Moza AirCross 2 Gimbal Review and How to use it with A7iii
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- čas přidán 15. 05. 2024
- My Full review of the Moza AirCross 2 and how to use it with my Sony A7iii. I go over how to use it, how to get each style of shot and things i like and don't like.
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2019 has seen SO many gimbals. This isn’t a bad choice as long as you don’t use a cage or grip! You should probably still watch the video though ✌🏻
This would be one of the reasons why I would not consider the Air Cross 2, because I want to use it with the half cage as well. Might want to try approaching Smallrig to see if it's possible to get a custom fitted plate to replace the original Moza piece, which did not allow taller setups. Nevertheless great value there!
Chris, can you balanced air 2 with a grip? Now I choose my first gimbal, and before you video I was really hoping to get aircross 2. but now I think...
May be a better choice will be Ronin SC? What do you think?
Hey can't you just flip the gimbal L bracket? As that seems to give you a longer length for up and down? Im sure your cage has mounting holes on the edges too? Just a suggestion. Hope that makes sense.
Hello! You can stick a small metal weight under the plate, so that the center of gravity is lowered. This way you will be able to use the camera with cage or grip. I think 50 grams would be enough
@@alex3nnjust realize ronin s is way larger, heavier, perhaps not what you want as a first time gimbal user
This will be perfect for my real estate videography. Thanks for making this video
Would love to see how this compares to the Weebill S. That one seems to solve a lot of the balancing problems with the heavier lenses and the A7III...
Bro I love the review. You explained everything pretty well.
I appreciate that!
Thank you for this information 😊
You could try some counterweights to balance the thing out. I saw smallrig makes them for the blackmagic pocket
I have a Sigma lense 18 35 and canon t8, will this be good for it? Great review.
Great video man!
Cheers man!
In August i purchased feiyutech's AK4500 and almost instantly started regretting it when i saw the promo video of Air Cross 2. With the payload capacity and a very affordable price tag for the pro kit it seemed the best option! Reviews like these make me happy that i wasnt unlucky in picking up another gimbal.
Air cross 2 is a cool looking gimbal but for the smaller form factor cameras.
exactly! I think its entirely aimed at compact setups.
@@chrisbrockhurst yes. Only if the cradle was a bit larger it would have been a brilliant gimbal! You can power the gimbal which can in turn power your camera. The battery life would have been a non issue. Ability to control two servos with the gimbal. This was such a promising gimbal. I find the whole hard fixing the gimbal too tedious. You cant access the memory cards, the battery oncd the camera is on the gimbal. That will make life a lot difficult. I take apart my gimbal and put it in my bag with the camera mounted on the secondary quick release plate and i am able to assemble everything and start shooting in less than 2 minutes. Cleaver designs like these make life easier. I do the balancing in the tranquility of my home. I wish moza revamps this gimbals.
Great information. Trying to see if it's worth purchasing for my NIKON D600.
Thanks for the honest review. is it compatible with sony rx10 iv?
Hi Chris, I was watching your video on the moza aircross 2 and I had a question about it being able to control the iris in addition to the Focus. I have an alpha a6500 with an 18-105mm lens and together they weigh 931G (2.052504 lb)
Nice video good explanation, can you help in know if this supports Fujiflim X-A7
Do you need the I-Focus m (aircross 2 professional kit) with the Sony A7 III? Not sure if thats necessary or not...
Hi Chris, when I check the balance I have the message "adjust C to -". Do you have any idea about what is it about?
Thx !
Do you recommend this for a business kinda thing or just vloggin?
the small rig full cage works perfectly with the aircross 2
Hey, is it the Small rig on a7iii?
Superb gimbal
i think for balancing your cage or battery grip, you may use an additional weight screwed to bottom of the gimbal plate.... it will bring the COG down :-)
I think it would be Amazing with little cameras like the Fuji XT30
Just bought the FeiyuTech G6 Max for 240€ but i have the opportunity to buy the aircross 2 for 280€, is the Mosa better?
There's nothing cool about the LED light, but then I am nearly fifty! Good video and good to hear a UK accent about photo/video gear on CZcams. BTW Your avatar looks like you're wearing chain mail.
haha thanks Phillip, there's definitely not as many brits on CZcams but its getting better, I can also see exactly what you mean with my pic, never noticed it till you said it ha
Hi Chris. Did you tried again to balance it with a cage? And, same happens with the air2? Im about to buy one of the 2, i was leaning for the aircross but my usual set up is a A6500 with a cage, and lets say a sigma 30mm plus a mic. (Can leave the mic out) but the cage usually stays in the camera
Great video by the way man! Let me know if you have some thought about it! Thanks
Thanks!!! ❤️
Appreciate it
Is the locking mode also non Air 2?
Thanks ❤️😊
😂 read the manuals!! At least briefly 😂
Nah but great video. I experienced using the Ronin SC at the Sony Camp a few weeks ago and this Moza seems pretty competitive!
One day, I'll get a gimbal.🙏🏽
Haha I only read the manuals once I can’t figure something out and CZcams doesn’t have the answers 😂
Great video like always! Should I look into this instead of the Ronin SC?
How to make the center button on the gimble to start and turn off the video recording ?
Can it support tamron 28-75 with a7iii? Thanks
Is there any way to attach a field monitor to this ?
Can I use Moza Aircross 2 for a Smartphone also if you buy it from Amazon how will you know that your camera will fit it?
Does it support my Nikon 5600 in this Gimbal please reply?
Hello. Could pls help me with my problem: recently a bought this gimbal, and using it with my Sony a6400 + 16-50mm lens ( that’s is the whole set up). And from the beginning, my gimbal started shaking, and even autotune didn’t solve that problem. So I should manually change motor parameters, including motor - power up to 10/15/20, and motor - filter up to 30/10/8 And such parameter’s works well, but if I manually tilt my camera down, or trying to shoot low angles, it starts shaking again. And I need to change the motor’s parameters that work for a specific purpose. Does it mean that I can’t use these motors parameter’s for whole shooting angles and situations, and every time need to change them, depend’s on the angle I want to shoot? Is there any universal solution, or maybe motor parameters that work well in all situations? The same thing happens when I want to use my Sony flip screen - gimbal start’s shaking, but as far as I understood it because of dis-balancing? And one more thing - every time I’m using inception mode ( with different motor’s parameters), and put the gimbal in a «flashlight position» while the gimbal rolling, I can feel kind of light pulls or pushes that comes from the motors, for a full 360-degree roll it’s like 2 pushes. So footage comes not super smooth and you can see these pushes on the video. If I hold my gimbal vertically with the camera looking up, there is no such problem. Is that a normal reaction of my gimbal in the inception mode, or it is because my camera is very light? Thank you
Can you change the colours on the wheel ?
Can i use my NIKON d5300 dslr camera with this gimbal?
guys any thoughts about 2nd battery? trying to find it - it's absolutely nowhere to be found
I have purchased yesterday and balanced with full cage but not batter grip
I bought the Weebill S, I am looking to return it because the pan/tilt follow mode is inconsistent. It doesn't do both at the same time very well, only one or the other. (Imagine circling a pole while keeping the pole in the center of the frame, while panning from the bottom to the top of the pole.) I've used the Moza Air for 2 years now and loved it, but it started going downhill once I bought a heavier camera (upgraded from the a6500 to the a7iii). How does the aircross 2 and the air 2 do with this?
Air 2 is a beefier gimbal than the Aircross 2, holds alot more weight and is more solid
@@chrisbrockhurst shouldn't the original moza air easily handle the wgt of the a73 or a7r3
Can control iso ,shutter speed and aperture of sony a 6500 by this gimbal
I use the original aircross with my A7III... I like this one better though just for the grip and the fact that the rear motor doesn't block the screen.
fair enough!
will this work with just the a7?
Personally, I use the Moza Air 2. I have just bought the Moza AirCross 2. I have no problem using it with a cage or a grip. The center of gravity is higher, so you put on a counterweight, for example Smallrig, or any other weight, even for a test and it's good. At the beginning, I fastened what I had at hand and it has weight. Personally, I wanted to mount the camera on the Moza Air 2. There was a problem because the camera did not fit in the normal position. I attached the camera with a forward shift and counterbalanced the rear for balance. Problem solved. The same can be done with the Moza AIrCross 2. You can buy a SmallRig weight rail for the DJI Ronin-S 2308. You only need to sand the back and front about 1-2 mm. Buy 100 or 200g or even 50g counterweights. If you use a cage, you probably don't need to buy a brace. Counterweights are enough. They have a 1/4 inch thread to screw onto the cage and it's great. I installed such a larger camera for the Moza Air 2. Rail 2308 only fits Moza Air 2. You have to see if the SmallRig rail will fit from Ronin-SC because it is smaller.
Didn't try to mount it on a monopod and make passes from a height. I wonder if it will withstand the horizontal load of the steadicam if you attach it to the monopod, make a run behind the actor and then lagging behind raise him up, like a crane)
Decent stabiliser! How does it compare to the DJI Ronan S?
I just got the Ronin and love it
what is maximum payload? I saw another review and motors was about 100% with not super heavy setup
7lbs is it’s max
Does this work with the A7iV?
can i use it with my canon xc 10
I was about to buy the aircross 2, It happens to have precisely the same cage and I also like to switch ...
Does weebill S fit this half cage?
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Nope, you will want something more heavy duty. Ronin S or Moza Air 2 (not AirCross)
@@chrisbrockhurst ok t.y
I Guess I Will use it without Cage than
Which cable can i used to connect gimbal with sony camera, so that i can start, stop recording through gimbal
So far, numerous postings tell me start stop not possible through this gimbal, but please tell me it aint true
Can you still attach handles on this ? And a monitor?
I’m sure they will come
Out with handles
Vs Zhiyun weebel s ?
I own the Moza Aircross 2 and use it with a Sony a7III & Zeiss 55mm 1.8 Lens. Unfortunately it wasn’t able to do the 360 roll. The motors weren’t strong enough. It also wasn’t able to handle FPV type movement. When I would tilt down to catch something on the ground and then try to tilt back up the gimbal would lock up at some point and ruin the shot 😕
doesn't sound like it is setup properly. Thats a tiny lens that should work or both those modes easily
Chris Brockhurst any videos you recommend me watching to set it up properly?
Hello everyone, how are you guys? I'm about to get a Aircross 2 and I was wondering if I could balance a GoPro hero 9 on it? Have you guys did it before? Thank you in advance!
easily, you will actually need to make it heavier though
Weebill Lab S soon landing - interesting times.
Yeh I saw a teaser of that. Will be interested to see how it functions, was a great gimbal in all honesty, just the payload wasnt great, if they can fix that they will be onto a winner
@@chrisbrockhurstSONY A73 FE 24 70 F2.8 is one of the opening titles. Motor torque up 30%.
Gosling is back
Hollywood is slow this time of year. Gotta stay busy
sooooo a smallrig with a lume cube and shotgun mic will not allow it to balance?
nope.
Can you charge the battery while its clipped into the gimbal ?
Yes you can!
I m planning buy gimbal for sony a7iii with Tamron 28-75. I am confused between dji RSC 2 and moza air cross 2.. which one you recommend ?
Why tamron 28-75 instead of Sony 24-105..! Plz expalin
@@narinderbhinder4323 I upgraded to Tamron 2.8 from sony 28-70 kit lens... Tamron over all value lens and gives nice Bokeh at 2.8.
@@harshadsatarkar Iam a film director n m using 24-105 for my Sony a7 m3 n now m confusing between tamron 28-75 vs Sony 24-105.. plz help..!
@@narinderbhinder4323 1. if budget is limited and aperture 2.8 is priority that gives more blur background - go Tamron
2. If budget is not issue + you want that extra zoom reach - go sony 24-105 blindly
in 2020 what is the best. . . moxa aircross 2 or weebil s? realy need you help. . .the best gimbal in all video sport wedding and vlog
There is no one best gimbal. I have both the Air 2 and AIrcross 2. Both are great for different reasons. Air 2 can handle pretty substantial load, including heavier lenses, ifocus, and phone on top for object tracking. Really solid. Aircorss 2 is fine with Z6, f1.8 primes, and smaller kit zooms. Ifocus maybe if you are using really light lenses. Forget about phone on top unless you are using a really light camera and really light lenses, and even then its iffy. But, you can link with Slypod for 6 degress of motion control. Air 2 cant. Air 2 is really heavy and big. Aircross 2 is rather light and compact. I like them both, but neither is best. All the other brands are pretty much the same deal. Nobody has really nailed this.
@@free-qe6wx Bro help.me. .
I got moza aircross 2. .
My setap is (A6300+battery grip+sigma 16 f1.4). . All this setap my payload only 1.4kg
Why i con't use this setapnon my moxa aircross 2??
I get goos balance for this setap buat when i try
On the gimbal. . The gimbal go shake like crazy
@@free-qe6wx btw i already buy the moza aircross 2 and i love it. .
But the only one i don't like it. . I cont use a6300 plus with battery grip. .
@@HantuBorneo On the Aircross 2, balancing your load is critically important. Every axis has to be perfect, even if you are considerably under the max payload. Speaking of max payload, I think the real max is closer to 1250g in my experience. And even then it depends. Nikon Z6 weighs 670g with battery, memory card. Z 50 f1.8 415g. Z 14-30 f4 485g. Z 35 f1.8 385g. All of these work, but the one that gives me the most trouble is the 50mm. It is not the heaviest, but for some reasons seems really finicky on the Aircross 2. Make sure you balance perfect and do the autotune every time. One thing about the Aircross 2 is that the bracket for the camera does not let you go very far back to balance out heavier lenses. Some people use counterweights. The second problem is you cant really center the camera due to the knob on the quick release plate. There is another plate you can use, but I dont have the link.
@@free-qe6wx can give me the name?. . That will realy help me alot. . Becouse a6300 battery so small it so hard if i do job like wedding. . Need to change the battery. . Of only i can use battery grip on this gimbal that will make my life eazy.
Ok, so I have another quick release system I use, which puts the camera higher. Just bought this gimbal, it was no problem with the aircross 1, I guess Im returning it...
yeh it's not going to work I'm afraid. I know Moza has seen this video so I'm really hoping they will fix this in all future models.
@@chrisbrockhurst since the sony a7 series is so popular & a similar canon r coming soon, we agree and hope moza sees a solution that seems easily done
Put a counter balance weight on the bottom of the bracket
Shouldn’t have to though
is this or AIR2 compatible with Canon EOS SL2? Please let me know.
should be
@@chrisbrockhurst thanks much for the response! Appreciate it!
Manuals!?! Who reads manuals, Chris? We wait for your videos instead. 😉
I def don't hahaha
My moza won't have inception ,it will stock Ang 180 degree 😢 ..even I set it on 360
Does it support Sony a6400?
Abslutely. With pretty much any lens combo
And an a6400 with a small rig any idea about that will it balance?.
which Ipad and case is that?
this one amzn.to/2M0g2cg
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Can you update your review after 6 months? I was happy with the gimbal as well .... until the battery died for just after the 3 months warranty. Of course Gudsen's Customer service answer was to purchase another $69 battery that will most likely die again shortly after the warranty. Never had this issue with the Ronin and the Zhiyun. ... and I liked that specific aircrews 2 gimbal. I will also pay more attention to the warranty: It is clear that GUDSEN does not stand behind their batteries when they only warranty them for 3 months while the rest of the gimbal is 12 months. Clearly shows that their battery quality is not good. Well my next gimbal will not be a GUDSEN.
10 years later.
Not sure yet. Lol
Can the a6000 on this gimbal
yep!
Hi Chris. I bought this gimbal because it can hold the camera from the left side. So try to remove the L bracket and add your cage and mount it to the arm. I stripped everything of and using just the original L bracket like my cage, and like this I needed L cables but my ports are more protected.
Can I get some gimbal advice my artist Ig is indigoshooter
I wonder if you used counter-weights with your cage if it might lower the c.o.g. enough to balance? I did that with my weebill lab sporting my a6500+sigma 18-35 combo.
Possibly, but they would need to be pretty heavy. The offset to balance is pretty large. Especially with the grip 🤔
Chris Brockhurst yeah the grip is a different animal. I mean if you’re looking for content I’d watch that video hahaha
A lot of information... and not once did you do a simple, quick walkthrough on how to actually install it!
Feel free to make your own video!
This gimble is vibration problem
depending on the load yep.
Did you get it fixed? I had that vibration issue, but I changed the settings in gimbal to very light and it fixed it. Try different weight settings.
Kindly mount it with a Canon 80d. I am finding it extremely difficult to mount with the same + canon 24mm f2.8 lense.
is this really an AirCross 2? this looks like 1
Yeh I reviewed the complete wrong gimbal. Whoops!
A7iii bad with gimbals..recording only one slot card...no sony fix...
A7iii has 2 card slots
@@chrisbrockhurst yes,but if you conact the gimbal with cable,the a7iii recording with 1 slot....