You definitely helped me out with this video! I went with the level 2 payload setting with my canon 6d mark ii w/ 85mm 1.2. No vibrations at all. Can’t wait to take it out for a test over the weekend. Keep it up!
sir this is what i mean, im having trouble with this notice at 3:56, u said miss handle when your Gimbal turn into other way, sometime my gimbal goes the same way, how can u return it into right position,,what button should i press?
ok, there's no button to fix this. You just need to turn it off (you can do it with power on but i don't think you should) and move the camera back to the correct position
I think you can do it through the software. It will only reset any parameters that you've saved and not reset to factory settings. You could try re-applying the latest firmware
Your AK2000 videos are very helpful! I wonder if you can comment on an issue I'm seeing: Auto rotate mode, when I'm trying to set the end position, the gimbal fights with me and I'm literally wrestling against the motors while trying to haul the camera into the end position. And even after choosing a position, the gimbal can change the camera's position when I let go, so I end up with a mess of half-second-captured intermediate points! Is this how it's supposed to work?
Hello, I wanted to know if you can help me. I have an AK2000 and it does not correctly balance the horiontel. It is tilted a little to the right. I've even tried changing the camera I connect without success. Any suggestions?
Hello! Have you ever had drifting problem with this gimbal? Mainly in pan axis, when in smooth mode, the motor keeps on drifting to the left until it reach some imaginary point and then stops. If I reset the gimbal to the home position or move it with joystick, in begins to drift again...
Hi Graeme , I think the shake is not from heavy cameras from all I have seen it's from smaller lighter ones like a Sony 6300 etcmicro jitters , can you demonstrate this somehowfor us ?
I have my Feiyutech AK2000 and I mount my Canon 750d with a battery grip and a Canon 18-55 kitlens, and whenever I put the gimbal in low-mode, it vibrates even though it is well balance and tried to fix it in payload setting, it's still vibrating in low mode. But when I removed the battery grip, and go to low-mode, everything"s fine. What seems to be the problem? Is it my camera's heavy than the Canon 5D Mark IV? or the gimbal itself?
Hi, great video! I recently bought a Sony RX10 IV & invested in the AK2000 too. Yes its a pain to balance as the lens extends slightly when switching on the camera so balancing needs to be sorted after the camera is on. I too had some serious vibration while filming & walking up some stairs, which, what you say about payload settings, seems to be the logical answer as the Sony is quite a heavy camera to start with (1095g) but well within their max payload recommendations. Will look into this next time I have it set up. Thanks! I've subscribed as I'd be interested what you discover as you use it over time.
does it have a horizontal calibration problem? because in my a1000 ive noticed that it is not well oriented I always need to set the calibration in app to -20 to make it horizontally oriented. Im using a6000 + SELP18105 lens plus an andoer cage.
Do you have an a1000 as well? I notice it a couple of times in my screen that a bit tilted so its a pain for me to always calibrate it using the app. 😭 ive called feiyutech and they said that i need to recalibrate it everytime i use it. Tsk 😩
I had the A2000 and that one needed a little tweak with the horizontal calibration but only had to do do it once and then it stayed correct. The Ak2000 has been fine though
Wow. Then why does my a1000 always tilt. It doesn’t save the setting on the app. If you have a contact with feiyutech pls lend me a hand . Anyways im planning to get an ak2000 as well. Its good to hear that it has no calibration issue.
Hey thanks for the great Ak2000 videos! I've ordered one and it should arrive Sunday so I'm supper excited! hoping its going to handle my new Panasonic S1 with 24-105mm which is a beast of a camera.
It should handle the S1 with ease. Hope you enjoy the new gimbal.
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Great content ! I just bought the A2000 for my camcorder Sony AX53 after a benchmark. A lot of gimbals is not compliant cause of the plate and the clearance. Unfortunately the plate of AK2000 does not fit with my AX53. It is not flat !!! Do you know if it is possible to replace the plate with one similar to the one on A2000 ? The plus of AK2000 vs A2000 is the screen, battery, vortex ability...
I just tried the A2000 plate on the AK2000 and it fits. Hope that helps
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@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Many thanks. Do you think it makes sense to return the A2000 i received yesterday and buy the AK2000 instead ? I like the compacity and the weight of A2000
@ I don't think the New features On the AK2000 will work with the AX53 so you're probably better staying with the A2000. It's only if you plan to upgrade to a different camera that you may want those features
6 лет назад+1
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotographysmart advice ! thanks for your help.
I have a question about the gimbal. The manual camera positioning can't work just for the tilt axis. In any mode I try (hf, tf,af, lk) just the tilt axis remain in the position what i set with hand. When i try to set the pan and roll axis the gimbal jump back to the original position. The other interesting behavior of the gimbal is that when use in very extreme position the gimbal start to spinning and don't find the balance. And when i positioning it back to vertically the camera face to me or leaning in random bad heading. Meet this two problem meanwhile you use the Ak2000?
when i try to balance my sony a6400 with sigma 30mm on this the pan axis slider doesnt go beyond a limit onn the marker and i am never able to balance my pan axis help.
Hi everybody! Anybody who use this great gimbal with a lightweight camera (camcorder or photo camera) fight with the problem of the pan axis balance. The main reason why this axis can’t balance because the vertical arm can’t slide enough to it’s end position (there is marking on the arm with the 5 cm sign, but in the real life it’s going to 4.1 or 4.2 maximum). To unlock this deficiency you must unscrew the four philips screw, and unscrew the three hexagon socket screw. One is visible at the front of the arm, the another two is come up after you unscrew the four philips and remove the plastic cover. Take care of it’s rear end because it’s glued to the arm. When you unscrew the two rear hexagon screw now it’s removable the rear limiter what is prevent so far the arm sliding to the end of the marks (now my gimbal’s vertical arm sets to 5.5 cm what is much enough. The good pan axis balance for my Panasonic HDC-HS 100 camcorder with approx. 450 gramm weight is at the 5.0 cm mark.) After the remove of the rear limiter you take back the plastic cover, however now you can only screw the two philips at the front. That’s all.
on 03:50 your camera flips around. I have the same problem when tilting the camera forward...when I stayed too long in a tilted position (5-10 seconds) it flips around like it did in your video. do you know how to fix that? thanks for helping
I'd put the gimbal in an awkward position and then moved too quickly which is why it flipped. As with all gimbal, movement needs to be smooth and steady
I just got the AK2000.... it was working fine and then I went to turn it back on and the motors are making a loud sound. Any ideas as to why? Is this user error or a faulty product?
I just got this gimbal out of the box i balanced it perfectly with a panasonic g7 and kit lens it wouldnt stop vibrating intensely i had to go to payload settings and set it to 300to600g the vibration stopped adaptive setting didnt work and after putting a longer zoom lense and balanced it again turn it on and it wobbled up and down and dosnt stop untill the battery is gone. Iam sending this gimbal back to b&h photo for another unit if it does it again iam just going to return it. All firmware is current. Is there any way to use the wheel with a Manuel focus lense i set the motor and everything up and there not a single setting on the gimbal to assign the wheel to spin the motor for a manual focus lense its one of the reasons why i went for this gimbal.
me my problem is my stabilizer starts to vibrate when i click on auto and its starts to vibrate es that it is a defect and that i have to change it by another thank you to answer me
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography I have tried them and I do not like it too much, I really think it would be perfect if it could be modified. Thanks for the reply.
@@lsdpcde I just had a look at the software in the app (Android version) you can custom the motor strength to fine tune the power modes. That may stop your vibrations.
Hi Graeme Thank you for your very clear and informative videos. With regard to the auto rotation is it possible to have the gimbal make a smooth pan or tilt that does not end with it whipping back to the starting point? I would like a few seconds delay at the end of the pan. I have tried fiddling with rotation settings but cannot come up with any that would make this happen. I notice that you can get a delay at the start. I could use that and reverse the video if it did not mean I would have birds flying backwards!
Hi Nigel. The only way I think you could get a delay at the end is to set multiple points on the rotation but it wouldn't ever stop on any of the points you set. The best you'd get is to do is make sure your end point is at the normal resting point of the gimbal. That would then eliminate the end whip.
Graeme Simpson Photography setting the end point to be the natural resting point is a possibility however it might be difficult to get that exactly right as I would be doing it manually with the result there still might be noticeable judder. I will experiment. Thank you.
Well done! I'm having vibrations as well, not too bad but annoying sometimes. I suspect the vibrations come because my camera setup is too light (Canon 700D). I'll play around with settings as you suggest.
I just bought my AK2000 last week and falling love with it. But still I am unable to find a way to do a vertical 360 degree rotation video using AK2000. Could you help me on this pls.
@@ChamilMendis ok and what's stopping the gimbal from doing a 360 rotation? I can't do one with mine if I'm vlogging as I have a video mic on top but I don't think I'd ever need to do a complete vertical 360 for a video so it's no bother to me.
After latest firmware update today (August 2019), new menu appear which removed LEVEL 1.LEVEL2 and LEVEL3 form payload menu. Worst of more that AUTO mode was working great but now tilt oscillates and only custom from the phone can fix it. Instead of upgrade, it should be named as firmware downgrade.
Hey man good video. Are you able to change the settings on this gimbal? Can I change how smooth the pan and tilt movement is. If so? What setting do you use for cinematic movement?
Hi, You can change the sensitivity of the gimbal if you're wanting to use the wheel to move the camera. There are 3 settings based on what type of steadyness you want, there's default, smooth and motion. Default seems to work quite well, smooth is ok but you have to be silky smooth with it or it has a weird bounce effect on the panning move and Action makes the motors tight so there's very little give in the motion. Each of these are all cinematic, it's all dependent on what style you're trying to capture and you must remember that YOU have to move in the same style.
hi graeme already i bought ak2000 from amazon and it is on traveling from usa to ethiopia but now i am worried after i saw vibration issue on it.so what do you recommend me honestly. can i return it?
Any vibration is down to payload and balance problems. most of the smoothness of any gimbal is down to how you operate it. Every gimbal has it's own positive and negative points so the ronin might be good but it isn't much better than the AK2000
I’d like to buy my first gimbal, but I can’t choose between a2000 dual grip and ak2000. I have Sony a6500 with lens Sony 85mm f1.8, sigma 16mm f1.4, Sony 18-105mm f4 oss. I like the Feiyutech a2000 in version dual grip. Feiyutech AK2000 with the touch panel is likable for me. What do you recommend? What is your experience, AK2000 has better features than a2000 dual grip? What are the benefits a2000 vs ak2000? Thank you!
Just got my ak2000 and im having some issues with vibration and motor noise when I tilt up more than 20 or 30 degrees. What could be causing this? (the gimbal is properly balanced)
My Ak2000 worked up until 20 minutes ago, now it vibrates horribly on level two and above and does the lens bounce thing on level 1. I've updated all the firmware to no avail. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography It bounces the from the front of the lens like in your video in auto adapt. I just rebalanced it and it is working again to some degree, however whenever I hit certain angles it vibrates very loudly. I think the problem is my yaw axis, I cannot balance it no matter how much I change the gimbal. At the highest point, it still remains weighed down to the bottom. I'm not sure how to fix this.
I've only had a brief play with the Zhiyun so couldn't give a fair opinion. I am biased to the AK2000 though but have to say I prefer the size of the handle column on the Zhiyun
Hey dude! I’ve bought the ak2000 and the menu is in a different language, any ideas how to change it? I’ve contacted Feiyutech direct but no response so far
Amazing thanks mate! Will sort that when I get home. Cheers 🙃 I’m having some bother with the vibration in motors too but gonna rewatch your video and see if that sorts it out. Cheers
I got the Gimbal today but i cannot balance the pan axis with my Sony A7Riii and the Sony 24-105 f4.0 and as well with the sigma MC11 and canon 50mm 1.8. It just wont balance it. The tilt axis is no problem and when starting the Gimbal it works too, but if i try to hold the gimbal vertical, it just starts going crazy... any thoughts on this ? Tried it too with my GoPro and Note 9, same Problem....
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Just uploaded a Video to my Account. As you can see, everything works but the Pan Axis makes Problems. It's in all Lock Mode. And this is not the A7Riii with the 24-105 but this should work to with a Canon 50D.
@@machmutdoener right, so I saw what yours did and did a test on mine...it does exactly the same thing. Not sure what the reason is...certainly not weight related.
I'm thinking about picking one of these up to use with my Canon 7D mkii. BUT I'd also like to be able to use my Panasonic G7 with it. I know the G7 is incredibly light and I worry I might have some of the micro jitters some of the other folks have been talking about. Without lenses the G7 weights 410g vs 560g of your G4. What are your thoughts?
I think the micro jitters just come from not setting the gimbal to the correct payload. i've used the GH4 with the kit lenss (14-42) which keeps the weight down and it's been fine as long as I set the payload correctly. However, I'm unable to test it as I don't have a G7 to try it out with. By all means send me yours :)
@Covariuc Ioan Ouch, that isn't great news. Just to reiterate what Graeme said below, you were not able to connect to the G7 through the Feiyu app, correct? I actually have a e-mail into Feiyu asking about the compatibility with both the G7 and my Canon &d mkii that has the wifi card. I hope to hear something soon. I really want to pull the trigger on this gimbal. Worst case even if I can't connect to the camera via the app, I guess I still have most of the benefits of using a gimbal just not some of the nicer things like controlling the ISO and other settings of the camera from the gimbal.
So I tried putting together the AK2000 + GH5s + Deity v-mic and they didn't like each other. Funny right? I was getting really bad static noise in the background while recording, probably caused by interference. I had to run many tests only to realize that this was occurring only when the camera was attached to the gimbal. My solution was to insert some paper strips in between the camera's tripod mount and gimbal sliding base to act as a tampon or absorb any static or energy interference produced by the gimbal, if that makes any sense. All in all, it worked, no static noise in the background any more.
That's very strange but well done for figuring that out. Not something I've ever had on mine but it could be on someone else's so thank you for sharing
do you have access to a 5Dmkiv, if so can you confirm or deny if it can actually do follow focus through wifi? i havent managed to get mine working as of yet.
Question on auto rotation: I have a Canon M50. Whenever I set up auto rotation, it sometimes automatically triggers the shutter to take a still. This creates a problem when trying to set it for video as it creates an error in the camera causing it to freeze up. I then have to remove the battery to reset it. I essentially cannot shoot video with auto rotation. I do not know why the gimbal triggers the shutter button when it is set to video. I have DWELL and Interval on zero, and some parameters for pan and tilt for the shot I want. Have you tried this gimbal with a Canon and have you experienced this issue, or do you know of a setting that I might be doing wrong that will correct this? Thanks!!
I changed the payload settings and it still vibrates. Also, I don't know what am i doing wrong but my gimbal goes crazy and starts spinning all by itself after i play a little with the joystick. Does anyone else has the same problem?
Possibly use the app to fine tune the motors. The second thing (check the manual) but you might need to calibrate the gimbal. There's a way you have to lay it down for a few seconds
Am I the only one having the centered issue?? I've had 3 A1000 gimbals in the past (currently still own one), and now I've added the AK2000. The problem I've seen with EVERY ONE of them, is my pan axis is off center. They're always aiming slightly to the left. It's so little though, that most people might not ever notice. But I did. Straight away. I sent my first one back, then the replacement was the same. I bought the 3rd one from a different vendor, same issue. Now my AK2000 is worse than those! There's no way to adjust it. I've calibrated, messed with settings, everything I could think of. Firmware is up to date. I've had to resort to setting my camera aimed a bit to the right on the plate to compensate, which to me is unacceptable. Am I really the only one seeing this? And is there actually a way to correct it?
so i just put my AK2000 back together and turned it on to see if this is a problem for mine. Initially when turned on it does sit slightly off centre but it does slowly go back to zero. even when it was off it was by about 2 or 3mm so not really anything to worry about
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Yeah mine doesn't go back. As I said, it's not a lot, but it's noticable. I need to figure it out, because I decided on feiyu over Ronin SC for the dual handgrip that still gives you thumb controls without adding another accessory like most other gimbals require. It's just a great kit but this annoys me.
I can't get rid of micro vibrations. You can't see it on the recording, but you can feel the micro vibrations when you hold the gimbal. It's already my 2nd AK2000 because a little plastic part just broke off by itself and they sent me another one. But at least the first one didn't have those micro vibrations I now can't get rid of anymore. Very frustrated with Feiyu.
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Yeah that's the first thing I did. I also already have it since 3 months and the first one of those I had didn't do that. Do you feel the gimbal vibrating very slightly when you hold it in your hand? As I mentioned, it doesn't show on the recording, I can only feel it.
@@DiviTivi I might get the odd vibration but nothing major and it doesn't last long. Have you tried the different gimbal modes (Default, smooth, action) to see if that changes things too?
With a heavy lens and perfectly balanced, no level works for me. Level 1 is okay, but eventually it rocks up and down. I think they need to fix the problem with a firmware update or something.
I figured out the vibration issue with my setup (A6000 + Sigma 16mm f/1.4). The little Y-adapter needs to be mounted on the front of the camera plate to support the lens. A slight dip from the front of the camera is all it needs to trigger the vibration. If you no longer have the adapter around, you could shim it with a folded napkin or a piece of foam. Wow! My setup is rock solid now. I was about to return it.
@@ALoNeLyPaPeRBag Hey, I figured out the problem shortly after posting this. Turns out that I need the little Y lens support bracket that came with the kit to keep the lens from vibrating. Problem solved.
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Btw, also got a Canon M50 as my first advanced camera, nothing fancy but I'm hoping to get half decent results as this. The yellow background, the bokeh, all that contributes to a really pleasant viewing experience of this video. You're also great on camera, wish you luck with your channel! I've subscribed.
This isn't a update video, you just adjusted the settings. That does not fix the issue that people are really having. Spinning out of control and vibrating out of control are very common and the app does not fix that.
This was an update video. Feiyu had released an update at the time of recording this so that's what I was talking about...along with the new settings that came with the update
I won't be buying another FT product. They never update their firmware, never add new features to older products. They basically release new stuff and forget their old products. A gimbal should be a long lasting product and be update whenever a it can mechanically support a new software feature. I don't think I will buy their products again.
The AK2000 has had firmware updates, one quite recently. Think you'll find most companies release new stuff and prioritise updates for that over the old ones
thanks a lot. i just got my AK2000 and the vibration got my mind bugling. i almost was thinking of sending it back.
This has solved it.
Thanks a lot.
You definitely helped me out with this video! I went with the level 2 payload setting with my canon 6d mark ii w/ 85mm 1.2. No vibrations at all. Can’t wait to take it out for a test over the weekend.
Keep it up!
That's awesome! Glad it helped
You are my hero... and looking forward to more. Day 1 on AK2K. thank you sir
Gimbal is sturdy, well built, and works great. It is a quality product. Worth every penny.
thanks for the update, your previous video showing the weird auto-rotate mode was a big minus for this gimbal .. made it basically useless for me
Thank you very much I just bought the AK2000 and after making the update also to my new one everything works very good
Thanks for the payload tip,mine's been shaking for the last few week's,i was just about to send it back!!
I returned the crane 2 and buy this one. It is very nice.
sir this is what i mean, im having trouble with this notice at 3:56, u said miss handle when your Gimbal turn into other way, sometime my gimbal goes the same way, how can u return it into right position,,what button should i press?
ok, there's no button to fix this. You just need to turn it off (you can do it with power on but i don't think you should) and move the camera back to the correct position
how to hard reset the AK2000?
I think you can do it through the software. It will only reset any parameters that you've saved and not reset to factory settings. You could try re-applying the latest firmware
I am a big fan of the form function for the AK2000. I had to return it cause I don't have time to troubleshoot the death shake.
Shame, it would have only taken you 5 minutes to fix the shake
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography I might give it another chance. I'm going to check out the ronin s and weebill.
Thanks for the video! Does it work with the Lumix G85? Can I connect the camera to it?
excellent！ A helpful video for me to adjust and calibrate my AK2000 gimbal, I can say that AK2000 is the best gimbal which I have used so far
Can you set payload setting on the app?
Your AK2000 videos are very helpful! I wonder if you can comment on an issue I'm seeing: Auto rotate mode, when I'm trying to set the end position, the gimbal fights with me and I'm literally wrestling against the motors while trying to haul the camera into the end position. And even after choosing a position, the gimbal can change the camera's position when I let go, so I end up with a mess of half-second-captured intermediate points! Is this how it's supposed to work?
Yeah that's pretty much normal. Be firm with it
Very useful video, help me a lot with the gimbal using, and I think AK2000 is really a very very perfect gimbal.
I just bought it. Very useful! Thank you.
Hello, I wanted to know if you can help me. I have an AK2000 and it does not correctly balance the horiontel. It is tilted a little to the right. I've even tried changing the camera I connect without success. Any suggestions?
Watch this video and see if it helps ruclips.net/video/eECvPAGyheg/видео.htmlsi=M-IAmdSKORp-6QBR
thanks this was very helpful! i have the AK2000S
have a Nikon d5100 with a 10-20mm lens but it wont hold a charge past 2 hours ?
The gimbal will only last 2 hours? Do the motors get hot when using it?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography yes I got very hot motors scared me so I returned it paid a extra $20 with store return got a moza air cross
@@Smooth1productions hot motors means it's not balanced properly or the camera is too heavy for your setup. Hope you enjoy the gimbal
I am also a big fan for this gimbal. All function can be done just clicked on the touch screen.
thx so muchhh !! it really can fix the vibration nowww!
Hello! Have you ever had drifting problem with this gimbal? Mainly in pan axis, when in smooth mode, the motor keeps on drifting to the left until it reach some imaginary point and then stops. If I reset the gimbal to the home position or move it with joystick, in begins to drift again...
Hi,
Yes I have the same problem but like you said, only in smooth mode. Very annoying
Hi Graeme , I think the shake is not from heavy cameras from all I have seen it's from smaller lighter ones like a Sony 6300 etcmicro jitters , can you demonstrate this somehowfor us ?
I'm not sure I'm able to demo this problem as I've not been able to make it happen even with a lighter set up with the GH4
I have my Feiyutech AK2000 and I mount my Canon 750d with a battery grip and a Canon 18-55 kitlens, and whenever I put the gimbal in low-mode, it vibrates even though it is well balance and tried to fix it in payload setting, it's still vibrating in low mode. But when I removed the battery grip, and go to low-mode, everything"s fine. What seems to be the problem? Is it my camera's heavy than the Canon 5D Mark IV? or the gimbal itself?
Hi, great video! I recently bought a Sony RX10 IV & invested in the AK2000 too. Yes its a pain to balance as the lens extends slightly when switching on the camera so balancing needs to be sorted after the camera is on. I too had some serious vibration while filming & walking up some stairs, which, what you say about payload settings, seems to be the logical answer as the Sony is quite a heavy camera to start with (1095g) but well within their max payload recommendations. Will look into this next time I have it set up. Thanks! I've subscribed as I'd be interested what you discover as you use it over time.
does it have a horizontal calibration problem? because in my a1000 ive noticed that it is not well oriented I always need to set the calibration in app to -20 to make it horizontally oriented. Im using a6000 + SELP18105 lens plus an andoer cage.
Mine seems to be doing fine so far
Do you have an a1000 as well? I notice it a couple of times in my screen that a bit tilted so its a pain for me to always calibrate it using the app. 😭 ive called feiyutech and they said that i need to recalibrate it everytime i use it. Tsk 😩
I had the A2000 and that one needed a little tweak with the horizontal calibration but only had to do do it once and then it stayed correct. The Ak2000 has been fine though
Wow. Then why does my a1000 always tilt. It doesn’t save the setting on the app. If you have a contact with feiyutech pls lend me a hand . Anyways im planning to get an ak2000 as well. Its good to hear that it has no calibration issue.
Not sure why you'd still have the problem. Make sure the calibration is done correctly is the only thing i can suggest.
Hey thanks for the great Ak2000 videos! I've ordered one and it should arrive Sunday so I'm supper excited! hoping its going to handle my new Panasonic S1 with 24-105mm which is a beast of a camera.
It should handle the S1 with ease. Hope you enjoy the new gimbal.
Great content ! I just bought the A2000 for my camcorder Sony AX53 after a benchmark. A lot of gimbals is not compliant cause of the plate and the clearance. Unfortunately the plate of AK2000 does not fit with my AX53. It is not flat !!! Do you know if it is possible to replace the plate with one similar to the one on A2000 ? The plus of AK2000 vs A2000 is the screen, battery, vortex ability...
I just tried the A2000 plate on the AK2000 and it fits. Hope that helps
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Many thanks. Do you think it makes sense to return the A2000 i received yesterday and buy the AK2000 instead ? I like the compacity and the weight of A2000
@ I don't think the New features On the AK2000 will work with the AX53 so you're probably better staying with the A2000. It's only if you plan to upgrade to a different camera that you may want those features
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotographysmart advice ! thanks for your help.
I have a question about the gimbal. The manual camera positioning can't work just for the tilt axis. In any mode I try (hf, tf,af, lk) just the tilt axis remain in the position what i set with hand. When i try to set the pan and roll axis the gimbal jump back to the original position. The other interesting behavior of the gimbal is that when use in very extreme position the gimbal start to spinning and don't find the balance. And when i positioning it back to vertically the camera face to me or leaning in random bad heading. Meet this two problem meanwhile you use the Ak2000?
when i try to balance my sony a6400 with sigma 30mm on this the pan axis slider doesnt go beyond a limit onn the marker and i am never able to balance my pan axis help.
You can remove that small piece that stops you being able to go further
Hi everybody! Anybody who use this great gimbal with a lightweight camera (camcorder or photo camera) fight with the problem of the pan axis balance. The main reason why this axis can’t balance because the vertical arm can’t slide enough to it’s end position (there is marking on the arm with the 5 cm sign, but in the real life it’s going to 4.1 or 4.2 maximum). To unlock this deficiency you must unscrew the four philips screw, and unscrew the three hexagon socket screw. One is visible at the front of the arm, the another two is come up after you unscrew the four philips and remove the plastic cover. Take care of it’s rear end because it’s glued to the arm. When you unscrew the two rear hexagon screw now it’s removable the rear limiter what is prevent so far the arm sliding to the end of the marks (now my gimbal’s vertical arm sets to 5.5 cm what is much enough. The good pan axis balance for my Panasonic HDC-HS 100 camcorder with approx. 450 gramm weight is at the 5.0 cm mark.) After the remove of the rear limiter you take back the plastic cover, however now you can only screw the two philips at the front. That’s all.
on 03:50 your camera flips around. I have the same problem when tilting the camera forward...when I stayed too long in a tilted position (5-10 seconds) it flips around like it did in your video. do you know how to fix that? thanks for helping
I'd put the gimbal in an awkward position and then moved too quickly which is why it flipped. As with all gimbal, movement needs to be smooth and steady
I just got the AK2000.... it was working fine and then I went to turn it back on and the motors are making a loud sound. Any ideas as to why? Is this user error or a faulty product?
You need to make sure its balanced properly, motor strength is set correctly and you must do a calibration
I just got this gimbal out of the box i balanced it perfectly with a panasonic g7 and kit lens it wouldnt stop vibrating intensely i had to go to payload settings and set it to 300to600g the vibration stopped adaptive setting didnt work and after putting a longer zoom lense and balanced it again turn it on and it wobbled up and down and dosnt stop untill the battery is gone. Iam sending this gimbal back to b&h photo for another unit if it does it again iam just going to return it. All firmware is current. Is there any way to use the wheel with a Manuel focus lense i set the motor and everything up and there not a single setting on the gimbal to assign the wheel to spin the motor for a manual focus lense its one of the reasons why i went for this gimbal.
me my problem is my stabilizer starts to vibrate when i click on auto and its starts to vibrate es that it is a defect and that i have to change it by another thank you to answer me
Don't use auto. Balance it properly and then set the power mode to whatever mode stops the vibration
Hello, does anyone know if the engines can be customized? I mean the power and speed of correction of movements to make them softer.
There are 3 modes that change the power of the motors. Default, smooth and action.
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography I have tried them and I do not like it too much, I really think it would be perfect if it could be modified. Thanks for the reply.
@@lsdpcde I just had a look at the software in the app (Android version) you can custom the motor strength to fine tune the power modes. That may stop your vibrations.
Hi Graeme Thank you for your very clear and informative videos. With regard to the auto rotation is it possible to have the gimbal make a smooth pan or tilt that does not end with it whipping back to the starting point? I would like a few seconds delay at the end of the pan. I have tried fiddling with rotation settings but cannot come up with any that would make this happen. I notice that you can get a delay at the start. I could use that and reverse the video if it did not mean I would have birds flying backwards!
Hi Nigel. The only way I think you could get a delay at the end is to set multiple points on the rotation but it wouldn't ever stop on any of the points you set. The best you'd get is to do is make sure your end point is at the normal resting point of the gimbal. That would then eliminate the end whip.
Graeme Simpson Photography setting the end point to be the natural resting point is a possibility however it might be difficult to get that exactly right as I would be doing it manually with the result there still might be noticeable judder. I will experiment. Thank you.
Thank you 👍
Hi...after updating the firmware, I still don't have the auto adapt function...please help
Hey wich objektiv you have on your camera ?
Sorry I don't understand
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography which objective do you use for your camera with you are filming. Sorry i am from Germany.
Well done!
I'm having vibrations as well, not too bad but annoying sometimes.
I suspect the vibrations come because my camera setup is too light (Canon 700D).
I'll play around with settings as you suggest.
Did you fix this problem? Just curious to now:)
@@tomslittlecorner Yes! ...this setting thing works :) ...you can see me playing with the AK2000 on my channel ;)
@@aboptimization how did u fix it? got the same problem
I just bought my AK2000 last week and falling love with it. But still I am unable to find a way to do a vertical 360 degree rotation video using AK2000. Could you help me on this pls.
What camera and lens are you using? how do you mean 360 vertical?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography I am using Nikon D750 with 24-70 lens.
@@ChamilMendis ok and what's stopping the gimbal from doing a 360 rotation? I can't do one with mine if I'm vlogging as I have a video mic on top but I don't think I'd ever need to do a complete vertical 360 for a video so it's no bother to me.
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Like this 360 rotation
ruclips.net/video/4Bgni3S9qz0/видео.html
Great video, I’m thinking of getting it but I was wondering if you think a canon M100 with the 22 prime lens is to light for it?
Awesome! They say it will handle a full frame Nikon like my D750 and D850. Anyone have any experience with these two cameras?
Hi Graeme, is canon M50 is compatible with this gimbal, and can use their attach control cable or maybe use wifi.
I think so but you're possibly worth asking another Tuber called Wadger Catcher as I think he uses the M50
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Thanks
After latest firmware update today (August 2019), new menu appear which removed LEVEL 1.LEVEL2 and LEVEL3 form payload menu. Worst of more that AUTO mode was working great but now tilt oscillates and only custom from the phone can fix it. Instead of upgrade, it should be named as firmware downgrade.
This doesn't sound good. I will have a look into this tonight
Does it have the 360 spin like the dji ronin s?
Yes it does
For the price this is better than the ronin s.
Hey man good video. Are you able to change the settings on this gimbal? Can I change how smooth the pan and tilt movement is. If so? What setting do you use for cinematic movement?
Hi, You can change the sensitivity of the gimbal if you're wanting to use the wheel to move the camera. There are 3 settings based on what type of steadyness you want, there's default, smooth and motion. Default seems to work quite well, smooth is ok but you have to be silky smooth with it or it has a weird bounce effect on the panning move and Action makes the motors tight so there's very little give in the motion.
Each of these are all cinematic, it's all dependent on what style you're trying to capture and you must remember that YOU have to move in the same style.
hi graeme already i bought ak2000 from amazon and it is on traveling from usa to ethiopia but now i am worried after i saw vibration issue on it.so what do you recommend me honestly. can i return it?
As long as the payload settings are correct, balanced properly and it's calibrated then you shouldn't have any vibration at all
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotographyPhotography what about the vibration when is tilted >20 degrees? and what about the smoothness compared to dji ronin sc?
Any vibration is down to payload and balance problems. most of the smoothness of any gimbal is down to how you operate it. Every gimbal has it's own positive and negative points so the ronin might be good but it isn't much better than the AK2000
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography can dj ronin sc have a clearance between evf and the camera if i will use sony a7iii and 28-70mm lens
@@habtamumihret8486 I cannot answer that as I only use Canon or Panasonic gear. Sorry
Does this dji is unlimited fo pan, roll, tilt everything 360?
Yes you can rotate it full 360 when using "all follow mode". You can tilt and yaw 360 using joystick
Awsome advice thank you!
I’d like to buy my first gimbal, but I can’t choose between a2000 dual grip and ak2000. I have Sony a6500 with lens Sony 85mm f1.8, sigma 16mm f1.4, Sony 18-105mm f4 oss. I like the Feiyutech a2000 in version dual grip. Feiyutech AK2000 with the touch panel is likable for me. What do you recommend? What is your experience, AK2000 has better features than a2000 dual grip? What are the benefits a2000 vs ak2000?
Thank you!
Heard that there may be a dual handle version of the AK2000 coming out but no idea when.
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Сделайте себе эти ручки сами - вы же не маленькие дети
в меня тоже сони 6500 и я думаю
спасибо Вам , за хорошие советы и аналитику
@@ExtremeVideoStudio this translates to "
Make yourself these pens yourself - you are not small children." No idea what you mean
How is this gimbal compared to the Moza Aircross?
I don't know as I've not used the Moza
Just got my ak2000 and im having some issues with vibration and motor noise when I tilt up more than 20 or 30 degrees. What could be causing this? (the gimbal is properly balanced)
Look intro changing your payload settings on the gimbal
My Ak2000 worked up until 20 minutes ago, now it vibrates horribly on level two and above and does the lens bounce thing on level 1. I've updated all the firmware to no avail. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated
What camera and lens are you using?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography I'm using a sony a6000 with a 4.5-6.3 lens. I've weighed out the entire thing and it's only 658 grams.
it's a 49mm lens
@@jettashford3507 odd that it would suddenly stop. How is it on auto adapt?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography It bounces the from the front of the lens like in your video in auto adapt. I just rebalanced it and it is working again to some degree, however whenever I hit certain angles it vibrates very loudly. I think the problem is my yaw axis, I cannot balance it no matter how much I change the gimbal. At the highest point, it still remains weighed down to the bottom. I'm not sure how to fix this.
Hi, So would you Recommend ak2000 or Zhiyun Crane 2? Thanks.
I've only had a brief play with the Zhiyun so couldn't give a fair opinion. I am biased to the AK2000 though but have to say I prefer the size of the handle column on the Zhiyun
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Thanks for reply~
Hey dude! I’ve bought the ak2000 and the menu is in a different language, any ideas how to change it? I’ve contacted Feiyutech direct but no response so far
Power it on and swipe to the left. bottom right menu option is settings, two options should be on the screen. bottom is language
Amazing thanks mate! Will sort that when I get home. Cheers 🙃 I’m having some bother with the vibration in motors too but gonna rewatch your video and see if that sorts it out. Cheers
I got the Gimbal today but i cannot balance the pan axis with my Sony A7Riii and the Sony 24-105 f4.0 and as well with the sigma MC11 and canon 50mm 1.8. It just wont balance it. The tilt axis is no problem and when starting the Gimbal it works too, but if i try to hold the gimbal vertical, it just starts going crazy... any thoughts on this ? Tried it too with my GoPro and Note 9, same Problem....
Have you calibrated the payload within the gimbal control panel?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Yes this was the First thing i had to do
@@machmutdoener Can you make a video showing us what it does?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Just uploaded a Video to my Account. As you can see, everything works but the Pan Axis makes Problems. It's in all Lock Mode. And this is not the A7Riii with the 24-105 but this should work to with a Canon 50D.
@@machmutdoener right, so I saw what yours did and did a test on mine...it does exactly the same thing. Not sure what the reason is...certainly not weight related.
I'm thinking about picking one of these up to use with my Canon 7D mkii. BUT I'd also like to be able to use my Panasonic G7 with it. I know the G7 is incredibly light and I worry I might have some of the micro jitters some of the other folks have been talking about. Without lenses the G7 weights 410g vs 560g of your G4. What are your thoughts?
I think the micro jitters just come from not setting the gimbal to the correct payload. i've used the GH4 with the kit lenss (14-42) which keeps the weight down and it's been fine as long as I set the payload correctly. However, I'm unable to test it as I don't have a G7 to try it out with. By all means send me yours :)
@Covariuc Ioan through the Feiyu Tech app?
@Covariuc Ioan Ouch, that isn't great news. Just to reiterate what Graeme said below, you were not able to connect to the G7 through the Feiyu app, correct? I actually have a e-mail into Feiyu asking about the compatibility with both the G7 and my Canon &d mkii that has the wifi card. I hope to hear something soon. I really want to pull the trigger on this gimbal. Worst case even if I can't connect to the camera via the app, I guess I still have most of the benefits of using a gimbal just not some of the nicer things like controlling the ISO and other settings of the camera from the gimbal.
@Covariuc Ioan OK thanks, that answers a few peoples questions about the G7 on this video and my others
@Covariuc Ioan awesome! Glad you got it working
So I tried putting together the AK2000 + GH5s + Deity v-mic and they didn't like each other. Funny right? I was getting really bad static noise in the background while recording, probably caused by interference. I had to run many tests only to realize that this was occurring only when the camera was attached to the gimbal. My solution was to insert some paper strips in between the camera's tripod mount and gimbal sliding base to act as a tampon or absorb any static or energy interference produced by the gimbal, if that makes any sense. All in all, it worked, no static noise in the background any more.
That's very strange but well done for figuring that out. Not something I've ever had on mine but it could be on someone else's so thank you for sharing
do you have access to a 5Dmkiv, if so can you confirm or deny if it can actually do follow focus through wifi? i havent managed to get mine working as of yet.
I do have the 5DmkIV but I've yet to try it. I'll see if I can give it a go this weekend.
So for Sony a6000 worth it?
I don't know as I've never used it with that camera. If it's within the weight limts then it would be ok
Question on auto rotation: I have a Canon M50. Whenever I set up auto rotation, it sometimes automatically triggers the shutter to take a still. This creates a problem when trying to set it for video as it creates an error in the camera causing it to freeze up. I then have to remove the battery to reset it. I essentially cannot shoot video with auto rotation. I do not know why the gimbal triggers the shutter button when it is set to video. I have DWELL and Interval on zero, and some parameters for pan and tilt for the shot I want. Have you tried this gimbal with a Canon and have you experienced this issue, or do you know of a setting that I might be doing wrong that will correct this? Thanks!!
hello, could you configure the cardan to use with the m50? I have the m50 and I don't know how to do the automatic rotation, can you help me?
@@videoprocanarias7746 I don't have this gimbal anymore sorry
Thank you 👊🏽
Hey. I just bought an ak2000 and the menu is in chineese,how i can change it to english?
Power it on and swipe to the left. bottom right menu option is settings, two options should be on the screen. bottom is language
So guys i bought this and is It right to update the firmware before use?
It doesn't hurt to update. the latest firmware is ok
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography а нужно ли для обновления специальный шнур ? или прогроматор ?
I changed the payload settings and it still vibrates. Also, I don't know what am i doing wrong but my gimbal goes crazy and starts spinning all by itself after i play a little with the joystick. Does anyone else has the same problem?
Possibly use the app to fine tune the motors. The second thing (check the manual) but you might need to calibrate the gimbal. There's a way you have to lay it down for a few seconds
My feiyutech ak2000 won’t turn on. Shows only white in screen. When I let go off the power button it goes off
Take camera off. Remove batteries. Wait 1 minute and try again
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography same thing for about three days now! I think it needs an update but how do I update it when it won’t turn on
@@thesplaymedia9807 I'm sorry I don't know what else to suggest. Try contacting support at FT store.feiyu-tech.com/pages/contactus
Am I the only one having the centered issue?? I've had 3 A1000 gimbals in the past (currently still own one), and now I've added the AK2000. The problem I've seen with EVERY ONE of them, is my pan axis is off center. They're always aiming slightly to the left. It's so little though, that most people might not ever notice. But I did. Straight away.
I sent my first one back, then the replacement was the same. I bought the 3rd one from a different vendor, same issue. Now my AK2000 is worse than those! There's no way to adjust it. I've calibrated, messed with settings, everything I could think of. Firmware is up to date. I've had to resort to setting my camera aimed a bit to the right on the plate to compensate, which to me is unacceptable. Am I really the only one seeing this? And is there actually a way to correct it?
so i just put my AK2000 back together and turned it on to see if this is a problem for mine. Initially when turned on it does sit slightly off centre but it does slowly go back to zero. even when it was off it was by about 2 or 3mm so not really anything to worry about
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Yeah mine doesn't go back. As I said, it's not a lot, but it's noticable. I need to figure it out, because I decided on feiyu over Ronin SC for the dual handgrip that still gives you thumb controls without adding another accessory like most other gimbals require. It's just a great kit but this annoys me.
I can't get rid of micro vibrations. You can't see it on the recording, but you can feel the micro vibrations when you hold the gimbal. It's already my 2nd AK2000 because a little plastic part just broke off by itself and they sent me another one. But at least the first one didn't have those micro vibrations I now can't get rid of anymore. Very frustrated with Feiyu.
Have you tried all the payload settings?
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Yeah that's the first thing I did. I also already have it since 3 months and the first one of those I had didn't do that. Do you feel the gimbal vibrating very slightly when you hold it in your hand? As I mentioned, it doesn't show on the recording, I can only feel it.
@@DiviTivi I might get the odd vibration but nothing major and it doesn't last long. Have you tried the different gimbal modes (Default, smooth, action) to see if that changes things too?
Thk.s
With a heavy lens and perfectly balanced, no level works for me. Level 1 is okay, but eventually it rocks up and down. I think they need to fix the problem with a firmware update or something.
I figured out the vibration issue with my setup (A6000 + Sigma 16mm f/1.4). The little Y-adapter needs to be mounted on the front of the camera plate to support the lens. A slight dip from the front of the camera is all it needs to trigger the vibration. If you no longer have the adapter around, you could shim it with a folded napkin or a piece of foam. Wow! My setup is rock solid now. I was about to return it.
@@nightcoder5k Dude I had the same exact problem with a A64000 and the same lens lmao
@@ALoNeLyPaPeRBag Hey, I figured out the problem shortly after posting this. Turns out that I need the little Y lens support bracket that came with the kit to keep the lens from vibrating. Problem solved.
very informative information. Just balance your gear perfectly and you're gonna love this gimbal.
Just bought this gimbal based on your review. If you dont mind me asking, what camera and lens did you employ to shoot this video?
Hi, congratulations on your purchase! I used a Canon 5D mk3 with a 50mm f.4 lens for this video
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Thanks for replying. Video looks great!
@@firpofutbol No problem. Have fun with your new gimbal and share your results with us
@@GraemeSimpsonPhotography Btw, also got a Canon M50 as my first advanced camera, nothing fancy but I'm hoping to get half decent results as this. The yellow background, the bokeh, all that contributes to a really pleasant viewing experience of this video. You're also great on camera, wish you luck with your channel! I've subscribed.
Thanks for the tip. Keep making videos and sharing useful tips!
Thankyou... You save me =D.
Great
This isn't a update video, you just adjusted the settings. That does not fix the issue that people are really having. Spinning out of control and vibrating out of control are very common and the app does not fix that.
This was an update video. Feiyu had released an update at the time of recording this so that's what I was talking about...along with the new settings that came with the update
I won't be buying another FT product. They never update their firmware, never add new features to older products. They basically release new stuff and forget their old products. A gimbal should be a long lasting product and be update whenever a it can mechanically support a new software feature. I don't think I will buy their products again.
The AK2000 has had firmware updates, one quite recently. Think you'll find most companies release new stuff and prioritise updates for that over the old ones