Zhiyun Crane

I have the crane and initially used it with my gh4, speedbooster and a canon 28mm 1.8. The setup is too heavy for the crane and there was too much micro vibrations. I ended up getting the a6500 and the images I'm getting are perfectly smooth, so for those saying that the crane can only get reasonably good stabilization - the camera/weight of your setup has a lot to do with it. The stabalization with the a6500 helps a lot too. I can run around with this thing and it is perfectly smooth. Just my experience. I'm running it with the 35mm 1.8. Nice DOF with the terrific autofocus.
 
mproust14 said:
I have the crane and initially used it with my gh4, speedbooster and a canon 28mm 1.8. The setup is too heavy for the crane and there was too much micro vibrations. I ended up getting the a6500 and the images I'm getting are perfectly smooth, so for those saying that the crane can only get reasonably good stabilization - the camera/weight of your setup has a lot to do with it. The stabalization with the a6500 helps a lot too. I can run around with this thing and it is perfectly smooth. Just my experience. I'm running it with the 35mm 1.8. Nice DOF with the terrific autofocus.
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Panasonic GH4 560g inc. battery and card
Canon EOS 28mm 1.8 310g
Metabones M43 to EOS speedbooster 172g

Total 1042g

You either have a broken Crane, have more than the three items listed above mounted, or are using a speedbooster that is heavier than the Metabones or you are balancing wrong. The V1 firmware will handle up to 1200g and you are at 1042g. I run the Canon 80D 730g inc. battery and card with the 28mm 1.8 310g for a total of 1040g and it runs like a champ. Assuming you have V1 Crane, update the firmware, it can then easily deal with up to 1800 grams, should handle your GH4 without breaking a sweat.
 
I initially noticed issues with my GH5 and crane and then I updated the firmware. Much better

puredrifting said:
Panasonic GH4 560g inc. battery and card
Canon EOS 28mm 1.8 310g
Metabones M43 to EOS speedbooster 172g

Total 1042g

You either have a broken Crane, have more than the three items listed above mounted, or are using a speedbooster that is heavier than the Metabones or you are balancing wrong. The V1 firmware will handle up to 1200g and you are at 1042g. I run the Canon 80D 730g inc. battery and card with the 28mm 1.8 310g for a total of 1040g and it runs like a champ. Assuming you have V1 Crane, update the firmware, it can then easily deal with up to 1800 grams, should handle your GH4 without breaking a sweat.
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Curtis Mack said:
@puredrifting - Did you ever try the Zhiyun with a Fujifilm XT-2?
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No, have a friend who lives a few hundred miles away who has the XT-2 and I want to but we have both been too busy to get together to play with camera gear. There are plenty of clips on YouTube with the XT-2 on the Crane, no reason why it shouldn't work great.
 
So, since firmware seems to be important and I never updated mine: what version should I install for a very light camera? (RX100 IV)
There was a point where they forked into light/heavy setups, not sure if they've converged since then.
 
Hello fellow filmmakers !
what would you choose between the came tv optimus and zhiyun crane v2 if you could pay them the same price ?

there is not many review on the optimus and all of them seems to be sponsorised. But it seems stronger and smoother than the zhiyun ?

I can have it for cheaper than the zhiyun if I had to buy arms for the crane.
 
zhiyun... very reliable and with newest firmware very strong.

V1 and V2 are identical except for a few cosmetic items and the way the mounting plate works.

And if you want a zhiyun crane v1, I changed cameras and so am selling mine, PM for details, will give a great deal. Like new, purchased January, must have been used less than 15 hours.
 
filmguy123 said:
zhiyun... very reliable and with newest firmware very strong.

V1 and V2 are identical except for a few cosmetic items and the way the mounting plate works.

And if you want a zhiyun crane v1, I changed cameras and so am selling mine, PM for details, will give a great deal. Like new, purchased January, must have been used less than 15 hours.
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Hey Filmguy123, if you still have your V1, check your joystick for me, would you? On mine, I used to point the joystick straight down and the camera would tilt down, up, it would tilt up. Now, when I point the joystick straight down, either nothing happens or the Crane tilts up. I can only get the Crane to tilt down if I point the joystick left or right and down? Does yours tilt down if you pull the joystick straight down? Wonder if I am wearing it out or the joystick is going bad? Other than this little glitch, I love this thing, used it on a pretty fun shoot last week about Girls Who Code at a school. Worked great.
 
^ There's a setting in the app where you can set the vertical control to normal or inverted, but the fact that it works for you when going sideways and up/down probably means the joystick itself is the source of the problem.

In any case, on mine, when switched to joystick-control instead of just follow mode, it works as expected.
 
Sam said it! I changed my joystick on Zhiyun Crane (And DJI controller) to mirror FPS game controls ;)

And yes, I still have the V1. Someone buy this thing off me!! :D
 
how well would this gimbal work with the LX100? (393 g with battery and SD card). i plan to use my A7sII but also interested how hit might work with such a lightweight camera as well? would i need a different firmware to do this?

thanks
david
 
(also: anybody knows about a gimbal that's designed for a 400g max payload? I see a big jump from smartphone and gopro gimbals to 1000g payload, with nothing in between)
 
Has anyone tried the control cable for AF and record on the GH4. I just got one and am having no luck on my crane 2. Followed all the setup instructions (I think) and it wont trigger the AF or record on/off.
 
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