Category: gimbal

DJI just released the Matrice 600, its most powerful drone to date and new Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer

John Aldred

Aimed at Hollywood’s heaviest hitters as well as independent aerial cinematographers, DJI have announced their new Matrice 600 drone & Ronin-MX gimbal stabilizer.  Able to carry a payload of up to 13.2 pounds, the Matrice 600 is perfectly suited to a range of cameras from Nikon and Canon DSLRs, to RED and Arri cinema cameras. As […]

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This DIY drone handle lets you handhold a DJI Phantom 3 as a dedicated gimbal

Gannon Burgett

DIY Drones are wonderful and powerful tools designed with some of the best gimbal systems around. While the gimbals are obviously useful when flying throughout the skies, it’s equally good on land…so long as you can somehow hold your drone. Enter the DIY 3D-printed handle for DJI’s Phantom 3 drone. Created by Thingiverse user Zoti […]

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This Crazy Shot Parkours Through A Car Windows And Emerges From The Other Side

Udi Tirosh

Usually we see Parkour artists being shot with gimbals, I think this is the first time where we are featuring a parkour artist which IS the gimbal.  Steadycam operator gimbal ninja posted a behind the scenes showing him taking a complex shot while following a cyclist getting ran over. The Twist? The camera operator jumps through two […]

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First Thoughts At The Nebula 4200 “5-Axis” Stabilizer

Benjamin Von Wong

At only 1000$, there is no other product on the market that gives you fully motorized 3-axis stabilization with shock absorbers for (rated) 1.6kg. Stabilization: Although they market it as “5-axis image stabilization”, the spring loaded handles serve more as dampeners and shock absorbers than true 5-axis stabilization. That being said, they do work rather […]

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Photography From The Future: Using A Gimbal And Sageway For Smooth Wedding Shots

Udi Tirosh

I just know that many wedding photographers will hit their heads and go “how come I did not think about his before” but it looks like this could be an emerging trend with wedding photographers. Photographer Mendel Benams posted this cool short video on Facebook showing how a videographer gets a super smooth shot of the bride. […]

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How To Make Hard Case For Your Gear for $10

Udi Tirosh

Some gear needs extra protection especially when going on an outdoor production. Here is how to quickly make a hard case to protect your gear. I am actually going to use part of the packaging that the gear was sent with. While this is not a solution fo…

Casey Neistat: DJI Osmo is Vlogging Camera from the Future

Eric Reagan

Unveiled back at CES 2015, the DJI Osmo just went on sale with its integrated 4K camera and 3-axis gimbal for $649. Vlogger extraordinaire, Casey Neistat, just got his hands on the new DJI Osmo and declares it a vlogging camera from the future. Check out his first impressions as he opens up the box and starts […]