ZHIYUN WEEBILL S // 6 MONTHS LATER
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- Опубликовано: 15 окт 2024
- My 6 month Review of the Zhiyun Weebill S Gimbal :)
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Man your footage looks so crisp I just cut my eyeball. makes me jealous.
Awesome to hear your views on the gimbal man!
Thanks big man 🙌
@@AxTechs Of course, I'm a fan of James!
@James Matthews and @Peter Lindgren make a video collab. i will love it. see me best vlogger togetherrrrr...
collab should make the cut.
Please welcome Peter Matthews & James Lindgren.😂
AxTech James is your favorite videographers favorite videographer. Legit
Yesss you lot! I know this review is a tad late, but I honestly wanted to see how this Gimbal performed long term. I hope you like the Short Film I posted yesterday I shot with it as well! What shot from the intro is your favorite? Posting frame rates bellow 👇 Thanks for the Likes and support guys it means the world ✌🌎😁
00:11 - 00:14 60fps / 00:15 - 00:25 24fps / 00:29 - 00:50 60fps Boshh
@@Jamesmatthews that 60 fps is so smooth!
The pull out shot with the subject above the clouds is legit🤘🏼
@@NateReimers Thanks dude!
James Matthews it’s nice how you’re representing 60fps right!!🔥🔥🔥
This gimbal is a beast! Just brought it around Spain for the holidays. Perfect for traveling 👌
Shervin Koushan Yeah man! Best one I’ve used for sure
Nice and detailed review
I have used the crane 2 though I don't own one and i love the experience.
Seems you won't be needing your crane 2 and lab gimbal again. You can send it over to me .
Would appreciate thanks.💪🏼
But how does your footage look when running or moving a lot?
Where we get basic functionality video
Would it be good for action shots like shooting a dance video? Or is it best for slower movements like panning?
Just got my first gimbal; super stoked. You can actually use the Weebill S in Inverted mode like other gimbals and the Pan Follow still works fine. You have to switch to Pov mode, then turn it upside down to the left(the side without the motor), then switch to PF(or any other mode you'd like to use). Switch back to Pov mode to turn it right side up without freaking out the motors(turn it to the left again).
Super clean bro!
YCImaging Thanks my guy 🙌🏻 Hope you’re well
@@Jamesmatthews q1À
Dude.. I am 50 seconds and i got to say you frustrate me, like those movements are simple and clean and the colors are just butter. Keep giving that fire bruh.
Cracking video bro! Love that you actually tested this properly before giving an honest review! 👊🏼💯
Kyan Gillett Hell yeah man, gotta be done you lot my homies
James Matthews aha yes bro!
Thank you so much for your review! There are so many gimbals out there, it's hard to know who to listen to. Your footage speaks for itself and your review comes from experience and is genuine. Thanks again! Keep up the great work!
I am confused about the whole 6 months thing. It wasn’t released until mid October. I had a pre production version about two weeks before that. So basically 3 months!
Wow Mr Bloom it’s a pleasure! Thanks for stopping by 😊 I got the very first Beta version in August mainly for testing and to give feedback / Opinions on performance etc (granted, it wasn’t great at the time, mainly the motors had too much power. Obviously the final version is much more stable and leaps ahead). Just for clarification. Thanks for all the inspo over the years mate 👍🏻
James Matthews wow!! August? That must have been flakey as hell as my October one was! 😂
James Matthews it’s a pretty cool little gimbal and love the image TX!
Philip Bloom I’m sure you’ve seen that Spinning Gimbal meme flying about. That meme may as well have been me with the First Beta Version 😂
Thank you!!! Wonderful start and wonderful video!!
Your shots are so crispy!
How would this gimbal work with an external mic, like the Rode Pro+, mounted on top of the A7iii?
amazing no one has BT mic built in for phone or gimbal access.
Just got this as my very first gimbal for my Panasonic GH5. Can't wait to get creative with it
I like the gimbal but it is not a tripod for all cases for me.
It's hard to explain on the Weebill S but for me, there are issues with it in regards to fast orbits and doing simple walks with it turn into a horizontal nightmare where the horizon starts tilting on it's own.
Until Zhiyun comes out with a good firmware to fix all of the problems I'm going back to my DJI Ronin S.
This is the second time I've bought a Zhiyun gimbal and had issues.
Same here, got both this and the Ronin S for a month to test and keep one, the weebill keep freaking out even after two updates, they never fixed it, returned it and kept my new Ronin S, but the weebill was easier to setup tho.
Same as well. The roll was very jittery you can't shoot 24 or even 30fps on it without getting micro stutters in your footage. I just bought the ronin s as well hopefully its better
This is the weebill s review that I've been waiting for, a proper one! Thanks mate.
Sam Genodepa Hellll yeah!
glad it worked for you. running same camera and lens, and its super jerky on PF. tried playing with deadband, etc. the feel is crap compared to my Crane 2.
Holy shit dude that intro was sick. Serious skill!
Montage and filming is awesome at the begging of your review. Thanks for the video!
Great review! I have been looking at these to maybe replace my Ronin S. I used to use Zhiyun and i feel like they work better FOR ME than the DJI Ronin s. Will have to try this one now.
It's 2021 and this review is still relevant. I'm gonna buy it! Thanks James!
Thanks James. I just bought one of these. Have only seen gimbals on postcards before, I seriously need videos like yours!!
Exceptional cinematography James. Fun and insightful review. Bosh!
Brilliant video man and a really helpful review too. I don't subscribe to many... but now I'm watchin' you. Thanks.
Good review. 6 months of use and not a bad word about it 💪🏻 I'm seriously considering buying it
“It hasn’t got any pixels”
* sad look on his face......
That’s why i subscribed 😂😂😂
Sick with it James! Killing it seriously! I’m still at the bar learning how to carry 4 pints of beer to my pals without dropping them..getting gimbal training b4 I get the right gimbal but the OG Weebill lab is what I have my eye on. Thx for you badass videos keep up the real motivation compa
Pirata PRO_4k Someone who spends most of their life getting the rounds, can operate a gimbal like a god
Intro footage is so clean dude
Great vid! The zoom/focus addition mandatory/ big time saver? Appreciate your feedback..
That thing is huge. Is there anything more discreet for traveling/tourism? I don't want to look like a movie producer
Your fedback is very good after six months of use. I'm about to buy it but I'm afraid because I use the Canon eos R with the 11-24mm lens, which is magnificent but a little too fat on the tip of the lens, I worry, use it on this guimble, because I saw several fedbacks over the network, of people who questioned the build quality of gimble. I think that for my use, production of real estate images, his ergonomics is the best I have seen ... Did you use it with heavy equipment close to his useful load limit? If so, did gimble behave well or did the engines suffer?
Awesome content man! I JUST started my RUclips channel because of your videos!
Hhaha yes! Thats so awesome to hear. Good luck with it man you got it! 🙌
6:04 "I'm not saying my biceps ain't strong..." LOL
of course they are...
I wanted to do a review about that on my new RUclips Channel as well but you already explained everything so well! Thanks for that James! This one is really a good option 👍🏻🙂
Very informative, with some comedic relief a pretty cool episode, Thank you for being very edu-taining, with a really nice compositions too!
DAMN, the moment the track started playing , I gave this a MAJOR LIKE !
Thanks for doing this review six months in. I get much more out of these long term reviews than when someone does a review on the very first use of the product. This really does seem to be the gimbal for me. Thanks for sharing,
Bosh! Finally pulled the plug after perving over gimbals for years. Got this around mid-Dec, follow-focus, transmission, the works. Just finally getting round to playing with it between client shoots.
You say it's the best one you've used, I say, Imma have to do some learnin' and practicin' mate. Even with the 28-70 kit I'm all over the place. God knows where I'm gonna be at with my 50 1.8 or the Viltrox 85 1.8 on it.
Back 2 skool mefinks.
Banging vid as always tho brother. Peace.
Just picked this up. Early tests are incredible
Bro your color grading is truly unreal. Sick work with it as always
I think this was the first review I sat through .. and watched the whole thing good job !!
Your colours are so punchy and epic. How have I never seen your stuff before!
I have a Ronin S which is big & bulky + the axis arms don't lock down so it's constantly flying all over the place when transporting..... seriously considering selling it & buying this.
Hey thanks for the video, so glad you mentioned inverted mode not working I hope they sort it!
Hey James! Love your videos! Been looking at the Weebill S for my new a7Siii but have a question about the Manfrotto-compatibility of the camera mounting plate. Basically, how compatible is it? Is this like the plate on the Ronin S... where it was slightly smaller than Manfrotto... so you could put a camera with the DJI plate on it into a Manfrotto head (sort of... it's still a bit wobbly), but not the other way around? Or is the Weebill S's mounting plate TRULY compatible with Manfrotto heads? Thanks!
That manfrotto plate you will have to slide it out off the gimbal (didn't show it on video) in order to use it in manfrotto fluid heads. So when you slide it back in the gimbal you will have to balance it which honestly I do it in matter of 10 seconds (considering you have the same setup when you took it out the first place)
You can buy something to mount on the plate of the weebil s, for mounting the plate of your camera you already have (did you understand ?)
@@benjaminespuche9734 thank you both for your replies.
Just the colors in your intro reel made me subscribe. Awesome.
Thanks for this awesome video mate! I was looking for a review and this totally blasted it. 🏆🏆🏆🏆
The travel b roll shots look sick James 🤯 can’t wait for the video , with this shots 😅
amazing video!
I plan on owing one as well! good to see your review 6 months later!
I just got mine I love it for sure! I’ve been trying to figure out how to make the vortex mode rotate faster tho!
I just don’t understand how you color things so perfectly 🥵🔥
Drew Kocak I made a colour grading video a while back that should help 😊 My grading has got better recently, I will make some more videos about it for you 👊🏻
James Matthews YES PLS. Ima go back and watch the older one in the meantime 🤓
@@Jamesmatthews That'd be great brother!
Oh bro! Yes please!
@@Jamesmatthews do you always create luts in ps for each video?
Just ordered mine on Amazon and can not wait to get it for my XT3! I've given up on using a glidecam and maybe I'm just lazy but I just am not feeling the glidecam set up. I'm stoked to see where this can take my video shooting.
Jesus christ. You have to do a behind the scenes of how you got those shots and the settings. Because that is amazing fam
Did it last more than 2 years on you? Coz I'm planning to buy it using my hard earned savings and I just wanna make sure it's worth it.
Bruh your footage is unbelievable! I love the "movie" aspect to the color grades. I've been trying to figure that color profile out for AWHILE
You had me at 'it hasn't go any pixels'
Nice video - thanks. Very inspiring for a newbie like me. Just bought one of these so looking forward to giving it a whirl - Cheers!
I think I'm going to have to try to update it because mine seems to lose balance after the autotune. Thanks for reviewing. This review had actually made me decide on the Weebill instead of Ronin. If only I can get over the learning curve.
Very impressive reviews. I am getting mine soon.
Beautiful video you made with nature. What camera and lenses you used
Hi James, always fun to watch your stuff. Thank you!
You asked for problems: I do have one problem with my Weebill S: when I hold the main handle at about 45 degrees, do a panning motion, holding down the Follow button to change the tile of the camera, as soon as I let go of the follow button, the gimbal jerks to a new position. Very annoying. I hope Zhiyun will notice and fix in future firmware.
Second problem: the pan speed that I get with the main handle vertical is different (faster) than the pan speed I get when the main handle is at 45 degrees (which I find to be a more comfortable angle to film at). Also annoying.
But agree that if they can fix these issues, this is THE gimbal!
Yes mate, I do enjoy this little cheeky video, nice one!
Thank you for the useful review. Can you please tell me: is the joystick reversible? In other words, can I set pressing up for tilting down and pressing down for tilting up?
Man, your colors and contrast are beautiful. If you sell LUTs I would buy those instantly.
I've seen some of your videos before, but never seen your outdoor footage. Those mountain shots are so dope!
The scene at 0:40 reminds me of Star Wars The Rise of James Matthew. How can I have the force to be with you? Boshhh!
James, Nice review! I have the Zhyun Crane Plus and the problem that I have is the up and down motion is not negated at all with the plus. Since you've owned most of the other gimbals from Zhiyun, I was wondering if you noticed a difference with the Weebill S with the up and down motion? Secondly, if you are not capturing audio when you the gimbal are you generally shooting in 60FPS and converting to 24 FPS?
No gimbal removes up and down motion. You’ve either got to walk smoother, use some kind of vehicle to move you around or create the Arri Minity Peasant 1.0
I am seriously thinking about upgrading to this or the Ronin SC. Both seem to be very good value for money and compact.
Awesome review. Love the honest and straight talking!
The most thorough review I've seen so far! Nice one.
I upgraded to the S from the lab, and I've seen reviews from other YTers that helped me with that decision. But some reviews on B&H's site about the fragility of the axes locks were all too true for me. Had to replace mine a few days ago after the tilt motor lock gave out on me. I would just be weary of that, especially if it's on the side of your bag and any pressure is exerted on it. Other than that, it's been SPOT ON.
Same things happened to mine mate with one of the axis locks no longer working. I've not sent mine off yet but did the whole process for a repair/new unit take long?
@@colinphotovideo didn't even attempt repair since I bought it less than a month ago, I just swapped it at B&H. For reference, my older Crane V2 took a few weeks to go back to China for repair of the roll motor. But this was a few years ago (I have a video about it on my channel)
Top review mate. Good honest review. My Weebill S arrives tomorrow. Already got the Ronin S and the hold function doesn't work and the footage is wobbly AF. After that, drama I chose not to buy the DJI RS2. Fingers crossed for Weebill S!
Just got it, hoping for some good creations!
I've been using the Ronin-S for about a year now and I didn't jump to the SC because it didn't seem THAT much smaller and lighter and worth selling the big gimbal, which granted 90% of the time I'm using on a Sony a6500, but I have used with bulkier gear. This is making me consider getting the weebil-s as a travel gimbal and keeping the Ronin-S for bigger work.
Leon Unity I hate my ronin s. I’ll definitely be switching to the weebill
Just ordered mine. The look of your camera body is such an argument
Does the Weebill S work with the Nikon D850?? Zhiyun says YES, but I am afraid because I can't find anything about this combination and its combability.
Here is one...
Don’t mount a hand on the Rosette side mount, mine snapped off... the 4 tiny Screws are all that is holding it...
I guess a drop of metal bonding epoxy will give the screws some help... of course best done after warranty expires...
Otherwise you are right... I use this more than the ronin s...
The latest 0.99 firmware update is amazing
Best gimbal I’ve owned- it is broken currently but they were kind enough to fix it.
Nate Reimers What broke on it bro?
James Matthews The Tilt Axis Latch won’t lock that axis. It pushes to on but it doesn’t affect the axis from turning.
Bummed it broke but probably just that one in a couple thousand models that happened to fail there.
Do you have maybe a color correction pack ? The clips at the beginning are AWESOME!
Love your work. You are an inspiration to those like myself starting our own RUclips channel.
Crisp & clear review James, you the man!
Jonas Togo Thanks fella!!!
Still rocking the crane 1, but with the bigger sigma lenses I use now I think I’m sold on this!
Class mate! Thanks for this. Purchased it this morning!
I saw your video first time I'm become your fan amazing shots.
So basically this would be good for professional work? I’m wanting to get into video work and I need to make a list of all the things I’ll need.
You are a pleasure to watch lol pixels had me rolling..post more my guy 🙏
Mario Visions 😂😂😂 Thanks man 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Great review! How does it stand compared to DJI Ronis SC?
Hey man, great video. Have you had a chance to use the Crane 3s? I’m between the weebill s and the crane 3s. What do you think?
Cool review! I like that it's so compact. Can i handle my R5 with the RF 28-70??
Whenever I get new gear, I always practice the break up and set up so I can be efficient when I go out on the field.
0:58 wat was in your mind this time mate, taking the right angle/shot to your subject
or making sure you make the jump? 😎
- a fan all the way 2020
KimNeri BISAYANG DAKU the jump 😅😅
James Matthews 🤣 your face tells everything hahaha
Uncle james, just want to ask if this gimbal would be good for my canon 750D?
Ahh, you know I've been waiting for this! What better than a 6 month review, and especially after all that banging work you put into it in your last film, I'm sure you know this gimbal like the back of your hand! I use the Ronin-S and I swear by it, but damn this thing is tempting to add to basket! Thanks for the review, you have yourself a great evening J 🔥
Thanks mate! Ronin S is still a sick gimbal, just a bit big and heavy for my liking personally
@@Jamesmatthews It is aweome, I love the recent update where you can use your Xbox/PS4 controller to control 3 axis at the same time! That's the deal though, it's too big and heavy for travelling, might have to pick one up at NAB!
after watching this video.... I ordered one online! Thanks for a great informative video!
How about the crane 3? I need something I can RUN AND GUN WITH!! No shaking no jittering...is this it man??
still a buy in 2021? or is there something better?
Man I just want to know where is the location you are shooting in the video!! I want to go there so badly now!
Hey bro!!
Can I buy this gimbal. It's first first ever gimbal and want to invest for little long time untill I achieve my dreams!
Anyone do a "mate" count for this video? :-)
Thanks for the overview!
and the "like"
No mate.
I stopped counting around 9000 =|
Am sooooooooooooooooooo jealous of that color grading OMG!!!!
great video boss loving the true review
Perfect color grading, cinematic and epic. Amazing move I can learn
U had luck with the newest firmware update? A lot of folks on forums complaining about it getting worse and worse after each firmware.
I haven't had any issues but I have not tested thoroughly either.
Vu Nguyen // nVu Films I’ve been fine with mine mate. Think I’m still on 1.92
@@Jamesmatthews yes. I'm also on 1.92 and it seems ok. 🤙👍 1.93 was supposed to fix some roll axis issues but some dudes got some jitter issues.
Great review btw 👏