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  • TimTomTumTimTomTum

    Id love to know more about the Came Single. Hope to see reviews and a deal for it.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

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  • jaycassjaycass

    @Vitaliy_Kiselev thank you

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    @jaycass

    I will ask them, tell you later. Check PM.

  • jaycassjaycass

    i have a 7800 came gimbal and noticed that a cable has come loose and have lost the ability to tilt up and down on the gimbal i was thinking is there anything i can do to reconnect the cable without having to send the gimbal back to came,

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    I don't get why Came is incentivizing reviews for a stabilizer they've already upgraded. Why not give a discount for talking about their new improvements.

    If you think a little, you will see that it is PV deal. As for new improvements, I already listed them.

    Balanced properly two Mini stabilizers are same.

  • chopnshootchopnshoot

    I don't get why Came is incentivizing reviews for a stabilizer they've already upgraded. Why not give a discount for talking about their new improvements.

  • Sph1nxsterSph1nxster

    I agree, getting very good results with our Came Mini and for that amount it is a bargain

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    that sucks.

    It does not suck as much as you think :-)

    If you use it as work tool and learn to use it behaves well.

    Main difference with 2 is faster balancing (as you actually shot using only few set of camera and lens you can make marks and do it almost instant) and better joystick wires hole :-) last thing is fixed with small piece of sticky tape anyway.

  • chopnshootchopnshoot

    that sucks.

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    @chopnshoot It is the original.

  • chopnshootchopnshoot

    Is the Came Mini deal that's going now apply to the original Came Mini or the Came Mini II?

  • davidp158davidp158

    For a device that obviously risks twisting wires to the point of breaking, slip wires should be a standard component in their design. Customers should not have to deal with this issue at all.

  • hellrazorhellrazor

    Hi, I a happy customer owning a came 7500. I take precaution on all the wires. At least my gimbal lacks slip rings on all axis. Therefore it is good to try to ensure that you avoid too many 360 turns on each axis (by doing counterturns afterwards). I already untwisted the wires 3 times, so they did not break. The motor wires on my gimbal are longer than the joystick wires... I had to fix broken joystick wiring 2 times because they are short and due to twisting, they get shorter and break on the weakest points. And just as a note: Slip rings are also not hazzle free once they age. I prefer wires actually.

  • AniaAnia

    In the end I have sent back my Came mini, and Came TV convinced me to try their Came mini II. I just received it and I must say it's much better than the first model. It's not just that it's tool-less, it has a few other improvements. The hole close to the joystick (where the wires go) gives them more space, so they are less prone to damage. The gimbal is easier to balance and the performance is much more stable out of the box. I could get very nice shots walking, without trying too hard. The quick release plate is well designed, the plate holding the lens is better adjusted and it can take larger lenses (the previous one was too tight). There are only two problems. First, the screw of the quick release plate is too long for Sony A7s or Sony Nex 5T, but that's easy to change. The other problem didn't happen yet to me, but another user has reported that the wires on the roll motor can brake easily: http://www.cv42.fr/design-problem-came-mini. It seems that the motors don't have slip rings and just by making too many turns, the wires can brake. I don't know if it's the case on all the axis. I wrote to Came about this, waiting for answer.

  • AniaAnia

    @ghouti here you have some instructions: http://cametv.blogspot.ca/ and in this facebook group you have the latest profiles: https://www.facebook.com/groups/BrushlessGimbalGroup/files/

  • ghoutighouti

    out of the box brand new came tv 8000 , balanced it worked fine , it was Little drifting and sometime it shake due to some camera moves , so i tried to fix it my self by plugging the usb and adjusting and tweaking in SimpleBGC , but somehow i lost all my setting and profile is all mixed , is there anything you can do to help me guys pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaase , i have tried to adjust the PID but it seems like a brain surgery to me , is it there in profile that i can download and uploaded to the gimbal ? or any tutorial or anything ? thank you

  • AniaAnia

    Came technician thinks it's a joystick short circuit caused by transport damage, but it's not really solved. If by chance someone here has an idea what I could do to try solve the problem myself, I would be glad to hear suggestions... If I can't do it myself, I think it's better to send it back one last time and get a refund.
    Also: the charger they include breaks very easily. I bought another one that works much better (30$): Nitecore D4. I would recommend it for anyone deciding to use the Came Mini for a long time.

  • AniaAnia

    @Vitaliy_Kiselev There is a video link in my message. The problem starts at 0:50.
    Here you can see the hole and the damaged wires (first gimbal). However, the second gimbal they have sent me didn't have any apparent damages in the wires, just the same behaviour as the first gimbal... The camera tilts down and stays there. I can pan with the joystick, but I can't tilt.

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    The wires close to the joystick were a bit damaged; they go through a hole that has a pretty rough edge. After speaking with Came, I shipped the gimbal back to them and they have sent me a new one. Unfortunately, the new one has the same problem. Now they say that the joystick broke in transport and they want me to send the gimbal back again. It costs me 150$-170$ to ship it each time...

    Can you make photos or short video about this issue?

  • adamquesadaadamquesada

    Same sort of issues I experienced with my Mini, and that is the reason why I opted for a refund the first time I sent it back.

  • AniaAnia

    I bought Came Mini a month ago. Overall, I like the lightness and the design. But it's very fragile. After testing it a few times, suddenly I lost control on the pitch axis. Here is the video. Just look a few seconds starting at 0:50. The camera tilts down and I can't tilt up.

    The wires close to the joystick were a bit damaged; they go through a hole that has a pretty rough edge. After speaking with Came, I shipped the gimbal back to them and they have sent me a new one. Unfortunately, the new one has the same problem. Now they say that the joystick broke in transport and they want me to send the gimbal back again. It costs me 150$-170$ to ship it each time...

    I think that the gimbal would be great for the price if it worked. But sending it back and forth for reparations is too expensive and takes weeks of my time...

  • AniaAnia

    @twelli I had the same problem with Came Mini. In my case, the beeping was caused either by low voltage in the batteries, or a problem in electric contact...

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    But, as VK mentioned, I'm wary of going through overseas tech support.

    They usually are fluid with replacements and such.

    But do not expect super support (it is same for almost all such companies, as they just do not have such staff).

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