puredrifting
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I have the Zhiyun Crane 2 gimbal. I really like it and have been very happy with it. When I shoot stand up interviews with it though, which can easily go 30-60 minutes, I find myself resting the gimbal tripod on my belt or dug into my stomach because it's far too long to free hold the gimbal away from my body.
Resting the folded tripod legs on my body works but after doing it all day, it begins to dig into my stomach.
I've discovered two solutions to mitigate this issue:
1. Kamerar Mogocrane - A belt with a cup https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZFJPY6/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This seems like a pretty simple, logical way to address the issue and interestingly, it's from Kamerar. I have two Kamerar Brightcast LED panels that have been pretty useful products over the past couple of years. The advantage I see here is this would just be a more comfortable, efficient way of doing what I am already instinctually doing with using my gimbal. The downside of it,
looking at the Amazon reviews, a lot of people are complaining that the plastic caps on the tilting bracket fall off, but one person said the company contacted him after he complained about this happening that they have since fixed it. Or I could just epoxy the caps on, no big deal to me, I use JB Weld all of the time when I fix things around the house. The cool thing is
it would be easy to wear this on a shoot, put the Crane's tripod legs in it when shooting interviews and then pull it out and shoot normally moving the gimbal all over the place when doing rotating shots around talent, etc. Easy to transition from using it to not using, back and forth.
2. The official Zhiyun Crane 2 Shoulder Support Bracket https://www.amazon.com/Zhiyun-Ergon...houlder+Strap&qid=1566918646&s=gateway&sr=8-1
This looks interesting in that it doesn't just support from your waist or stomach but also goes around your shoulder and affixes with a strap. This unit looks better made than the belt above. It has more points of contact with your body which should be more stable. But it looks like if you were wearing it and wanted to remove your Crane from it to do a quick low to the ground or over your head shot, it would be in the way and you'd have to take the whole thing off of your body to do certain moves. So transitioning would be a hassle? That seems to be the main downside with this one.
Thoughts? Have you tried either of these solutions with your gimbal in the real world? The cost difference is only $10.00 so that's not a factor, I'm just curious which one will work best in actual shooting.
Resting the folded tripod legs on my body works but after doing it all day, it begins to dig into my stomach.
I've discovered two solutions to mitigate this issue:
1. Kamerar Mogocrane - A belt with a cup https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07MZFJPY6/ref=nav_timeline_asin?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
This seems like a pretty simple, logical way to address the issue and interestingly, it's from Kamerar. I have two Kamerar Brightcast LED panels that have been pretty useful products over the past couple of years. The advantage I see here is this would just be a more comfortable, efficient way of doing what I am already instinctually doing with using my gimbal. The downside of it,
looking at the Amazon reviews, a lot of people are complaining that the plastic caps on the tilting bracket fall off, but one person said the company contacted him after he complained about this happening that they have since fixed it. Or I could just epoxy the caps on, no big deal to me, I use JB Weld all of the time when I fix things around the house. The cool thing is
it would be easy to wear this on a shoot, put the Crane's tripod legs in it when shooting interviews and then pull it out and shoot normally moving the gimbal all over the place when doing rotating shots around talent, etc. Easy to transition from using it to not using, back and forth.
2. The official Zhiyun Crane 2 Shoulder Support Bracket https://www.amazon.com/Zhiyun-Ergon...houlder+Strap&qid=1566918646&s=gateway&sr=8-1
This looks interesting in that it doesn't just support from your waist or stomach but also goes around your shoulder and affixes with a strap. This unit looks better made than the belt above. It has more points of contact with your body which should be more stable. But it looks like if you were wearing it and wanted to remove your Crane from it to do a quick low to the ground or over your head shot, it would be in the way and you'd have to take the whole thing off of your body to do certain moves. So transitioning would be a hassle? That seems to be the main downside with this one.
Thoughts? Have you tried either of these solutions with your gimbal in the real world? The cost difference is only $10.00 so that's not a factor, I'm just curious which one will work best in actual shooting.
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