Reviews
Good but not outstanding
I bought the Zhiyun Weeble S after my Zhiyun crane 1 finally kicked the bucket. I got it for a commercial shoot for a hard hat film with actors at Big Sky Studios in London. I work as a videographer for Nomadic Creatives Ltd. Here are my thoughts:
Our setup - GH5 in a cage, Metabones speedbooster XL with the Samyang 50mm F1.4
Box - unlike the Zhiyun Crane 1 it doesn't come with carry case which is a bit annoying, but it's easy to store away.
Weight limit - it handled the weight absolutely fine, balancing was a doddle thanks to the locking arms.
Stability - it's okay, needs a good bit of tweaking to get smooth in the settings. But miles off something like a Ronin M or Movi out of the box, you can get close but it takes a lot of time to learn how it moves.
Focus wheel - it's okay, it's very cheap and it does an okay job. It's fly by wire so there's 0 consistency and it's slow to react and difficult to master compared to a pro system.
Zhiyun transmission app - it worked fine in a test setup at home, but in the studio it was so unreliable but that could of been something to do with the location. After waiting an hour on set we just sacked it off.
Overall it's excellent value, but it's built at a price point, if you have more money there are better options but it's good for the price.
Our setup - GH5 in a cage, Metabones speedbooster XL with the Samyang 50mm F1.4
Box - unlike the Zhiyun Crane 1 it doesn't come with carry case which is a bit annoying, but it's easy to store away.
Weight limit - it handled the weight absolutely fine, balancing was a doddle thanks to the locking arms.
Stability - it's okay, needs a good bit of tweaking to get smooth in the settings. But miles off something like a Ronin M or Movi out of the box, you can get close but it takes a lot of time to learn how it moves.
Focus wheel - it's okay, it's very cheap and it does an okay job. It's fly by wire so there's 0 consistency and it's slow to react and difficult to master compared to a pro system.
Zhiyun transmission app - it worked fine in a test setup at home, but in the studio it was so unreliable but that could of been something to do with the location. After waiting an hour on set we just sacked it off.
Overall it's excellent value, but it's built at a price point, if you have more money there are better options but it's good for the price.
05/07/2022