experience with Chinese EasyRigs?

As usual Dennis, you're spot on and I agree with you across the board. I would definitely want to invest in the most durable / brand name if I were to be a dedicated fly-op but as it stands it boils down to increasing production value within the typical budgetary constraints. Some things you cannot cut corners on but on others there is wiggle room.
 
Hey all, does anyone have any more recent experiences with these knock-off Easyrigs?

I'm being forced to shoot with DSLR's for one of my clients (sigh... sponsor deals) and am thinking the easiest way to handhold will be to just get one of these knock-offs. Shoulder mount is really hard with DSLR's without adding LOTS of weight or having a really unwieldy rig, and I need to be far more flexible than a gimbal will allow, so I'm thinking easyrig is the way to go. For just this client though, I don't want to spend several thousand to get an actual easyrig when I normally much prefer to shoot on the shoulder with a well-built rig.

So what's everyone's thoughts? Are these things good enough to get by for a few days holding a DSLR/Shogun Inferno rig (4-5kgs max)? Or are they not even worth a look for that purpose?
 
mrchirster said:
Just ordered one. We have a 10 day doc shoot coming up and I think it will come in handy! I will report back after the shoot.
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How did it go? Anybody else got anything to report back about this?

I'm especially curious as to how good the Chinese Serene is?

And how well do their easyrig clones hold up to weights above (or below) the specified weight range?




http://shaneshoots.com/2017/07/14/review-chinese-knock-off-easyrig/
Unlike a real EasyRig, the Chinese knock off does not have the ability to raise/lower the arm that sticks out above your head, but it was a good height for me and I didn’t miss this feature.
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Hmmmmmmmm........ I'm wondering if this might be a major problem for someone tall like myself? (I'm 6' 3", which is tall, but by no means extreme either)
 
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