TRUTH about the Zhiyun Crane 3 Lab Gimbal | Review 

Thanks so much for watching guys! I make new videos every week! ⚡What do you think of the crane 3? Is this something you can see yourself using?

Hey man thank you so much for all the great content and this amazing review! You've pretty much sold me on this gimbal but I’m a little confused about the follow focus. Is there a way to have a remote device (Not a phone) for another person to follow focus with? Does this system only provide follow focus with the focus wheel on the gimbal, or is there a way I can have a dedicated focus puller to have an external monitor and a remote such as the ifocus from mozu air 2. I've been looking everywhere to try and get this answered but can't find it anywhere and would love to be sure before I pull the trigger :) Really appreciate any help, thank you so much! :)

Thank you for this tutorial, I am having problems with my Crane 3 Lab, I've upgraded it to V1.90 and then I attempted to upgrade the Servo Motors (Max & Lite) but there is a Yellow light that continues to blink. Have you experienced this problem or can you offer me any assistance? I can't seem to find a number for tech support in the US for this manufacturer.

Great video Ali! Question: I have the 5d mk IV and currently have the 16-35 f4 IS (which I love). I am thinking about switching to the 16-35 f2.8 III. Will I miss the image stabilization of the f4 for video (I mainly do photography)? Thanks!

Can we use sony z90 on this carne lab

Ive actually never seen a video of someone holding this gimble and using the focus wheel at the same time, so this video gave me insight, but wouldnt it be ackward and heavy to hold and do with a heavier camera?

Hey Ali...can you please elaborate about the values you are assigning to the motor settings? I have tried the preset options as well as custom values but can't seem to get rid of jitters while even doing a slow walk, trying to analyse what I might be doing wrong here. Im using the BMPCC 4k with the Tilta cage (offset to the last 1/4 screw hole closest to battery) and paired it with a Helios 58mm mounted through a Viltrox M4/3 to EF converter. I own a Move M10 too but BMPCC 4k is too wide to fit without a modification which is why I decided to buy the Crane 3 lab but havent had any success in shots where I'm physically moving.

I'm not getting smooth footage with my canon c200 with sigma 18-35 f1.8

is it compatible with the fuji xt-3 yet?

Any reason why the gimbal won’t work with Sony cameras? The remote feature was the reason I bought it, but I can’t control it with my Sony A7rii

I've been using the Weebill Lab and quite like it but find it more fiddly than the old Zhiyun v2 tbh. It's sort of better technically but doesn't actually add that much. So tempted to get a bigger one that can just have an a7iii and 24 70 set up without thinking about it. Getting the weebill lab to have the a7iii and a prime actually takes a lot of rebalancing, when I thought it would be pretty simple.. What do you think? I'm guessing you mostly use bigger cameras, whereas I'm somewhere in between an a6500 and bigger setups with the a7iii.

Nice video. I'm glad you waited to test it out for a few months before reviewing it. What settings for the best smooth performance regardless of battery life? Just put smooth to the highest setting for each mode?

One thing I’ve found is that if I update my gimbal settings for tilt, pan, etc. motor speed and such in the app via scene modes - I’m able to save my settings but if I disconnect my phone and restart the gimbal (without my phone connected) it defaults to some other settings slow motor speed settings. So if I want to use my custom speed settings and scene modes my phone HAS to be connected - really annoying. Have you had this issue or found a way to save your settings regardless of your phone being connected?

Awesome video- and cut away scenes with you in action with the Crane 3. Payload is 4.9 pounds so lighter payload than the Crane plus? Sending some sub love from Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦 Cheers!

Does it work for the sony a7s 1?

Learn to use a glidecam guys, it is better than dealing with all that distracting electronics. we make film not videogames!

Which gimbal do you think is the best to carry for travel and overall use? Ronin or Moza Air 2 or Crane 3?

Nice review can i ask where is that tunnel you filmed at

Great video mate, it does sound much better then my DJI ronin-s I will definitely be looking into purchasing the ZHIYUN in the very near future thanks for sharing.

while you carry that big gimbal case, how do you carry your camera case?

so a little over a year now. did you sell the Movi?

Hi Ali, where did you find the Crane 3 base plate for the Canon C200? Been looking everywhere. Thanks :)

Great review! I have one Crane3, but some details i not good, such as the rexture and the screw.

Really loving this one! I have the Crane 2 now and it has a very nice solid case. This case looks as if its made of Styrofoam? I would hope not since its a serious upgrade on the gimbal, that would be a major downgrade on the case. Thank for the awesome review!

this was a good review I was glued to the screen

Does not work with blackmagic cinema camera 4k very poor response from company.

Why is it nearly everyone reviews black kit wearing a black shirt? No contrast, can't see the kit very well.

-4 or -5 is super cold to this guy... 😂🤣😂🤣 Come film in Canadian winter.

Ali, great video, i just copped one, soooo nice, are you also living in DXB?

great review... cool gimbal, definitely want it

how much for the movi ?

Ali I use c200 too ,almost purchased it . however thanks for sharing i will just wait for moza air x

They might have sent me damaged batteries. It just turns on and after couple seconds, dead....

what are your thoughts on the Weebill

Nice review. Thank you.

Thx for your review!

Amazing video !!!! As always !!!

impressed it handled the c200 well

Excellent

You can run with a Movi M5/10/15/Pro or do slow shots all with one setting - no switching to "sport mode" - the Movis just have one mode, and it covers everything perfectly - adjustments on Movi are for preference of smoothness vs direct control, not to avoid it being too rough or too slow - which it never is. Which brings me to how well Majestic mode feels - their algorithms are spot-on neither too robotic nor too rough - every time. Zhiyun's are good, but not as amazing - and again force you to choose one type/speed of movement per shot - and some shots are many types at once. The motors on the ZYiyun are less powerful - period, which means they will let you down in more cases than the Movi's will - for example try holding a Zhiyun out the window of a fast moving car - it won't work. Even running too fast often does not work. Any Movi is aware of compass heading, satellites, have a huge number of sensors and accelerometers that feed info continuously- more than any of the "stick gimbals". These aded sensors won't make the shot better every time, but they often will - to me gear is great because I can count on every time - not just that one time. I want as much freedom as possible to do any type of shots I want, and that's what our M10 gives me. You can also use a Spektrum remote, a Mimic Beta, Alpha Wheels.... The Zhiyun has no such sophisticated remote options, and is not really able to be securely mounted as a remote head on a jib, car, cable system, etc. because of that single screw mount. A good grip would not even let you do it, and plus it woudl slip around, and plus the remote control is not nearly as good as a Spektrum DX8, let alone a Minic or Alpha Wheels... And I could go on.. As for ease of "getting out" it comes out of the case, you turn it on, you balance. Balancing is what it is (same on all gimbals) . I'm down to 2 minutes from closed case to ready to balance on my M10. The only difference is that the Movi does mean a bigger case. Once rigged I can clip out Movi M10 on and off a huge variety of rigs in seconds using they amazing Toad-in-the-Hole system. But... Why take my word for it. On huge Hollywood sets, the Movi is the most common tool found, and the M5 is not radically different from an M10 or a Pro (which have been used on a huge number of blockbusters). I have never, ever seen principle photography done on a stick gimbal. EVER. Now you can say we're a bunch of snobs at the higher end, but really we will use whatever works as well as anything else (we use old plastic milk delivery cartons to carry lots of things, consumer clothespins to attach gels, etc.) and whatever is cheapest and still gets the job done as well. Yet... We don't use stick gimbals.

9 out of 10 film dudes where flat-bill caps.

watch my footage from the crane 3. this thing is TRASH. tiny little vibrations constantly. they dont go away.

Hey. I vseravno up 👆 down walks at the steps, not to get away from this? But you are on rails

Hey. I have a move up 👆 Down walks at the steps, not to get away from this? But you are on rails

For me, it's really heavy

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ronin mx is much better