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The gimbal motors as they are, will lift the nose and fight any tilt be it left or right. Mine worked for awhile and seemed to be fine. As I bought different lenses and added a variable ND filter and others, the problem got a little worse. One day I started noticing a noise coming from the gimbal when I tilted the camera up and down. I considered perhaps looking at lubrication, etc., etc. The noise got worse and one day the camera stopped responding to gimbal commands. Burnt them up! Anyway, after the repair I figured out a way to take the load off the gimbal motors by balancing the camera/lens. Some have used coins taped to their equipment, all kinds of different types of material. Some lenses with just a UV filters need nothing, sometimes I have to use a lens hood just to balance the tilt. What I have found is that by balancing the camera/lens/filters or hoods, I am taking away the extra stress on the motors and the response to the pan and tilt commands happen more smoothly without a lot of jittering or drag.
With only the Oly 17mm or the DJI 15mm the gimbal motors can probably take the stress and perform acceptably. The Oly 12mm, the 25mm and the 45mm definitely need counterweight. My thinking is this: I can balance the system with counterweight when I am using my variable ND (it is a little heavy but, the lightest I could find) or a combination of filters or a hood, and get it perfectly balanced to the point that when I cut the power to the aircraft, the camera stays pointing perfectly straight and level. It takes no time at all and it takes ALL the stresses placed on the gimbal motors to counter-effect the weight in using different equipment, etc. Call me paranoid, but it works for me. Burning up my motors cost me +/- $450.00, the remedy was cheap and the overall performance was improved!
Now, as for OSMO, that's a bird of a different color. First when mounting the X5 to the OSMO, the orientation as compared to the Inspire is upside-down! Really not that big of deal but, the balance seem even worse when using a few of the heavier lenses. The solution is the same but requires much more counterweight because of the dynamics of the camera orientation and position over the handle. I hate to think what the future holds for those that dismiss the issue of balance. Perhaps not a very pretty picture. To me it really doesn't matter which solution anybody uses to reduce/eliminate the effects of a grossly unbalanced camera/lens whether on the Inspire or the OSMO, just do something or, pay-the-piper.
I have taken a few bullets for being the "seller" of the balancing kit and as much as I am not really affected by such things, I don't need the negative karma of identifying a problem just so I can sell you the solution. If you knew the amount of profit after free shipping and gathering all the parts, it is laughable. To those that might question my personal motives, if you can't afford it and want one, or question it's value, email me at; skyviewglobalmail@gmail.com and I will send you one FOC.
I did this to HELP people avoid the mistake I made. I thought the gimbal could deal with any reasonably light micro 4/3 lens. Wrong I was. I'm sure at some point DJI will either start using stronger gimbal motors capable of handling all the future lenses that will eventually be approved for use. The camera will accept any micro 4/3 lenses but, the application may not support them making them worthless.
Sorry for the "wordy" response, it's a bad habit that I can't seem to brake! Good luck and fly safe! |
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