Opinions on Ikan or e-image j100 jib

[mitchino]

I already have a very heavy duty Moy jib, but I'm looking to get another for a regular multi-camera shoot I do. I like the look of the e-image j100, also known as the Ikan j100. It has nice fluid drag controls on pan and tilt, and an ability to auto tilt keeping the framing on a subject while booming.

Before I splash out, has anyone used one, would be interested to hear any opinions on ease of use/build quality etc etc.

 

[rob norton]

I already have a very heavy duty Moy jib, but I'm looking to get another for a regular multi-camera shoot I do. I like the look of the e-image j100, also known as the Ikan j100. It has nice fluid drag controls on pan and tilt, and an ability to auto tilt keeping the framing on a subject while booming.

Before I splash out, has anyone used one, would be interested to hear any opinions on ease of use/build quality etc etc.

It actually looks pretty good. Wheels would be useless outside and probably in many cases inside. You'd be better off carrying the entire set up on your shoulder, which you probably could given how small it all is.

Even though there's a pan lock, if it's important I'd research how strong it actually is because even though it's a small jib, that's a lot of force to stop on that axis. I have the seven jib xl with no pan lock and it hasn't been a problem but I can see why others would want more precision for repeatable moves.