Deep Thoughts About the Moza Aircross 2
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2019
- The Moza Aircross 2 is so close to being great. I tried it out for a week, and here's my thoughts about the stabilization, follow focus, weight, and more. Buy it: amzn.to/2pXfVpm Buy direct: bit.ly/2osPeIP Learn more: bdn.li/moza-aircross-2
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Are you pulling good focus (not zoom) with your gimbal wheel? Post a link to your footage! I want to see who is using their focus wheel on real world shoots and getting pro results.
Why isn't any gimbal communicating with the autofocus of these camera manufacturers? Proper focus pulling with manual lenses. Adding weight to a mirrorless camera system is counterproductive. Best I can do on the a7 iii is to set my continuous autofocus area and try to work with it for the shot. I can manual focus pull better without all of these gimbals for DSLM.....
Brandon Li I am using moza air 2 with blackmagic 4k and sigma 18-35
It’s a damn struggle!!!
Do you have a favorite gimbal overall?
you can set hard stops in the gimbal settings. its just in the menu settings
The weebill Lab (and probably weebill S too) follow focus has a hard stop. Once you set the A-B point, It doesn't stop the control wheel, but the motor won't turn anymore when it reached the points. It's not perfect as a true had stop on the control wheel, but what do you think?
gimbal companies should consult Brandon Li when making their products lol
Gimbal master should I say? He has the signature of gimbal shots right now. Not everyone would like the moves but this is how he rolls. I'm a fan!
No they need to keep poop out 2 new gimbals a year and keep sending free copies to bloggers who fool their audience. Works so far, not for long though...
Right
Thank you Brandon for being the single most reliable gimbal reviewer. Always delivering the hard truth and getting new exploratory ways of using the toy
Hello, Brandon，we are sorry about the issues you mentioned in the video. Thank you so much for your detailed review and suggestions.
Hi moza, I was sent a faulty m3c micro cable. How can I get new one sent to me?
The A to B autofocus suggestion is great and also necessary to have
after watching this and connecting the shots made on your past projects, now I understand briefly how it was made and roll. With all those suggestions and fixes will both benefit maker and users. Approved! This is for us one man CREATORS!
Nice review man. Great to hear your perspective!
I've been holding back the purchase and waiting for your review my friend. Thanks a lot.
Only person I trust with gimbal reviews and recommendations.
Thanks for the review
Hello, Thank you for the good review.
Not only informations I think your uploads are making us comfortable.
Such an uncannily perfect video for me. I was testing this also with the 35 f/1.8 and had the exact same problems. Happy to know I'm not alone and excited to try your solutions. Great work! Will definitely be pointing to this video.
I want to get a top handle and start going handheld again. I saw your tweet about the soonwell handle realized that I miss the freedom of handheld shooting.
Always the best gimbal reviews man
Heh Brandon, great review! Thanks for the unbiased look at this and for covering the more detailed and "in the filed" specs. On paper, nearly everything looks awesome.....on set, most of that falls apart pretty quickly and I appreciate the solid coverage.
Thanks forthe video. I'm going to work with these ideas when mine arrives.
keep goin on I really enjoy your videos and tgey are so helpfull to me.
Same here using the Aircross2 is a great experience, because of the versitile settings. But some things are not quiet there yet. Hope moza will improve some things in the firmware.
Actually true.... But I don't think moza company will take to all the correction due to marketing strategy......weldone Guy
Your shots are amazing!!
This was incredibly helpful! I know you don't like comparing gimbals, but for Sony A7 iii + 16-35 f4, would you go for Aircross 2 or Weebill S? Smooth shots are my number 1 priority
Looking forward to your review of the Weebill-S! Thank you for this review!
13:26 that’s one thing I like with the Gh5 - you can do exactly that, set 3 focus points and it will go through them when you hit start, you can even customize the speed. It’s extremely precise.
Outstanding Review Sir.. i Love this Product & u 2 .. :)
Thanks for the honest review. It has been the most helpful for me so far. I know you must be very busy doing awesome videos, but if possible could you also make a review on the Weebil S?
I was waiting for your review for this gimbal. Thank you
Ivan Maceda did you get it? If so how does it work for you?
After I watched your review. I decided to keep shooting hand held and wait to get the Weebill s instead. Thanks!
Thanks for the super great contents. Always look forward to follow your channel and latest update as it has a lot of advices that help my channel to grow. Your fresh idea has inspiring me to create and keep develop my channel to a higher level and value added to my skill on filmmaking.
#learntogether #growtogether #teacheachother
6:26 - YES! I wish camera manufactures could do the same! Allow to change any setting while recording / operating!
Hi Brandon, you can set focus point A and point B in the advanced menu / ifocus / F1 if you’re on the F1 focus port / set A and set B. I won a free mini dual handle with the gimbal and it help a lot in the handling of certain shots. It’s not as big as usual dual handles too. I feel you with the problem to see the focus and to me it’s due to the so small camera screen we can’t be precise enough.
Hello Brandon, would you recommend the Moza Aircross 2 or the Icecam Tiny 3 Ultravision?
Regards,
Ahmad
Superb review, balanced and just the right amount of carrots 🥕 for Moza...
Gimbal is love ❤️
Love it man! Thanks for the video, still going strong here. Wondering if the iFocus can do zoom also
On the Moza website they say yes but depending on the lens (and there's no compatible list)
I got the same problem of vibration.. thanks for the fix
brandon please, moza aircross 2 or weebill S your choise?
Its great that you share your advanced feedback and moza can learn from this.
I use ronin s with tilta nucleus nano wireless follow focus and it has hard stops and programmable a to b focus stops.
I would love if you could share your best settings for different gimbals for the best results while shooting with explanations why you choose this setting and compare it to different settings.
I use that ronin s but I am still not sure if I use the best settings for smooth footage and easy operation.
Thanks a lot!
Brandon, just discover you. Great job ! Many thanks ... Just get a simple Moza air (with a black friday's price;)) but I hesitated a long time with the cross 2 ... your video is really important to me. I was talking with the reseller today about my doubts on using the follow focus ... was not sure it's so usable (without trying it!), i guess i'm right ;) One more time, thanks and bravo ! (sorry for my so frenchy english:))
This is more of an honest and practical review.
7:18 real talk 😂
amirite?
Weebill S review next? Then comparison video? :) cheers
He did one about 2 weeks ago
THE MAN!! 🙌🏻⚡️💪🏻💥📸 I’m still rockin’ my Smooth Q 📱👍🏻
Brandon Li is literally the gimbal master, or say in general the master of motion shooting style. Last year when I was in a film school in Madrid doing my master's, in the montage/editing class, the professor has played the entire video of Brandon Li's "Andalucia" as a masterpiece example of the skill and idea the he was trying to show.
Every single gimbal company should consult him before releasing the product in the market.
Thank god i waited for reviews. I was super tempted to get this, especially with them giving away the follow focus motor with it. Lesson learned, always wait for reviews.
Also at trade show interviews for this gimbal, the Gudson reps stated a max payload of 2.5kg. Now they claim a payload of 3.2kg....
When i'm ready to get myself some gimbal action i'll go for Zhiyun's Weebill S.
One last thing i've just noticed whilst watching you move the gimbal around as your talking on your sofa, it seems to be struggling to keep a level horizon.
Excellent work as usual.
Aircross 2 or Ronin SC in your opinion?
Thank you
Very good honest review! I am glad I watched this because I now realize how large this gimbal is. Other reviews did not make me realize the size. Do you think I can make the mini P work with my X-T4 with a small lens?
Very good in-depth review from Brandon Li.
If Moza would take your critique points seriously and work on them, they could release a phenomenal Gimbal "Aircross 3?".
I really like the way Brandon is thinking and analyzing/criticizing the gear/equipment.
That kind of to the point feedback worth a mint for the manufacturer IMO.
Please do a similar "deep thoughts" review of a new Weebill Lab S and how does it stacks with this Aircross 2.
You made another video with the ZHIYUN WEEBILL-S would like to have your comments.on that new one..Thanks..!
Great info.
Which set up u were using to record this .
I noticed that camera was loosing focus on u at quite a few times.
Do inform.
Regards
Brandon make ur own gimbal please. It would be the most practical well thought out and well balanced gimbal ever
I had a lot of input into the design of this gimbal (which I used for my film The Passion of Andalucía): bdn.li/my-gimbal
@@BrandonLiUnscripted so expensive 😅😅
Great video as always :) I have an moza air 2, please can you tell me what does "FILTER" and "AHRS COEF" exactly do ? I just can't find useful information in the manual from this two settings
Thank you very much very informative review. I am looking for a new gimbal to improve from crane 2 which is not completely smooth with 5DmarkIV on it and also there is a noise issue, so I find this video very useful. If I could make request, I would be very interested to see similar type of the video about new weebill-s. My main problem with the gimbals is that I would like to have quite big mic (Rode stereo video mic X) on it.
RIP Moza Aircross 2 sales. Great video
You need to start your own gimbal company and make the ultimate gimbal
I had a lot of input into the design of this gimbal (which I used for my film The Passion of Andalucía): bdn.li/my-gimbal
Best review ever....
great video. have you thought of using any kind of neck-strap (maybe with rubber) to hold the weight? Or these DIY Arri -Trinity?
Hi Brandon i think you are the only person who uses a gimbal all out. Most use a gimbal for nice clean simple shots so nicer panning or up and down or follow. not shots like how you use them you use your gimbals like you are dancing with it, hence your videos come out in a flow,. Even watching how you capture footage i bet very few people are running with there gimbal or using it the way you do. The next Gimbal i will get is the Brandon li Gimbal i see how you shoot and that is how i like to shoot things. different angels different view points that others wont think of or see, I am over 6ft so i like to get over head shots. Also use a mono pod that is around 6ft full length so adding that to my high means i can always get over head shots. always look forward to your videos as the angels you shoot just sets the mind going ,
Still using first Zhiyun Crane after your test video and happy with it :)
I purchased this on release date and use it weekely for weddings, using the A7iii and 16-35GM it autotunes at around 80 for everything so maybe yours has an issue with that, mine loves to vibrate! And its really stable walking straight but it does not really like parallax, the weight limit is also abit of a lie, my crane 2 is rock steady at 100% when I press buttons on the camera, this gimbal moves about and vibrates at 100% like crazy, that being said its still good for weddings as the basics are really good, hopefully they can sort out smoothness with firmware
Yes - ‘if’ Moza is watching. Let’s hope they are because you laid out some really useful upgrades here and many can be firmware corrected. One mechanical hack that may be worth considering. You know how on some lenses like Olympus and Panasonic you have a clutch that allows you to slide the focus ring between hard stop and fly-by-wire? Why not implement that easy mechanical mod into the focus wheel on the gimbal? Great video Brandon - am considering this for use with P4K right now so got a lot of info here that won’t be likely be coming from a camera shop sales person!
Thanks. I would love a video that shows when to use each follow method.
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From some people who reviewed it , its on default at 100 % power , they had to reduce the power if sometime there was some vibration. Apparently you have to reduce the power to get better smooth shot
I got excited when you said auto-tune. It's a nice feature but it's not quite there yet. The thing I'm waiting for is full calibration for lens changes and balance changes. So, if you change lens it can fully auto-calibrate and remember configs with 3 custom buttons so we don't need to go into the menu system.
Thank you very much for your video, I was just one click away from buying this gimble to make real estate videos, to use on a Canon EOS R with the EF 11-24mm lens but now I am very worried, I was deciding between this and Zhyun Webill-S , passionate about Zhyun's apparent ergonomics but worried about not finding his carrying capacity ... Now I'm more lost than when I started searching for a gimble, I thought Mozza Across was the solution, because I need something portable to carry a set really heavy and clumsy like Lens 11-24 ... In your opinion do you think you can take a chance on the mozza with my equipment or is it out of the question ...?
looking for a gimbal < 2lbs for my lumix g9 (and possibly the gh5 in future). should i go with the moza air (v1), ronin sc, crane plus, or the weebill s? heaviest lens would be the 10-25mm f1.7 at 118mm, 690g.
So do you recommend it or not? I saw the Jitter in your videos, consider a6400 + sigma 16 mm. should it be bought?
Did you ever make a review of the moza aircross 1?
I tried Moza Aircross 1st gen and had the same problems with vibrating motors, only back then I was not able to easily fix that, since it was way too random, so I decided to send that gimbal back. I'm sorry I have no time to deal with stupid shit like that in a commercially available product and not some kickstarter prototype. Now seeing that they haven't really addressed that even in this new gimbal tells me to stay away from their products. Plus to be honest without Steadyshot (IBIS) their gimbals aren't really doing such a stellar job anyway.
Also the thing with Moza is exactly like you've described: it's kinda all or mostly all there but it doesn't feel all that great and really thought out. Surely some things are better than competitors (like not having to hold that stupid trigger - whoever came up with that crap and decided it was a great design can go to hell) but it's still not quite polished enough, imo.
Anyway, always appreciate your reviews, just wish you would also make few tests without any IBIS/lens IS to actually represent what the gimbals by itself can do, without the aid of camera/lens optical stabilization. But regardless, big thanks!
Hi Brandon, thanks for your awesome explanations. I have a maybe strange question. But I want to understand the functioning of a gimbal. If you go into locking mode, meaning all three motors are locked, then the gimbal is not a gimbal anymore but functions just like a monopod. Is that so?
would you suggests the weebill s or the moza aircross 2 ?
Hello Brandon my Zhiyun Crane Tech 2 is rock solid with my a6500 and SIGMA 16mm 1.4, even using ultra light lenses like LAOWA 9MM.
hey, I wanna use this gimble with a 50 mm lens and Canon 60d. Should I buy it or it is better to buy an Osmo pocket?
Brandon, I've scoured your channel to see if you've answered this question. No luck. Just curious -- What is your go-to gimbal? Best in all categories(?). I use a GH5 with a 10-25mm as my main. I know there's pro's and con's in comparing. What do you notice yourself grabbing the most when leaving the house? My goals are looking at a gimbal with least glitches, time lapse app friendly, ergonomic, best value. Thanks!
When autotune selected 100 for your settings, what were your motor power settings? I've had a Canon EOS R and a heavy EF 16-35 f/2.8L II with an EF-R adaptor, and the strongest motor setting, and autotune selected 90-80-100. With my Sony RX100M7, and the medium motor power, I was also around 90 for all three axises.
Hey Brandon. Thank you for such thorough all review. I am wondering if there is a firmware update that addressed most of your concerns? Happy Holiday's Jayme
Do you think putting the D850 will be okay? (I would be below 400 grams below the maximum payload)
Will you do a follow up about latest firmware update?
Brandon. Please do review like this with Zhiyun Weebill S :)
I am considering to buy this gimbal, but now I am a little worried when you said about the motor calibration. I use Canon 200D(SL2) with Tamron 17-50 f2.8 and canon prime 50mm f1.8. do you think i will be facing any problem? please let me know
So for a Nikon z6 with a 14-30 lens, do you think the Air 2 would work better?
Review the Moza air2s brandon please!
Moza turns on for a very long time when selecting the remote computer menu, to control the settings for iso, aperture and shutter speed from gimbal. About 17 seconds Sony a7iii camera. Which cable should I use and how to configure the camera?
Hey Brandon,
I cant decide between Ronin S and weebill s. I dont care how heavy the gimbal is. For me the smoothnes is important or is there a better option?
Once you taste the shooting with ronin s for 8hr straight, you're gonna thinking "damn i should get the weebill s"
i never heard someone can get perfect follow manual focus while moving... but some times you can just be "lucky" enough to point it in. The solution for the future must be the voice control for all those features that will make much more sense and much easier or a second person controlling the focus with wireless remote screen :D great video I think on buy the weebill S it is better than the Crane 2 M right but has no storage box I've seen is it true?
I don't know about the storage box but regarding focus, most film shoots use a second operator just to pull focus. Sometimes directly on the camera and sometimes remotely with a wireless unit. Camera operator almost never direcly pulls focus when using gimbal or steadicam.
Please make Weebill S review .... i think it might solve many issues on gimbal
He did one about 2 weeks ago.
Thanks for the honest review. The autotune doesn’t work on my air cross 2 either even with the last firmware. With a A7 and 28-75 it goes also to near 100% on all, but when you manually set it up it works properly on 70/90/60. On a A6500 it’s much worser. Autotune suggests 80/60/60 and the gimbal is still shaking. Manually settings with 10/30/20 are working perfectly. I think the firmware isn’t that great, the manual to simple and the support is terrible. Sometimes the don’t answer at all.
Hi! Would it work with a Gx9? Thank you!
finally somebody not just praising a free gift from manufacturer.
Great points but they hardly ever listen. All concentreated to beat rival's gimmicks like small locks mimicks etc.
The product will only improve as much as the market demands it. So that's why I make these videos - it's more for the manufacturer than for the audience. I'm telling them how to make a product that will be better than the competition. And I'm letting them know that "good enough" isn't good enough for real world shooting.
Try adding a small shaft to the base of the gymbal, instead of the tropod legs, and have a counter weight on the bottom. It wont be as agile as making the top lighter but at least itll be balanced at your wrist axis
Brandon, I am about to buy a glimbal for eos 90d Canon and for Same time for 70d. So I am still going for analysis to know about glimbal. Can u suggest me a right glimbal for the price below 470 $. Are u able to reply for 2years back video?
Very excited to cooperate once
Got the moza air 2. It stabilized well but the quality control of these companies is what's not being talked about enough.
First one was totally broken. Replacement worked but batteries failed in weeks. Months later leather grip is peeling off. Total crap QC, but once you maintain it all it works.
when using the wheel all other axis turns to lock mode, it is the biggest annoy for moza. I return this and back to zhiyun because of this issue.
I Hope Gudsen will bring out an Update to implement all your needed functionalities :)
Brandon, sige! Filming in the Philippines! My wife is Pinay.
Question: Can we just do all focusing with the camera alone, instead of involving the gimbal? In fact, why involve the gimbal in focusing at all? Salamat!
Interesting!✌️
What about in comparison to Air 2? Which one of them would be better?
I have a Sony a6400
Which gimble should I buy
For making hip-hop music video
Please reply ❤️
Interesting that the motors were pushing it so much. I was considering the Aircross 2 or the Moza Air 2. Payload is a big deal so sounds like I'll definitely go with the Moza Air 2 then. What do you think has better stabilization Brandon?
Air 2 is more stable
@@BrandonLiUnscripted okay thanks man. I suppose that comes with the price tag though huh haha.
Can I use canon 200d on Moza aircross2 gimbal
Ronin SC2 or Moza Aircross 2 which one you suggest? I have budget for both
I'm really considering buying this gimbal but I don't know if it is compatible with a Cannon m50. I also have never used a gimbal... How hard is it to set up?