Nebula 5100 Slant Gimbal: Review + Test Footage

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Test footage @7:54

[@Damian_mtn]

Brandon Li, can you review the EC1 Beholder? I noticed you used it a few times but never gave any feedback on it. It would be awesome if you did, since I may have access to getting one at a big discount. Thanks!

[@WADATMEDIA]

Dude definitely hitting that subscribe button. You're one of the few people that put these gimbals to REAL LIFE TESTS. I like that you don't slow down your videos to look cinematic but show us what its like right off the camera. Thumbs up!!

[@mrscillalatte]

I don't know shit about Gimbals but I like your videos and just want to show my support.

[@srmono]

Cilla Latte i

[@LasVegasNash]

Most gimbal reviews show the video in slow motion and that makes it impossible to judge the performance of the gimbal. I really like your testing, especially having the small insert that shows how the gimbal is being held and whether you are walking or running. Additionally, showing the Mode (lock etc) and the lens info is extremely useful.

[@leonwilliams5748]

Hi Brandon, thank you for the review. I found it very useful. I own the Nebula 5100 Slant Gimbal and found by upgrading to the latest firmware the micro gitters almost completely disappeared. Glad you recommended upgrading the firmware it was definitely worth it !!

[@LifeVideoProd]

Fantastic review, honest and concise. Thank you and please keep uploading

[@fredmiu2001]

Hi Brandon, first time i watched your review, i like it very much cos... it's nice & clear, the most important thing is Honest. Some of the reviewer they just want us to buy the product so that they can get the commission. You are pretty straight & forward & honest about the facts. Thanks a lot & keep it up.

[@antonv.]

Thanks!

[@alvarocalero3298]

Dude your videos and reviews are awesome and super helpful! Thanks for taking the time to create all this content!

[@julianray]

Thanks Brandon for taking the time to help the rest of of save time (and money!) by doing these reviews.

[@methiumsmusic]

What's the name of the song on the first test footage, sir?

[@kmgates]

Thank you for these gimbal reviews!

[@Osakiruk81]

I remember watching another video of yours and you mentioned rhythm of a video.. I was thinking about that while you nailed the beat at 9:20 XD awesome review, very informative, keep it up! ^_^

[@sonnybrown4758]

Wow. Great footage. You got some nice moves out of it.

[@VisiVisuals]

Loving the songs on test footage

[@helloyujia]

Thank you. I love your reviews. I actually watched to the end. It really helped.

[@alessandrofederica90]

It seems very stable! Like your shoot movement style, so professional ✌🏻

[@markshirley01]

Thanks Brandon there's reviews are so helpful. As I'm about to purchase my first gimbal.

[@luboyanev]

seemed like it handles very well the tilting all the way up and panning @8:47, while the zhiyun crane isn't very good at that. Looking forward to the Crane 2 review :)

[@IAmAPhan]

Thanks Brandon! I really like the angled design but I'm disappointed in how they couldn't figure out a better way to implement inverted mode. And the big grip is not ergonomic at all! Phew! I'm glad that my Zhiyun V2 is still so highly functional.

[@genjii931]

That roll follow mode is actually pretty cool.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

It's great and I wish every gimbal had it.

[@JeremyY]

Thank you so much for these helpful reviews. I'm considering an upgrade to my Zhiyun Crane to hold my FS5, so these videos are really helpful.

[@RichardsWorld]

This would be great for mounting a good camcorder on it. I had to make a custom mount to fit a Sony AX53 on a Zhiyun Crane M gimbal. Most gimbals don't allow enough depth for a long camera like a camcorder. And a Sony AX53 camcorder also already had awesome stabilization built in. But, I'm not sure if the arm of this gimbal would interfere with the camcorder's touch screen.

[@ThisVSThat]

Love this. Now you just made it hard for me to choose a gimbal...

[@jerucastanares2491]

Lol, He has mastered all gimbals. A legend.

[@maf3695]

Great review!

[@semangatmembara]

great review as always brandon! i really liked the roll lock footage, do you have any recommendations for a handheld gimbal that can also do this mode? thanks!

[@theTechNotice]

This is a copy of pilotfly's h2-45. You want the original check out Pilotfly. I'd love to know what you think of the H2-45, Brandon. :)

[@Chinaman07]

Not related to your reviews but I see you're at Stanley Market! Love that place.

[@tamwise]

Brandon will you be reviewing the Zhiyun 'Crane 2' or the 'Crane V2'? The Crane 2 is the new one with the follow focus and higher weight limit

[@sceamson]

the best review

[@suryacoapy5129]

Great review Brandon, thanks. I was interested to see the difference with the studyshot off. Even with the camera on a stabiliser it seems it still makes a big difference.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Steadyshot is necessary with these little cameras and pistol grip gimbals. The gimbal should be seen as an adjunct to the steadyshot, not a replacement.

[@suryacoapy5129]

That's a valuable perspective, thanks. It's really easy to get the impression that a gimbal stabiliser will fix everything.

[@cyphermote6857]

Hi Brandon... any chance the micro jitters were exacerbated by having Steadyshot on at the same time as the gimbal's motors are also trying to do the same thing? Great reviews btw...

[@LProds]

Thank you for these reviews. I'm a Canon 80D shooter. I recently got the zhiyun crane v2 for a really good price. I only wish it could handle more weight, maybe I should have gone with the moza but I hadn't even heard of it. I'm by no means a pro shooter so I think the crane will do just fine.

[@Daniela77111]

Thank you so much for this good review Brandon ! I love it ! I have only one question about the gimbal: can you shoot vertical ??

[@HenryOrtlip]

I bought the Nebula 5100 Slant. First used it on a shoot in Peru. Footage was great paired with my 1DXII... after three days it died though. There customer service is horrible, I’m not joking.. in an email they said they were on vacation and would get back to me in two weeks! Do not buy any FilmPower products.. there company is a joke. I’m not trying to bash them, just protect you guys from going through what I went through!

[@elias38]

Henry Ortlip lol, I’d like to add Tilta’s customer service to your list - it barely exists.

[@jas_bataille]

Small rig customer service is THE best. I never bough a product from them yet I was able to contact them to ask about a design and even offered my opinion which was taken into account and they said their designers team would look into it :O Wow.

[@zafarchoriev4746]

Brandon I love your review. They are so informative, esp to a beginner like me. And now I'm thinking of getting one.. but still kinda indecisive at the moment. Would love you to rate them or give some kind of overall points. Ofc based on your preferences :)

[@wildwedding]

Those micro jitters are an absolute deal breaker. Had I known before, I wouldn't ever have even considered this thing.

[@robinkitchin]

Great review. In regards the inverted mode, could you switch the camera round to face the other way? not ideal I know...but maybe a solution.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I didn't try, maybe that would work

[@kent5147]

Thanks for the review. What's your verdict on the usefulness of the tilted design? Is seeing the back of the camera life changing? Not important?

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

It's not life-changing because with other gimbals I just tilt up the LCD screen so I can still see what I'm shooting. It's nice but I wouldn't buy a gimbal because of the slant. Especially with that weird inverted mode.

[@ConchitaProductions]

What about making a video on how to get rid of microjiters on video footage caused by the gimbal with a camera that has ZERO stabilization.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

no idea how to do that

[@ConchitaProductions]

Brandon Li by means of video editing software. What is best.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

None. They don't remove the jitter because of rolling shutter issues.

[@videobilderschweiz]

Thats not possible with this gimbal. It doesn't work out of the Box! You Need lot of Time to balance this gimbal. I had always trouble! Lots of problem on the Set! Dont buy it! Strange Company!

[@TwaynePereira]

That tactical thing would be useful if you wanted to go hand held and then return to that smooth buttery goodness.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

but it makes the camera heavier for no reason

[@antonv.]

looks like it makes much less walking motion than Crane

[@bdotpapi]

Hey Brandon. Great reviews. I'm sorry if you've already answered this somewhere but I noticed you consistently say control and speed are two of the main things you look for in gimbals. Just curious what your thoughts and experience are on the analog systems like the Glidecam. Just seems like you would spend a lot less time balancing, dealing with batteries, motors ect. Maybe it's just a personal preference thing for you but I am curious to hear your thoughts. Thanks for all the content you provide. Truly appreciated.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I used Glidecam years ago. Was a PITA to set up and kept losing balance. Needed to be heavy in order to be stable, which sucks when you're trying to travel light. Pendelum swings on every turn. I prefer gimbal.

[@lukz123]

Hi brandon, you are an inspiration, the next year I will start to travelling and working with my camera as I can... one question. The gimbals can support a Nikon D7100 + lens? O should I move to a tr axis gimbal?

[@CrisHaz20]

what songs did you use I liked them

[@SimonBarnes]

Seemed to have a few more micro jitters than the Moza. I shoot on a Feiyu Tech and I love it, will you be reviewing them? I'd like to see how it compares to the rest, as I think they're awesome (best bang for buck) but don't have experience with other brands.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

I'm a bit overloaded with reviews at the moment, might get to the feyu eventually

[@SimonBarnes]

Awesome well I'll hold out on, it's really great to see reviews on so many brands from someone who has actually worked with them. I'd be totally biased if I did one on Feiyu.

[@sommerproductions_ch]

A friend of mine has this gimbal and he's really struggling with pretty severe vibrations that occur sometimes every 30 seconds. Their camera is well balanced, the payload not too heavy (a6300 with 16-70 f4 Zeiss) and fully charged. Not microjitters, super visible vibrations that last for about 2 seconds. Brandon - or anyone owning this piece of kit - have you noticed this issue or may they just have a faulty product? I'm sold on this one due to the slant, but the vibration issue puts me off.

[@powdersuber]

Marcial Sommer I have this gimbal and is been flawless for me for a couple of months and very frequent shooting, gh5, multiple lenses

[@sommerproductions_ch]

Nick Jensen thanks for your feedback!

[@azizulzulzaha]

what tripod is that

[@muleyg]

Is this gimbal self balancing?

[@creativefilmz]

Hey thanks for the video, question do you ever at anytime get a short vibration or shake from the gimbal depending on any angle you might shoot?

[@benjamin.tranbt]

Thank you for your review ! You really helped making my choice. I was saving for the Nebula but I think the Moza AIR will be just fine (and it's cheaper). The steadyshot makes a huge difference.. that's my main issue here... Do you think it can work with a 2 axis stabilisation (Sony A77 Mk II) only ?

[@JacobVossFilms]

Was interested in this till you said it had a built in battery... why would they do that :((( Good information though, thanks for the video :)

[@mokhtarchahine]

Yup Battery is removable, Just got mine..and love it.

[@personalview7388]

The battery is removable.

[@younusxp]

whats the name of the track played @8:00 "just be with me.." anyone?

[@methiumsmusic]

anyone?

[@chunkykizza]

Battery is removable ;)

[@monster410]

lol I stopped here 2:06 . Having to restart the gimbal to go back to the 1st mode is a big nope

Hi Brandon. By any chance wouldn't you have the profiles saved for the simplebgc32 application to see the parameters?? that could help me to finish calibrating mine, and since is same gimbal and cámera I would realy apreciate your help

[@Benz101]

If you still have a "configuration file" so I can import it to SimpleBG, for tuning the gimble , that would be life saving. (I've entered the values proposed by Filmpower in their tutorial, but no success) Thanks in advance.

[@stevetru]

just bought the zhiyun crane ):

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

nothing wrong with the crane

[@GooDween.v]

How it compared to dji ronin m in term of smootheness, would you advise to by it or moza for a7 with 50mm 1.4. ability to see what you shoot is good by smoot footage is a must. can steadyshot handle these micro jitters? and will moza handle well with heavy lens like 50 1.4?

[@ghazaryandrummer]

Who knows if you do NOT remove the Sony Fs5 handle, will it be balanced on the Slant 5100 nebula? if removed? I lose the sound with the top handle and how to synchronize the sound with the other cameras!

[@watmiller4974]

Wich better for you? n Zhiyun Crane v2, Moza Air or Nebula? Recently I bought the Zhiyun crane v2 and I have no problem using with my 7sii.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

gotta decide for yourself..there is no one "best" gimbal

[@Maxtr0sity]

It's 2017, why proprietary port!? All the gimbals have great features, and it'll be things like this that'll turn away sales.

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

yeah you can run into major trouble on a shoot if you lose the cable or forget to charge the battery one night

[@jeffreyche288]

I'm looking to get a gimbal for my a6500. I'd pair it with my 10-18mm wide angle. What would you all recommend (in terms of best options, capabilities, and functionality)? And as a second question, what is the best budget gimbal in your opinion?

[@jeffreyche288]

Cak a lot of times, budget does not have many features and features usually come at a premium. Also depends on how useful those features are.

[@dacz705]

Dude gimbal srimbal, I just want to be in places you film these things :)

[@vidualisefilms745]

Hahaha Hilarious... The inverted mode :)

[@leos144]

name of the song? =]

[@germardoumediagroup1472]

in the inverted mode you need to angle a nit to yourself...thank you

[@sanjayhegde3998]

Anyone know if the Zhiyun Crane V2 can handle A6500 with 18-105mm lens ? Or its better to wait for the Crane 2 ?

[@ZhiyunTechGlobal]

Sanjay Hegde, absolutely can:)) If the total weight over 1800g, you'd better get the Crane or Crane 2:))

[@BulletBill123]

Stanley :O

[@schoeferfilm]

I think my sony pxw 70 is too heavy for such gimbals 😩😔

[@ConchitaProductions]

BDFA Bamberg The issue here isn't the weight, as this gimbal can take up to 7lbs, and your camcorder only weighs 3lbs. The issue would be the lenght, the lenght of your camcorder may cause it to hit the rear motor.

[@schoeferfilm]

Theft Tv thanks for the information

[@pavionphoto6879]

USE YOUR KEYS

[@ctvtme1805]

Simplebgc not simple to use T.T

[@barneyelo]

wow...didn't even hear of this gimbal...it has nice features..but the build in battery is a big minus :/

[@RollerSteady]

Here is the thing for me. Nebula seduced me with the 4200. Once of the first to be able to handle 5d Mark III with lens. Sadly, battery died immediately. TERRIBLE customer service. That's when I said F*ck this company, this brand and this poor quality.

[@TranAnhonyoutube]

Thanks for the information. I found that most of the gimbals are designed for sony while I'm using canon 5D4 (heavier). And it's so sad that there is not much options for my 5d4 with lens.

[@RollerSteady]

CRANE 2 - Coming out in 1 month. Google it, it holds it.

[@DARKLYLIT]

Moza Air=1, Nebula 5100 Slant=0...nuff said

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

If you can program PID then you can get a lot more customizability out of the Nebula.

[@kenmagg]

Thanks for the warning about inverted mode... Dumbest design ever 😛

[@videobilderschweiz]

There is a lot of balancing necessary!Lots of promising but nothing is truth! Very disapointing product!

[@BrandonLiUnscripted]

Every gimbal requires a lot of balancing. Nebula is just a little more difficult because of the lever design but it also locks more securely preventing the balance from slipping.

[@MrEye4get]

Too expensive!

[@wildwedding]

Those micro jitters are an absolute deal breaker. Had I known before, I wouldn't ever have even considered this thing.