How to Balance a Ronin SC Gimbal (for Fujifilm)

[@1BigBucks1]

Great tut! I would only add that once you have it balanced use your notes app to write down all your gimbal settings. If you use the same camera body and lens combo, you can use it as a cheat sheet and set up very quickly using the same settings.

[@VideObsession]

This is my 3rd attempt to balance my SC with my fuji Xt3+Viltrox 85mm f1.8 and I finally made it!!! You are a star, Chris

[@JEFernando1]

I’m a be honest now, I really struggled to balance the gimbal for a week or so, and thank you very much for posting such a informative video🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@adiboyxbox]

I bought this gimbal 2 month ago for my X-T3 and was looking for a video like this. Great that you made it for my favorite Camera Brand Fuji. Thanks for sharing and have nice day.

[@pal2tech]

Thanks Adnan!!!!! 👍

[@ngawangsonam6850]

If I ever need to thank anyone about photography It’s this guy

[@stacy85]

I ended up making a Ronin SC purchase recently and have been coming back to this video to practice the balancing steps. This is so helpful!

[@WilderFreigeist]

Dear Chris, Thanks so much for all your great videos and greetings from Germany. I just bought the Ronin SC and I would be interested in more of this stuff, how to use it, Gimbal moves, etc. - you are one of the best Fuji guys in the YT space, all your explanations around the Fuji universe is very much appreciated. You break down all this complicated stuff to an easy guidance and I enjoy your humorous type of presentations very much. I am always happy when I see a new upload from you. Greetings from Munich!

[@justcallmebones]

I would love to see more gimbal videos. Perhaps a video showing you attaching an external monitor like the Atomos Ninja V or using an external battery pack so you don't have to take off the camera and swap batteries.

[@robertkamer1820]

I SO have been wanting to get a gimbal, but never knew which one would fit best with my X-T3. Now I have my answer, and will be getting one for my birthday in a couple of months. So YES please on the more gimbal vids.

[@robertkamer1820]

Curious if the SC would hold the X-T3 with the battery grip attached.

[@mccuenoirfilms]

Currently balancing my XT-2. This is maddening to say the least 😵‍💫

[@eugenelir7876]

Aaaah, I've just come back home after my first road trip with XT3 + Ronin SC!

[@johnnysparkleface3096]

I not only don't have a gimbal, I don't have a camera - but I watched the whole thing! (but I plan on getting both)

[@JenniferKlinger]

I enjoyed this tutorial, even when not owning a gimbal. It's so entertaining to watch :-)

[@pal2tech]

Thanks Jennifer!!! 🙏

[@derdan9562]

True words.

[@J2tallrich]

I love your videos I know I'm late to the party but I just got this gimbal and following the video I got excellent on all 3 as well the first time I did it. thank you sir

[@Paul_Rohde]

I knew I didn't know what I didn't know. I learnt & discovered so much in so little time, with so much ease, in this video. I could walk up to a gimbal now and pretend to know what I'm doing, and I've never touched one or seen one live in action! Yes please do more! Here's another aeroplane analogy: Never in the field of human gimbal use was so much learnt by so many in so few minutes.

[@SaboTajh]

I used your thumbnail to confidently set up and use the xf56. Thanks.

[@MusicJunky3]

And a statue was erected in the parking lot at Fuji HQ, in recognition for all that he has done for camera lovers everywhere !

[@pal2tech]

Hahahaha!!

[@EduCrakie]

Oh my good I was looking forward so much for this after the Image stabilization video. I bought my XT-3 on 2019's christmas for filmmaking mainly... and felt so angry when the XT-4 released and had the IBIS!

[@pal2tech]

Awesome!!!

[@robertkamer1820]

I got my X-T3 around the same time. Of course my hands itch because having the latest iteration is great. But you know what? Th X-T3 is such an incredible piece of kit, I will be rocking it at least until the X-T5 comes along.

[@jackzlovesshooting4238]

What a fantastic tutorial!

[@fredflickinger643]

This video makes me want to buy a gimbal:)

[@Macoodles]

Oh my gosh PAL please help!!! I can balance the gimbal no problem with a 16mm prime (takes 2 mins) but I just bought the 16-55mm 2.8 and I cannot for the life of me get the tilt to balance, I've been stressing about it for 3 hours now I'm about to throw the lens out the window haha. No matter where I put the plate it either heavy or lighter, it just still falls forward. Please good sir, I have an xt3 with no IS so a gimbal is necessary for me to film my videos.. I will buy you lunch or some beer haha please man, I know you get lots of these messages and I know you're a busy guy so THANK YOU for taking the time to read this even if you don't respond haha I appreciate you and your videos I'd be lost on the fuji system without you. Any forums or anything you can even recommend to figure this out.

[@lukephillips6364]

Were you ever successful? I have the exact same setup and it’s an absolute nightmare!

[@malypavel25]

8:27 Perfectly balanced as all things should be

[@Pete0062]

Thank you for the refresher on balancing, I so wish you had this video out a year ago when I first got my Ronin SC to go with my XT3, took me a bit to work it all out. Because of lockdowns I've only had a few goes with my gimbal and have been itching to get out with it so your video couldn't be better timed. I'd love some more videos on using a gimbal.

[@instantchiro85]

why is this the only video that got me an excellent. Seriously DJI just hire Pal2Tech next time

[@signalsounds]

Amazing vid as always! Picked up a Ronin SC for my X-T4 / 16mm 1.4 and have been having lots of fun with the add-on Ronin focus wheel. Would love more Ronin SC vids! Keep up the great work :)

[@Macoodles]

Maaaan I appreciate you! Seriously! Bought an XT-3 a couple months ago because of your videos, now I'm hooked. Thinking of upgrading to the XT-4 for the in-body stabilization! Looking for the best setup for run and gun right now, that's what I need for my KZbin Videos! Either way Thank YOU! Any recommendations for smooth zooms on a gimbal or tripod? Don't think its possible handheld with the XT-3 unless I go OIS. I just invested in the 16-55mm 2.8. I would be lost without your videos!

[@TinuThankachan]

Please come up with more tutorial videos on how to use gimbal on fuji xt3

[@stewartphillps8643]

Hello just got one of these gimbals and I love it! Be great you see some more videos with it

[@rnicarh2o]

Would love to see how to get great smooth movements with the gimbal.

[@bsw78]

Would like to see more gimbal tutorials please

[@markusritzmann9678]

Thanks a lot for another quick and practical instruction! Please do more on Gimbal and how to get it best working with fujifilm and connectivity to the camera function. maybe also a test for other gimbal other than the Ronini SC. Thanks!

[@ashleyannedwards4274]

Thank you so much for this! This is one of the best, most comprehensive tutorials I’ve found for setting up the gimbal; and I appreciate the enthusiasm!

[@vishal_trivedi]

Thanks for the gimbal tips! Stabilization is desperately neeeeeded for the XT3 😩

[@pancaro77]

Hi! Nice video! I have the same combo x-t3 and ronin SC. I’d love more video on the subject!!

[@Raoh1st]

Hi mr nice guy, Would have been great to talk about specific things to fuji like cables compatibility, connectivity, etc..

[@siwalikbanerjee]

Will be great if u could plz do a turorial on folderanagement, file handling for editing, Also another one on sigma lenses autofocus for fuji

[@papajd]

Excellent video, this saved me. I was just about to give up and sell my SC untill I watched this.

[@danielbako77]

Thank you. I recently bought a Ronin SC for my X-T4. Looking forward for more Gimbal tutorials. :)

[@alessandrobianchetti]

Good video. Since I am struggling little bit to have my head around it, Yes I’d like to see how to use and adjusting the settings of the ronin sc Thanks

[@generalbrick]

If anyone hears their motors rumbling like crazy after balancing, go into settings and restore gimbal parameters. I couldn't figure out what was wrong and that fixed that problem. Also remove the focus wheel attachment before updating the xt4 firmware in the ronin app.

[@jerrycasier6224]

Hi Chris, great video! But why a Ronin sc gimbal? 🤔🤔🤔

[@grekosmuse]

I am waiting for my xt3 to arrive so a gimbal is definitely the next step, thank you for the video!

[@euricogigiopereira5010]

Thank youu 😉 been looking for it for a long time for my X-T3😅

[@siwalikbanerjee]

I just love ur channel, i learn so much from u!!

[@lucapellizzaro80]

Thanks for this. Please consider more tutorials on how to configure this Gimbal 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@albertloan396]

Thanks for this. I'd like to see more videos on how to use this combination.

[@NATIVEUS]

definitely would love to see what those buttons do with the gimbal!

[@Petra51234]

Omg, thanks so much for this video. You saved me so much time!!!

[@richfelder9771]

You should sell that and buy the ronin src2. The focus dial works with the xt3 and as does the video button. It is the only gimbals I'm aware of that does this with the xt3. But the aperture isn't accessible via the gumball.

[@Paul_Rohde]

Thanks for sharing.

[@artphotostefanoestefania1927]

hello :) you should do a tutorial on how to balance the ronino by mounting the mobile phone on the camera. Thank you very much

[@hadareanrares]

Your videos are informative and a joy to watch, keep it going

[@godofhope]

Simply wow 🤩

[@satyanu28]

Thanks so much. Just in time. I was going to hire a Gimbal for the first time.

[@vincenzocondorelli4622]

Excellent tutorial thank you

[@kirill030]

Hi pal2tech! definately more videos pls greetings from berlin

[@taklayagelensermest]

So helpful. Thanks man.

[@Frank1975HK]

Thanks a lot. Extremely helpful for beginners.

[@gmcubed]

Is there a general consensus on which gimbal is best suited to the xt4? Thinking of buying one but there's so many options.

[@chrisstone9837]

Great tutorial as always. Thanks!

[@Nelwyn]

I just came back from Disney World. I have the XT-4 with this gimbal and I think my biggest issue was just setting it up for dark rides and then going back to my shoulder strap for photos. Trying to take photos on the gimbal kinda works, but I feel like I have less control of the camera that way. I went back and forth so many times for videos/photos. Every time I took off the plate I'd have to rebalance it because it slid to the side a bit.

[@AirGutek]

Great!! please moore gimbal tutorial!!

[@enjoythelittlethings3359]

Fantastic video as always. The XT3 cannot be controlled from the switches on Zhiyun Weebill lab.....what a shame the two are not fully compatible. I picked up the weebill lab when Ronin SC wasn't released.

[@andrewjoseph1363]

It’s like your read my mind!! I was looking for the best gimbal for the xt3 and xt4 but I didn’t know if it truly supported the fujifilm settings and control. Can you confirm if the dji rsc2 works reliably with the Fuji xt system? I’m aware of the supported cameras but I’ve read some comments on some sites regarding compatibility issues with fujifilm. Thanks for all your work.

[@MAKUvisuals]

yeah I'm am having the same 'mental dilemma'

[@caitlineye]

So helpful thank you

[@grzegorzporowinski]

Could you tell more how to use focus in video mode? Without focus wheel. It is quite hard to use or maybe I'm doing something wrong :/

[@CharlesCarlsonC3]

Thanks! That was a useful video.

[@bert.dude.awesome]

Dude.. I love your videos keep them coming! Thoughts on teleprompters?

[@bert.dude.awesome]

x-t4 owner

[@torinsall]

Wow...that is so helpful...even though I don't yet own a Ronin or similar gimbal, knowing what's involved and the caveats (esp for us zoom lovers) helps with the decision process. Plus, knowlege is jist plane fun. 😉 I actually do have a gimbal, but I don't have to balance it...it's the DJI Pocket 2. I carry it in a soft leather glasses belt case or in my coat pocket. Fun little beast.

[@daxvolfan]

I never shoot video and really never plan to, but something about a gimbal is so cool. If I had unlimited funds I'd buy one just to play with it lol.

[@ranaalmallah3675]

Great video ! You mentioned at the end that we should put the camera on’ teether shooting auto ‘ i did this but my fuji still not working properly and choosing for me on photo mode and i cant access to video mode Please if you have any advice ive been a while stuck in this problem and i need help

[@salveshnadan8165]

I changed the setting, but I still can't use the gimbal buttons to control the camera.

[@emilyivasmitty]

I have a canon rebel sl3 and bought an adapter for use with the gimbal. I am stumped at the settings though on the camera, do you know which setting I need to change in order to use this? Thank you so much! Love the video (it helped me get excellent as well in the app!)

[@guyloughridge4628]

Thanks... this is is a terrific video

[@stephaneberger5131]

Hi Chris ! Great content as usual😎 Dynamic but clear presentation / explanations👌Subd greetings from France🤗 Thinking about upgrading my Xt2 ... xt3+ gimbal or Xt4🤔 any input?

[@Paul_Rohde]

Hope you don't mind me butting in, but from a past video Chris says he recommends a gimbal for the X-T4 video anyway, and in another comment here, he turns IBIS off when in gimbal. He loves the X-T4 battery. IBIS is great to help more for low light photography with no flash. And then there the flip-out screen. Obviously you're asking due to the price difference (otherwise it would be X-T4). I went with a used X-T3 (used X-T4 are harder to find by), but only because I made a long term plan to use that as a B roll camera and upgrade in the future for IBIS, & hopefully higher 4k fps. (plus I didn't want to support Fuji removing the head phone jack, really). I do wish I had IBIS (and flippy screen) now, but it's your money.

[@AshGiveTV]

Its hard to get it balance..why the gimbal always said the gimbal locked/unbalance.

[@richardedwards7780]

Hi Chris, thanks so much for this! I've had my SC for a few months (don't use it much) but this was the first time I got it balanced without getting frustrated. Great guide! Appreciate it!! I do real estate photography, I use the 10-24 Fuji lens. Can you recommend a good 3rd party prime less? I bought the Viltrox 85 and 56 on your recommendation, they're both great, especially the 56.

[@Aalochak]

small question...what camera settings can we control through the gimbal.

[@bobslej]

After the new firmware update we have much more options (thats why i'm deciding to buy one /did think about weebill s too). Finally w R SC we can: Capture photo Start/stop recording video Pull focus electronically Trigger auto focus Cheers

[@Aalochak]

@@bobslej seriously you can pull focus electronically? Wow i currently have the weeble S and that one feature i really want.. other cameras are able to do it on weeble s but not fuji...i can only start/stop record and change iso and shutter speed

[@bobslej]

@@Aalochak Yea i know however are You happy with the Weebill S ? i was almost decided for the weebill, but the electronical focus is a big deal for me.. looks like was newly relased on the Ronin. I was looking about the newest information about Ronin SC with the xt3 compatibility and I found those info on the officiall dji web link below: www.dji.com/pl/support/compatibility/ronin-sc/xt3 It will probably consider to go with the Ronin SC i guess

[@Aalochak]

I am happy with the weebill S actually it can handle any amount of weight and it has more headroom than ronin. It can handle my XT4 with the 16-80mm lens easily. But electronic focus pull is a big deal hope Zhiyun adds this with a firmware update.

[@theaninh73]

Thanks for a video. I use the app to take Panorama, Timelapse .. but it didn’t work. Is there any change to setting to work it out? Thanks very much!

[@larrywong8518]

I experienced the display black out when shooting video with SC2 and X-T4! Is there something in the menu I need to set? Love to learn more gimbal operation from u. Tks.

[@chidubemonwuasoanya6599]

For some reasons I couldn't get my DJI RSC2 combo to work with my Fujifilm XS10. The record button on the gimbal doesn't work. I need solution please. Any one with similar problem?

[@neglectedloves]

Thanks for this very informative video! How do I go about if my camera (X-E4) doesn't have USB tether auto setting? Thanks

[@michaeliversen7080]

Yes more please

[@GmailDanny]

Fantastic Pal3Tech

[@harshshah3536]

User .Fujifilm xt4 best gimbal suggest sir all user camera use gimbal suggest please sir

[@Amonsak1]

I have an issue with my XT3 and this gimbal; I can not connect them together correctly. I connect USB type C to the camera. The connection just shows the charging sign. By the way, I adjust all the settings recommended here like USB tethering to Auto. Nothing works at all. I do update both the body's firmware and the gimbal's app. Someone can help me, please. Thanks in advance.

[@guillermiot]

Hi Chris, great video you give us. What about use the camera with the grip attached? I have my XT-3 and a Ronin S. I think that way can be solved the battery duration concern and the model S can support the extra weight. What´s your thougts about it? Thanks and cheers.

[@greenster20]

Hi, can you please make a video test with xf 56. f1.2. I want to see its auto focus performance and with 25fps and f1.2, how cinematic it is.

[@Bruces-Garage]

I have the RSC2 and have tried everything humanly possible to get balanced. I can balance 2 of 3 axis, but never all 3. I'm using an R5 w/28-70 f2L (heavy lens). I've even tried counterweights and I'm able to get 2 axis balanced, but that's it. Any ideas or where I can get some additional help?

[@FrancoCacciatoriInGraziella]

HI man! how can i control the camera settings straight from the gimbal itself instead of from the camera?? is that possible? I mean if i film in manual mode and i would like to change the settings because i expect frequent light changes.. question 2: without focus motor setup, which is the best way to handle auto focus with fuji camera? i mean i keep face tracking on and i usually use the stick to move the focus...how can i do the same with the gimbal in a smart way?? I have just purchased the ronis sc basic kit... Thanks a lot for your kind explanation. Love your way to explain the concept.

[@adriennem3168]

12:56 Please, can someone tell me why my Ronin SC doesn't face forward like his does when he makes the holding stick horizontal like that? My XT4 with 16-80mm kit lens ends up facing too far down. Even after my Ronin app balance test shows Excellent on all parameters. Everything else moves fine except that. Please help!

[@archas49]

Thank you

[@franciscosousa7973]

Good morning, I would like if you could help me, I have an xt3 that gimbal could buy? Is this DJI still a good buy? Thanks

[@markbedson2287]

HI, thanks for the gimbal tips. Can we make panoramique spérique with a gimbal ? and use LIGHTROOM to merge all the picures ?? thanks for the reply

[@FlatulEssence]

Hi, would you rather have Ronin RSC2 or RS2 over SC, if price is not a question? I value so much your opinion, cause you make a lot of sense. TIA.

[@derpyderp2516]

is it possble to balance a xt3 + the battery grip on the ronin sc? thanks for the video!

[@damarisbalanesc]

Hello, does the Fujifilm xt5 also work with the dji rs 3 gimbal?

[@ibboss73]

Hello Pal, I just discovered the rss camera control type C cable on my ronin - s can charge my x-t30. is this suppose to happen or am I distroying my camera because I can't find any info on this online. thanks

[@kristian.mingle]

I own a Ronin SC and XT3 but I’m on the fence on buying a battery grip for my XT3. Any idea if it’s possible to balance the camera + battery grip on a ronin SC?

[@patrickmackay741]

Waouwww ! Good :) Do you have any advice for buying a mini but full LED panel to place on the hot shoe of the XT2?

[@TheVFXbyArt]

Hey chris, any chance on sharing a proper workflow with fujis's "auto transfer" mode and if it can be applied to folders? fuji's on camera file management is terribly slow... just trie deleting individual images off a card.. you can't even set a range.. and it takes FOREVER. Also the on-cameras "auto transfer" on/off switch appears to do nothing. It appears to always want to transfer despite having auto transfer off! Thanks!!!