Longevity of Gimbals?

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Hi, Newschoolers!

I am considering getting a gimbal for my videos- I was just wondering- has anyone had any experiences with the longevity of them?

have you had any mechanical issues, where it breaks down?

Thanks
 
On a glidecam there isn't really anything to break down. Electric gimbals have been hit or miss for me out of the two I've owned. I bought one of the feiyu gopro ones and it was buggy as all hell, but I rarely have any problems with the Ronin.
 
14115577:SmartWater said:
Treat it well and balance it perfectly every time and you’ll give it a good life
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counter point to this is if you baby gear to much you're going to miss shots that'd you'd otherwise nail if you're willing to take the risk. It's good to remember that at the end of the day they're tools. If I was caught up in perfectly balancing and perfectly protecting my gimbal when I use it there'd be a significant amount of shots I'd be too busy being cautious to get, or couldn't even delicately get the gimbal to the location to begin with. The motors can handle an off-balanced load, pretty much all gimbals give a max weight that's lower than what it actually can support

I got my mōvi summer 2015 and its still going strong, despite me not treating it delicately at all, crashing with it on hill multiple times, filming in the rain, and even it getting stolen from me (entire pelican case full of gimbal + accessories) and later fully recovered (write down your serial numbers!!! you never know). It's showed no signs of slowing down, only annoyance is its slow boot time compared to more modern gimbals, but that's been an issue since day 1. If an issue does happen to pop up Freefly customer service is excellent and Seattle based, definitely something to consider when shopping for gear like this.

I like the idea of the speed and convenience of something like the Ronin S, but in actual real world use the stick style gimbals suck compared to the "normal" cage and wide handle style ones that you can comfortably grip with two hands and mount accessories on top so the weight is spread better. Also dealing with DJI customer service is trash when it comes to drones, its honestly pathetic, so I would actively avoid DJI for all products that they aren't a leader in, aka anything but drones
 
yeah idk about electronic gimbals but the glidecam will last decades at least with occasional maintenance. i take the gimbal apart every 2 years or so and clean the bearings with alcohol, greasing the bearings at least with wd40 is helpful too but there's probably a better lubricant.
 
My glidecam was manufactured in 2000, I'm not the first owner and its still going strong.

**This post was edited on Jun 9th 2020 at 1:06:45pm
 
14115333:NightFantasies said:
On a glidecam there isn't really anything to break down. Electric gimbals have been hit or miss for me out of the two I've owned. I bought one of the feiyu gopro ones and it was buggy as all hell, but I rarely have any problems with the Ronin.
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I'm looking at a Ronin SC right now, along with a few glidecams and im wondering how the battery life is with electric gimbals when you're out in the cold shooting for a while
 
14175801:BoostMaG said:
I'm looking at a Ronin SC right now, along with a few glidecams and im wondering how the battery life is with electric gimbals when you're out in the cold shooting for a while
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I can't speak for the SC as I have the M, but the battery life has been great... way better than my camera haha. I've lasted a whole day on a battery easy.
 
14175801:BoostMaG said:
I'm looking at a Ronin SC right now, along with a few glidecams and im wondering how the battery life is with electric gimbals when you're out in the cold shooting for a while
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I can't speak for the SC as I have the M, but the battery life has been great... way better than my camera haha. I've lasted a whole day on a battery easy.
 
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