I wish youtube would delete all other vids on this topic. Yours is the only one that worked for me when I bought it in January. Bought another today last week and spent 15 min trying to find your vid. Good job buddy.
Thank you, thank you - you may have saved our marriage! My husband watched the video from the manufacturer at least 20 times. No kidding. He is an electronic engineer and tends to overthink everything. I was sure that was the problem. After watching the video myself and messing with the balance for 20 minutes, I decided someone had to do a better job on a video. I searched RUclips and there you were. We watched your video one time and 5 minutes later we were in business! So you have a new subscriber. And BTW, we love the fact you had wine help get you through. Thanks again.
thank you so much this is the best video i have ever seen i thought i was going to throw my gimbal in the trash can after the step where they tell you it's supposed to remain in place when you roll it left or right...... thank you so much you are our savior
Your video is definitely the best one about how to balance this gimbal. I was fighting with it literally for hours. Your video helped me a lot. So huge thank you for making it!
Was getting frustrated trying to balance my Sony a6100 and so I found your video... I then realized my error. There was clearly a lack of wine present during my set up! Lol Thanks for the great video!
This has to be the BEST 'how to balance' video on RUclips. I am V new to creating RUclips content and wanted a setup for the maintenance and trips in my classic car. Purely by chance I bought an M50 and G6MAX gimbal. I'll be watching more of your videos!
The best video to learn how to balance this gimbal monster. She takes you step by step and helps to avoid pitfalls. My instructions that came with the gimbal were almost worthless. This is definitely a thumbs up! Thank you.
So glad I watched this video. Don't even have a gimbal yet, but going to get the G6 Max for an upcoming trip. Since I'm not planning on any fancy filmmaking tricks, just need some stabilization for walking shots, I thought I'd be able to just attach the camera to the gimbal and go. Oh...no. You've really opened my eyes and shown me how naive I was ten minutes ago. Now I have stuff to consider, I'll probably still get the gimbal and take it, but now I'm forewarned, so thanks so much for the articulate and helpful video.
This Video is Just one day too late ... got my G6Max (which is my First Gimbal - bought also cause of your review..) yesterday and it took me (newbie) about two hours to figure out how to balance my M50 ... Thanks for your great Content!
I know!!! I was trying to get it out sooner because I know so many ppl needed it. I'm glad you put the time into balancing it anyway, because now you probably have a good in-depth feel for the gimbal 😄👍🏼
AMaeTV oh yes - sometimes learning by doing is the best way... And now i really know how it works 😂 One more thing: You don’t need the App for motorstrengh - it could be done with the buttons very easy ... and there is also a kind of automatic adjustment which sets the strengh of each axis according to your Camera...
Just want to say a massive thank you for this video. I had been struggling with vibrations and that has stopped now. Their video was way to quick to understand.
Thank you for this video. You have saved my FeiyuG6 from being thrown up against the wall. I tried to follow the "quick start" instructions and was lost after charging the battery. Your step by step with caveats saved my sanity and the gimbal. I don't want to fool with apps and with my Canon G7X it works well, no "death shake!" Now I am going to your other video to see what all of those buttons are for. Thumbs up!
Thank you very much for walking us through the process. This is the 4th or 5th video that I had watched. I had an idea of what needed to be done in otder to balance the gimbal but kept getting hung up in a couple spots. Once i thought i had it figured out and turned on the gimbal the death shake was still there. I finally found your video, watched it through, followed the steps and now i have a fully functional G6 w/M50 set up. If you have any tips or tricks trying to balance with Viltrox speed booster and 50mm, please comment and tag or post a video. Thank you! I subscribed.
I literally spent two hours today trying to balance my M50 with 22mm lens and Rode VideoMicro. I was ready to chuck the gimbal out the window since it wouldn't balance with such a big mic and small lens, but I eventually discovered that it balances fine when the gimbal is turned on. I did also order the wireless Rode per your recommendation. It was very helpful to see an in-depth tutorial on balancing the M50 specifically. Thank you! 😁
I bought this gimbal after watching your review and struggled for so long trying to stop the crazy shaking... I almost gave up until I tried messing with the menu on the gimbal and found the motor adjustment. Now I love this gimbal!
This video saved my gimbals life. I was just about to throw it out of a 5 story building when this video posted. My gimbal is so grateful thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh I'm SO GLAD to hear that!! Was it the motor strength that saved it? Or just one of the adjustments? And how is it working now? SO glad I could help. You can always reach out to Feiyutech for support too..
I’ve been searching for & watched many videos on how to use this gimbal. Then I saw your video and said “omg 24mins... that’s waayyy too long” but I sucked it up and watched it anyways lol Long story short. This is the best detailed gimbal balancing video. Thank you for uploading. You hit EVERY key point!! 📷🔥 and now I’m using my gimbal like a pro lol thanks again
I still didn't get my gimbal balanced lol but itsy fault I missed something along the step but this is the best video on youtube THANK YOU...ILL WATCH TOMORROW AGAIN HAHA BED TIME 🇯🇲🇯🇲
You should be a helicopter flight instructor!!!! My goodness, this thing is so sensitive however, after following your steps, it works and works exactly how it should. Tried it with my M50 and go-pro. Your process works perfectly. Many thanks - and by the way, it is easier to fly a helicopter :)
Thank you so much for this video. I was feeling very daunted unpacking my new Gimble. I have never used one before and am not technical so thought I could never do it! Your video saved me! I now have a wonderfully balanced camera on my Gimble. Thank you!!
Thanks a ton Alicia. I recently purchased this gimbal and was going crazy trying to balance it with my Canon E6. This tutorial really helps. Thanks again, you have a new subscriber!
Thank you so much!!! I order this bad boy, but failed so hard to balance... I almost threw it out the window out of frustration ... But on the flipside, you broke it down very easily and now i feel awesome !@@! thanks you are awesome
I just order this gimbal can't wait to review it .and I never use gimbal so hard for me to use it but I watch ur full video and learn something good btw thanks.
if you ajust the tilt arm you can get the cam to hold position when you move it around if you start with the arm in the midle, and then ajust the cam as you show on the plate, then ajust the hight of the tilt
This was a WAY better tutorial on how to balance the m50 with this gimbal. I was considering returning mine. Have you been able to connect the gimbal to your m50 at all? I’m definitely struggling with that 😢
Just got my M6 Mark II today with the kit lens and I've got the speed booster on the way so I can use my 70-200 and 400. Saw your other video on the gimbal and I was immediately interested. My biggest concern with the gimbal was the effort needed to balance it. I shoot outside and often at a fast pace so I wondered what I would need to do if I got the gimbal balanced, used it for a bit and then took the camera off to use my 400 and then what would I have to do to get the camera back on the gimbal with the kit lens again. You answered my question towards the end and I'll be getting the gimbal next. Thank you for the video. Your presentation style is perfect and I look forward to anything you can show us about the M6 mark II.
Tengo la m6 mark II con el lente kid y te diré que lleva al limite el g6 max, no he probado con otros lentes pero supongo que se haría muy difícil su manejo.
Thank you for mentioning motor setup, I've spent more than an hour trying to make it work, everything's perfectly balanced (I've tuned a lot of older mechanical steadycams before), and it's just wobbling... yep, slightly changed motor strength which was on zero and it's now working perfectly.
Haha love your videos- you are very entertaining- well done for getting a glass of wine in! I have M50, this gimbal and Sigma 16mm, and it all comes together, just about- thanks x
I gotta give you big props for smiling and trooping your way through this and I would’ve loved to have seen the behind the scenes of you learning and preparing for this video. I gotta guess that you probably ran thru quit a few bottles of wine LOL! I’m very new to all of this and I just bought my first canon Sl3 ( which I don’t believe would be a good fit for this gimbal but I could be wrong 🤷🏿♂️) im also looking for different accessories to go with my camera but I think I’ll have to pass on this item for now cause I don’t know that it’s really worth the frustration with everything else that I have to learn but you really trooped it out 👍🏿 and your daughter is adorable.
Damn I never thought I would ever write a comment and here I am. This video helped me so much! Watching other videos to this topic on youtube just frustrated me to the point I gave up using the gimbal. I gave it another shot by watching your video and you literally saved my day! Thank you so much by explaining the Gimbal best way possible!
Thank you very much for you taking the time to show how to balance feiyu g6 max. It's very helpful. I fellow your instruction and I can balance my as well. God bless your good work.
Yesss! I was trying to remember who specifically needed this and I'm so glad you found it. Let me know if you have any questions! It's tricky but I hope I explained it somewhat well.. with the wine 😆🍷
As a beginner with cameras that are not a phone, I appreciate the clarity in the video. Also, realized that I did not have the mic attached, the view screen out or the battery charged. Thank you for the clarity!!!
Thank you so much. Those other videos suck. I was able to balance my gimbal with no problem watching your video. I’m using Canon M100 with my gimbal. Is there any other reasons I should use the app for?
The G6 MAX - #3 "PAN AXIS" WTH!!! Total pain in the ass to get balanced!! I had shaking even after correct balancing multiple times - so I ended up doing an update on the firmware via the APP also a motor adjustment on the APP which finally got the gimbal to work without shaking. Thank God!! (Note: I was balancing a Sony a6400 with a 55mm lens.)
Hello, do you recommend this product or not? I'm looking at some videos of this product and in the comments, many customers say that the cardan shaft is stuck and it spins like crazy. I'm waiting for your response, thanks.
I went back and re-did all of this again with my RX100 MK4. When I originally setup my gimbal I did the balancing with the lens in (camera off) and got pretty good results but since we are locked down I decided to go through all of this again and it was not balanced at all! LOL So far I really like the gimbal and have shot several vlogs with it. Heading down to our greenhouse to shoot some more video today. I report back if it made any significant difference. Of course this camera is so light compared to yours it may not. We'll see. :)
Now I know why I can't balance my gimbal - no glass of wine! Do you find a mirrorless and gimbal setup (with accessories like the mic) too heavy? I have a X-T30 with a hotshoe mirror thing (so I can see my framing) and a mic + a small gimbal and it's pretty weighty. Makes me want to stick with just my phone. =)
I almost gave up and returned this gimble 😢But that motor strength tip (downloading the app) finally fixed my issue of getting an "overload" error and lots of shaking! I don't know how they don't have that in the instruction manual for heavier cameras (even though mine weights only 1.5 pounds and the max is about a pound heavier). Anyhow, thanks!
I’m at a Western show but unfortunately I’m helping my friend with his business so I must move fast to get my shots I used my Canon 80d for interviews worth the ride go mic. The rest I shot with the G7X. I just did not have the time to set up the gimbal.😭😭 that is a roadblock to using it... if I can focus 100% on shooting my video that’s different. As always I’m so grateful for your videos. I’m back to LA tomorrow and we will see what I have to show for this trip.
I got it working with an M50 and the 16mm sigma lens. You won’t be able to balance it where it stays put, it’s going to slant down before you turn the gimbal on. Just balance it from the sides, and make sure it’s balance to where it can point up. The only other downside is that you cant go all the way down to inverted mode, the eye cup hits the gimbal. But other than that it works fine, battery might run out faster though lol
hi Alicia! I've just got the same setup: M50 with Sigma16 (you made me buy it) and G6Max gimbal. And I have good news for you: you CAN make camera viewfinder not touch the gimbal so you get much more freedom of moving camera or gimbal up-down like if it had a smaller lens! You need to stick camera with Sigma16 not to the very back edge of Quick Release Plate but few millimetres to front from it so that the viewfinder will pass the gimbal in 1 mm not touching it (when you rotating it manually up-down). This, of course, will make tilt axis (#1) not balanced properly and the lens will look down when gimbal is off. But! When you turn on the gimbal, it is powerful enough to raise the lens and keep it horizontally and under control! Try it. As occurred, you don't need to balance camera perfectly, actually, if the motors are set to the max power, they will control camera anyway but just will waste more energy. I'm also thinking about very narrow counter-weight plate to put somehow just under camera's touchscreen, but even without it the gimbal can handle it well, though the tilt motor will heat noticeably if making it work under such pressure for a long time. So if you need to shoot something "from ground", you can at least temporarily follow my advice without any harm to gimbal. And thanks for very useful videos.
btw, I tried making a counter-weight device behind M50 screen, it could help a bit but made the whole setup heavier, and I didn't like it. In the end I decided to remove viewfinder's eye-piece rubber instead, which I really don't need and can use viewfinder still. But this is one-way operation so it's a radical solution (warning, this makes camera lose presentation look) for sake of needed functionality. Now the camera can be balanced perfectly and doesn't hit gimbal by viewfinder!
Thanks for your comments Dima, very helpful! I just bought the gimbal for my Canon M50 with a Sigma 16mm lens and an ND filter. I am still having trouble trying to balance it! If I'm not worried about the viewfinder touching would you recommend having the camera as far back as it can go on the plate? I'm still not sure where to generally have the other axis points at. Basically the camera is very forward heavy and I want to have it balanced as close as I can so it's not hard on the motors. Any other tips and things that are a MUST do would be greatly appreciated. Thannnnks.
@@rpvideos4118 , for me the plate even has half a centimeter more space at the back with Sigma 16mm (when fully balanced), but it's without ND filter. In your case, I hope, yes, you need to place camera even closer to the back edge of plate. Actually, in my future case too as I want to try ND filters :) But recently I was disappointed with the gimbal as when I move this whole stuff too fast or running with it, I'm getting shaky footage because motors cannot handle it :( Now I'm thinking about Weebill S gimbal as it can easily carry big lenses and has more space around camera... G6 Max is great for M50 but only with small/stock lenses.
@@dimapalyanytsya1620 Totally. I actually ended up returning that G6 Max and got the Weebill S. I think it's way better and have had no problems with it. Hope it works out for ya!
Another great video with real world (socks included) solutions. 😁 Thank you for helping me to understand my new gimbal better and reinforcing my thoughts about the app. 😎
Thanks so much for the vids! I was able to get my G6 Max set up with the Vuze XR 3D camera (with a little trial and error) and it's working smoothly....
Love the video! I do have my self a gimbal, but it’s just for my iPhone.. for my videos I am using just the iPhone or the insta360 it’s just a lot easy for me just: record, adjust and go.... thanks for sharing!! Always learning here!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hey B3to 👋🏻That's great! You certainly don't need a gimbal for the awesome Insta360 camera. Whenever I do get one I'm sure I will be learning a lot from you too!
Hi Alicia, I love your vidoes, they are very educational and right to the point. I have also purchased this gimbal using a canon m50 but i have 2 questions quite basic i think: 1) if i balance it, lock the gimbal and remove the camera, do i need to balance the gimbal when putting the same camera in it? I thinked not, but everytime i put it its not balanced correctly. 2) do you know how to connect the shutter button to the gimbal, i have a remote to use the shutter but if i am able to connect directly to the gimbal by cable or wifi would be nice. If you have a moment would be nice, if not i also understand. Stay safe and have a happy day. Paulo
Thanks for this video!! I discovered the gimbal in your vlog setup video and was excited to find an affordable one for the M-50. I got it all balanced and it would shake like crazy. I may have missed it but didn’t see anything about the app anywhere! As soon as I turned up the motor it works great!! Also, thanks for your other videos. We just started a family travel vlog and have learned a lot from you.
I need to mention that I am not an expert for video shooting or vlogging, I am just a newbie that watched a whole bunch youtube video that compromised this gimbal and I decide to try it myself and record my daily life. After using it a couple of times I can say it is just like what everyone else said on the internet, it is good and almost the best lightweight handheld gimbal for Mirrorless Camera. You can also use it with iPhone and some other smartphones.
OK, so I got it to balance thanks to your video! But I can't figure out how to connect it to my M50. I've tried connecting the app to Bluetooth and WiFi and I've even tried plugging in the USB-C. It just won't connect. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong lol.
Nice review and nice video. THe lightest weight is Feiyutech unique feature. It really saves the photografer a lot.G6max is very hot on Amazon too. Any problem they can replace or repair for you in the first time. Really confortable to buy their product.
I have a Canon D200 with an 18-55mm kit lens, which balanced perfectly on this gimbal. Tip - to balance the last axis, it’s way easier if you re-lock the previous two axis. Just don’t forget to unlock them before turning it on.
I wish youtube would delete all other vids on this topic. Yours is the only one that worked for me when I bought it in January. Bought another today last week and spent 15 min trying to find your vid. Good job buddy.
Thank you, thank you - you may have saved our marriage! My husband watched the video from the manufacturer at least 20 times. No kidding. He is an electronic engineer and tends to overthink everything. I was sure that was the problem. After watching the video myself and messing with the balance for 20 minutes, I decided someone had to do a better job on a video. I searched RUclips and there you were. We watched your video one time and 5 minutes later we were in business! So you have a new subscriber. And BTW, we love the fact you had wine help get you through. Thanks again.
The wine makes all the difference!
thank you so much this is the best video i have ever seen i thought i was going to throw my gimbal in the trash can after the step where they tell you it's supposed to remain in place when you roll it left or right...... thank you so much you are our savior
Your video is definitely the best one about how to balance this gimbal. I was fighting with it literally for hours. Your video helped me a lot. So huge thank you for making it!
Just purchased this gimbal because of your review and setup. Love it so far
Was getting frustrated trying to balance my Sony a6100 and so I found your video... I then realized my error. There was clearly a lack of wine present during my set up! Lol Thanks for the great video!
This has to be the BEST 'how to balance' video on RUclips. I am V new to creating RUclips content and wanted a setup for the maintenance and trips in my classic car. Purely by chance I bought an M50 and G6MAX gimbal. I'll be watching more of your videos!
The best video to learn how to balance this gimbal monster. She takes you step by step and helps to avoid pitfalls. My instructions that came with the gimbal were almost worthless. This is definitely a thumbs up! Thank you.
So glad I watched this video. Don't even have a gimbal yet, but going to get the G6 Max for an upcoming trip. Since I'm not planning on any fancy filmmaking tricks, just need some stabilization for walking shots, I thought I'd be able to just attach the camera to the gimbal and go. Oh...no. You've really opened my eyes and shown me how naive I was ten minutes ago. Now I have stuff to consider, I'll probably still get the gimbal and take it, but now I'm forewarned, so thanks so much for the articulate and helpful video.
This Video is Just one day too late ... got my G6Max (which is my First Gimbal - bought also cause of your review..) yesterday and it took me (newbie) about two hours to figure out how to balance my M50 ...
Thanks for your great Content!
I know!!! I was trying to get it out sooner because I know so many ppl needed it. I'm glad you put the time into balancing it anyway, because now you probably have a good in-depth feel for the gimbal 😄👍🏼
AMaeTV oh yes - sometimes learning by doing is the best way...
And now i really know how it works 😂
One more thing: You don’t need the App for motorstrengh - it could be done with the buttons very easy ... and there is also a kind of automatic adjustment which sets the strengh of each axis according to your Camera...
Just want to say a massive thank you for this video. I had been struggling with vibrations and that has stopped now. Their video was way to quick to understand.
Thank you for this video. You have saved my FeiyuG6 from being thrown up against the wall. I tried to follow the "quick start" instructions and was lost after charging the battery. Your step by step with caveats saved my sanity and the gimbal. I don't want to fool with apps and with my Canon G7X it works well, no "death shake!" Now I am going to your other video to see what all of those buttons are for. Thumbs up!
Thank you very much for walking us through the process. This is the 4th or 5th video that I had watched. I had an idea of what needed to be done in otder to balance the gimbal but kept getting hung up in a couple spots. Once i thought i had it figured out and turned on the gimbal the death shake was still there. I finally found your video, watched it through, followed the steps and now i have a fully functional G6 w/M50 set up. If you have any tips or tricks trying to balance with Viltrox speed booster and 50mm, please comment and tag or post a video. Thank you! I subscribed.
I literally spent two hours today trying to balance my M50 with 22mm lens and Rode VideoMicro. I was ready to chuck the gimbal out the window since it wouldn't balance with such a big mic and small lens, but I eventually discovered that it balances fine when the gimbal is turned on. I did also order the wireless Rode per your recommendation. It was very helpful to see an in-depth tutorial on balancing the M50 specifically. Thank you! 😁
Yay! So glad the video helped to save your gimbal from the window 😄The Rode Wireless go is awesome, you will love it too.
Thanks Alicia for making this video describing an effective way to balance and setup the G6Max gimbal, your video really goes straight to the point!
Really helpful, thx! The app made a difference with the power settings saved the day.
I bought this gimbal after watching your review and struggled for so long trying to stop the crazy shaking... I almost gave up until I tried messing with the menu on the gimbal and found the motor adjustment. Now I love this gimbal!
That's awesome!! Yes the motor adjustment is important to do, especially for larger cameras. So glad it's working out now!
aniiyangg Same here yesterday...
best balancing video of them all. THANK YOU
This video saved my gimbals life. I was just about to throw it out of a 5 story building when this video posted. My gimbal is so grateful thank you!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh my gosh I'm SO GLAD to hear that!! Was it the motor strength that saved it? Or just one of the adjustments? And how is it working now? SO glad I could help. You can always reach out to Feiyutech for support too..
AMaeTV definitely the motor strength in the app. Hello.... the app! Why didn’t the company video talk about that app? 😂
@@videovango9476 I know! No mention of it in the instruction manual either. I will suggest to them to add it in next time 😂
@@AMAETV Thanks so much! You videos are mesmerizing ! It's working great thanks to you!
Thank you very much for this video! It’s so helpful and dispelled any doubts
I’ve been searching for & watched many videos on how to use this gimbal. Then I saw your video and said “omg 24mins... that’s waayyy too long” but I sucked it up and watched it anyways lol Long story short. This is the best detailed gimbal balancing video. Thank you for uploading. You hit EVERY key point!! 📷🔥 and now I’m using my gimbal like a pro lol thanks again
I still didn't get my gimbal balanced lol but itsy fault I missed something along the step but this is the best video on youtube THANK YOU...ILL WATCH TOMORROW AGAIN HAHA BED TIME 🇯🇲🇯🇲
I just purchased the m50 mark ii and g6 gimbal a year later from your video. Great video! It really helped me get this thing balanced. Thanks!
You should be a helicopter flight instructor!!!! My goodness, this thing is so sensitive however, after following your steps, it works and works exactly how it should. Tried it with my M50 and go-pro. Your process works perfectly. Many thanks - and by the way, it is easier to fly a helicopter :)
Haha my husband is a pilot.. and I can't imagine having that kind of responsibility 🤪 I'm so glad the instructions worked!
Thank you so much for this video. I was feeling very daunted unpacking my new Gimble. I have never used one before and am not technical so thought I could never do it! Your video saved me! I now have a wonderfully balanced camera on my Gimble. Thank you!!
So awesome to hear that!! Yes gimbals can be scary at first 😃So glad it is working now!
Great video!! It saved me a lot of time at work, thank you!
Superb ! I finally got mine setup with a heavy setup. a6600 + sigma 16mm f1.4
Thanks a ton Alicia. I recently purchased this gimbal and was going crazy trying to balance it with my Canon E6. This tutorial really helps. Thanks again, you have a new subscriber!
I bought one just now and was immediately perplexed. This video cleared it up for me. Thanks for making an easy-to-follow instructional.
Thank you for the tutorial! My intent is to use this with adventure style cameras on (duh) an adventure for 2024.
Thank you so much!!! I order this bad boy, but failed so hard to balance... I almost threw it out the window out of frustration ... But on the flipside, you broke it down very easily and now i feel awesome !@@! thanks you are awesome
Omg, your daughter is such an angel 👼🏻 Thank you so much for the review. I think about purchasing this gimbal for my m50.
I just order this gimbal can't wait to review it .and I never use gimbal so hard for me to use it but I watch ur full video and learn something good btw thanks.
What a great tutorial! I'm thinking of ordering one of these for my FZ1000 which I think is within the weight limit. Anyway, bookmarked and liked!
if you ajust the tilt arm you can get the cam to hold position when you move it around
if you start with the arm in the midle, and then ajust the cam as you show on the plate, then ajust the hight of the tilt
Awesome video Alicia! I ended up buying the Sigma 16mm after seeing your amazing video. Keep making great content! Cheers from Perú! 🇵🇪
Nice! Wow I would LOVE to have the Sigma 16 in Peru.. How is it working out for you?
This was a WAY better tutorial on how to balance the m50 with this gimbal. I was considering returning mine.
Have you been able to connect the gimbal to your m50 at all? I’m definitely struggling with that 😢
Thank you for covering the motor strength - that was a HUGE help!!!!
Just got my M6 Mark II today with the kit lens and I've got the speed booster on the way so I can use my 70-200 and 400. Saw your other video on the gimbal and I was immediately interested. My biggest concern with the gimbal was the effort needed to balance it. I shoot outside and often at a fast pace so I wondered what I would need to do if I got the gimbal balanced, used it for a bit and then took the camera off to use my 400 and then what would I have to do to get the camera back on the gimbal with the kit lens again. You answered my question towards the end and I'll be getting the gimbal next. Thank you for the video. Your presentation style is perfect and I look forward to anything you can show us about the M6 mark II.
Tengo la m6 mark II con el lente kid y te diré que lleva al limite el g6 max, no he probado con otros lentes pero supongo que se haría muy difícil su manejo.
Thank you for mentioning motor setup, I've spent more than an hour trying to make it work, everything's perfectly balanced (I've tuned a lot of older mechanical steadycams before), and it's just wobbling... yep, slightly changed motor strength which was on zero and it's now working perfectly.
What a great video. I was not able to balance this thing until I saw you. I even got my wine too. Thank you!
Great video. Just ordered the gimble
I am looking for a gimbal , thanks this help a lot.
Haha love your videos- you are very entertaining- well done for getting a glass of wine in! I have M50, this gimbal and Sigma 16mm, and it all comes together, just about- thanks x
I gotta give you big props for smiling and trooping your way through this and I would’ve loved to have seen the behind the scenes of you learning and preparing for this video. I gotta guess that you probably ran thru quit a few bottles of wine LOL! I’m very new to all of this and I just bought my first canon Sl3 ( which I don’t believe would be a good fit for this gimbal but I could be wrong 🤷🏿♂️) im also looking for different accessories to go with my camera but I think I’ll have to pass on this item for now cause I don’t know that it’s really worth the frustration with everything else that I have to learn but you really trooped it out 👍🏿 and your daughter is adorable.
I was goin to return mine!!! You saved me from the trouble!!! Thank you
Omg this was so helpful. I mean it took me 2 hours to calibrate but def a lot better than most of those videos out there. Thanks so much
Damn I never thought I would ever write a comment and here I am. This video helped me so much! Watching other videos to this topic on youtube just frustrated me to the point I gave up using the gimbal. I gave it another shot by watching your video and you literally saved my day! Thank you so much by explaining the Gimbal best way possible!
Fabulous Instruction!
Thank you very much for you taking the time to show how to balance feiyu g6 max.
It's very helpful. I fellow your instruction and I can balance my as well.
God bless your good work.
Thank you so much! I can now set up my M50 and my new Sigma lense on my G6!
Yesss! I was trying to remember who specifically needed this and I'm so glad you found it. Let me know if you have any questions! It's tricky but I hope I explained it somewhat well.. with the wine 😆🍷
@@AMAETV Yes, ME!! I set it up and so far it's great! Thanks again!
Great video, very clear and got my new gimbal set up in no time 😁
So glad I ran into this video. The others I've looked at go through the process too fast. Great job!
Great vid, much more clear than other G6 MAX balancing vids
As a beginner with cameras that are not a phone, I appreciate the clarity in the video. Also, realized that I did not have the mic attached, the view screen out or the battery charged. Thank you for the clarity!!!
A gorgeous piece of equipment........and the Gimbal is pretty good too.
Amazing how this helped me in August-2023. Thank you so much. Does anyone has an "overload" error?
Great video. This was a huge help.
Thank you so much. Those other videos suck. I was able to balance my gimbal with no problem watching your video. I’m using Canon M100 with my gimbal. Is there any other reasons I should use the app for?
The G6 MAX - #3 "PAN AXIS" WTH!!! Total pain in the ass to get balanced!! I had shaking even after correct balancing multiple times - so I ended up doing an update on the firmware via the APP also a motor adjustment on the APP which finally got the gimbal to work without shaking. Thank God!! (Note: I was balancing a Sony a6400 with a 55mm lens.)
This helped a TON
Thanks for the tip on menu set up, 👍
Hello, do you recommend this product or not? I'm looking at some videos of this product and in the comments, many customers say that the cardan shaft is stuck and it spins like crazy. I'm waiting for your response, thanks.
I went back and re-did all of this again with my RX100 MK4. When I originally setup my gimbal I did the balancing with the lens in (camera off) and got pretty good results but since we are locked down I decided to go through all of this again and it was not balanced at all! LOL So far I really like the gimbal and have shot several vlogs with it. Heading down to our greenhouse to shoot some more video today. I report back if it made any significant difference. Of course this camera is so light compared to yours it may not. We'll see. :)
Nice informative video as usual Alicia... The gimbal looks great... 😎👍👍👍
Now I know why I can't balance my gimbal - no glass of wine!
Do you find a mirrorless and gimbal setup (with accessories like the mic) too heavy? I have a X-T30 with a hotshoe mirror thing (so I can see my framing) and a mic + a small gimbal and it's pretty weighty. Makes me want to stick with just my phone. =)
via this video i can totally know how to balance the gimbal and how to use the App. helpful.
I almost gave up and returned this gimble 😢But that motor strength tip (downloading the app) finally fixed my issue of getting an "overload" error and lots of shaking! I don't know how they don't have that in the instruction manual for heavier cameras (even though mine weights only 1.5 pounds and the max is about a pound heavier). Anyhow, thanks!
Excellent gimbal
Thanks for the detailed review. After watching this video, I learned how to set up my G6MAX.
Thanks, great tutorial!!
I’m at a Western show but unfortunately I’m helping my friend with his business so I must move fast to get my shots I used my Canon 80d for interviews worth the ride go mic. The rest I shot with the G7X. I just did not have the time to set up the gimbal.😭😭 that is a roadblock to using it... if I can focus 100% on shooting my video that’s different. As always I’m so grateful for your videos. I’m back to LA tomorrow and we will see what I have to show for this trip.
EXCELLENT PRODUCT!!
Nice Video and very detail... 🙏
I got it working with an M50 and the 16mm sigma lens. You won’t be able to balance it where it stays put, it’s going to slant down before you turn the gimbal on. Just balance it from the sides, and make sure it’s balance to where it can point up. The only other downside is that you cant go all the way down to inverted mode, the eye cup hits the gimbal. But other than that it works fine, battery might run out faster though lol
hi Alicia! I've just got the same setup: M50 with Sigma16 (you made me buy it) and G6Max gimbal. And I have good news for you: you CAN make camera viewfinder not touch the gimbal so you get much more freedom of moving camera or gimbal up-down like if it had a smaller lens!
You need to stick camera with Sigma16 not to the very back edge of Quick Release Plate but few millimetres to front from it so that the viewfinder will pass the gimbal in 1 mm not touching it (when you rotating it manually up-down). This, of course, will make tilt axis (#1) not balanced properly and the lens will look down when gimbal is off. But! When you turn on the gimbal, it is powerful enough to raise the lens and keep it horizontally and under control! Try it.
As occurred, you don't need to balance camera perfectly, actually, if the motors are set to the max power, they will control camera anyway but just will waste more energy.
I'm also thinking about very narrow counter-weight plate to put somehow just under camera's touchscreen, but even without it the gimbal can handle it well, though the tilt motor will heat noticeably if making it work under such pressure for a long time. So if you need to shoot something "from ground", you can at least temporarily follow my advice without any harm to gimbal.
And thanks for very useful videos.
btw, I tried making a counter-weight device behind M50 screen, it could help a bit but made the whole setup heavier, and I didn't like it. In the end I decided to remove viewfinder's eye-piece rubber instead, which I really don't need and can use viewfinder still. But this is one-way operation so it's a radical solution (warning, this makes camera lose presentation look) for sake of needed functionality. Now the camera can be balanced perfectly and doesn't hit gimbal by viewfinder!
Thanks for your comments Dima, very helpful! I just bought the gimbal for my Canon M50 with a Sigma 16mm lens and an ND filter. I am still having trouble trying to balance it!
If I'm not worried about the viewfinder touching would you recommend having the camera as far back as it can go on the plate? I'm still not sure where to generally have the other axis points at. Basically the camera is very forward heavy and I want to have it balanced as close as I can so it's not hard on the motors.
Any other tips and things that are a MUST do would be greatly appreciated. Thannnnks.
@@rpvideos4118 , for me the plate even has half a centimeter more space at the back with Sigma 16mm (when fully balanced), but it's without ND filter. In your case, I hope, yes, you need to place camera even closer to the back edge of plate. Actually, in my future case too as I want to try ND filters :)
But recently I was disappointed with the gimbal as when I move this whole stuff too fast or running with it, I'm getting shaky footage because motors cannot handle it :( Now I'm thinking about Weebill S gimbal as it can easily carry big lenses and has more space around camera... G6 Max is great for M50 but only with small/stock lenses.
@@dimapalyanytsya1620 Totally. I actually ended up returning that G6 Max and got the Weebill S. I think it's way better and have had no problems with it. Hope it works out for ya!
Another great video with real world (socks included) solutions. 😁 Thank you for helping me to understand my new gimbal better and reinforcing my thoughts about the app. 😎
Excellent video!! Well done !!
Thank you very much!
What a thorough set up video!!! Thank you, looks like I’ll be purchasing this.
Awesome! I hope it will be helpful once you get the gimbal too 😊
Very helpful video!! Thank you and love that you are learning at this stage but still remain confident!
You are killing it with the informative content! thanks.
Great video. Thank you!
how long does this gimbal last? I mean, they're using motor, and I guess they won't last forever like steadicam, right?
10:25 a micrometer is definitely a unit of measurement
What a thorough set up video!!! Thank you, looks like . A very good choice for vlogging camera. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for the vids! I was able to get my G6 Max set up with the Vuze XR 3D camera (with a little trial and error) and it's working smoothly....
Love the video! I do have my self a gimbal, but it’s just for my iPhone.. for my videos I am using just the iPhone or the insta360 it’s just a lot easy for me just: record, adjust and go.... thanks for sharing!! Always learning here!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼
Hey B3to 👋🏻That's great! You certainly don't need a gimbal for the awesome Insta360 camera. Whenever I do get one I'm sure I will be learning a lot from you too!
AMaeTV you’re going to fall in love with the camera... and the editor it’s great!!!
Cheers !!
Great tutorial. I’m definitely going to order and re-watch. Thank you!!!!
Hi Alicia,
I love your vidoes, they are very educational and right to the point.
I have also purchased this gimbal using a canon m50 but i have 2 questions quite basic i think:
1) if i balance it, lock the gimbal and remove the camera, do i need to balance the gimbal when putting the same camera in it? I thinked not, but everytime i put it its not balanced correctly.
2) do you know how to connect the shutter button to the gimbal, i have a remote to use the shutter but if i am able to connect directly to the gimbal by cable or wifi would be nice.
If you have a moment would be nice, if not i also understand.
Stay safe and have a happy day.
Paulo
Thanks for this video!! I discovered the gimbal in your vlog setup video and was excited to find an affordable one for the M-50. I got it all balanced and it would shake like crazy. I may have missed it but didn’t see anything about the app anywhere! As soon as I turned up the motor it works great!! Also, thanks for your other videos. We just started a family travel vlog and have learned a lot from you.
I need to mention that I am not an expert for video shooting or vlogging, I am just a newbie that watched a whole bunch youtube video that compromised this gimbal and I decide to try it myself and record my daily life. After using it a couple of times I can say it is just like what everyone else said on the internet, it is good and almost the best lightweight handheld gimbal for Mirrorless Camera. You can also use it with iPhone and some other smartphones.
U look like Amanda Cherny but photography geek edition
Pretty useful video
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I had my eyes on this G6Max a months ago, thank you so much for your sharing video, I'd like to have one soon.
I finally figured it out. Great video. Thank you.
Super helpful
OK, so I got it to balance thanks to your video! But I can't figure out how to connect it to my M50. I've tried connecting the app to Bluetooth and WiFi and I've even tried plugging in the USB-C. It just won't connect. I have no idea what I'm doing wrong lol.
Thank you so much for this!!!
You're so welcome!
Nice review and nice video. THe lightest weight is Feiyutech unique feature. It really saves the photografer a lot.G6max is very hot on Amazon too. Any problem they can replace or repair for you in the first time. Really confortable to buy their product.
I have a Canon D200 with an 18-55mm kit lens, which balanced perfectly on this gimbal.
Tip - to balance the last axis, it’s way easier if you re-lock the previous two axis. Just don’t forget to unlock them before turning it on.
Ahhh good tip, that definitely makes sense and probably makes it a bit more accurate. Thank you!!