a device to attach your DJI Ronin-S or Zhiyun Crane 2 to a Steadicam arm…

    The Zhiyun Smooth Q2 and Crane M2 are small but mighty little gimbals
    Sep 23, 2019 John Aldred

    Zhiyun has given us no shortage of new gimbal releases over the last year or so. The Crane 3 LAB and Weebill lab have both…

    Here is the gear we use to cover trade shows like IBC
    Sep 15, 2019 Udi Tirosh

    With the many tradeshows we cover, a constant question that comes up is what gear we are using to cover each show and why. Some…