Do you know if the record function works with a GH cam?

With Vitaliy's encouragement I am attaching some initial photos of the Nebula 5100. In advance of a full use test.

As I mentioned previously, the build quality is solid. Construction of the gimbal and the mounting cage/brackets is all metal. The Gimbal is certainly not light and I could see some people would be interested in an option for a two-handle accessory

Nebula 5100 Gimbal with Panasonic GH5, F2.8 12-35 II lens. Power is OFF, Gimbal is statically balanced. Attached to the included mini-tripod

Controls are on the Handles and consist of a sliding ON/OFF switch, a small joystick, a MODE button and a RECORD Button. The controls are relatively small. A single press of MODE button returns Gimbal to initial position and multiple presses of the MODE activate alternative modes which is confirmed with an audible tone

Initially billed as self balancing, the Nebula 5100 will establish a usable position without pre-balancing. I could however feel and hear the motors when they were working harder with an unbalanced camera so balancing before use still seems important albeit absolute precision is probably less critical than was necessary on older, lower torque gimbals. Balancing is accomplished using 4 sliders equipped with pressure clamps. The clamps on my unit are quite stiff and were not well adjusted to allow closing far enough but not so much that they are difficult to reopen. I exchanged messages with Nebula about this concern and was NOT impressed with their initial response. We'll see if I can get the clamps to work better and/or if Nebula steps up and acknowledges the issue. In the meantime my take is that these clamps are usable but really detract from what is otherwise a pretty good balancing approach.

The gimbal was shipped with a semi-rigid carrying case, power adapter and an additional battery. The case is only large enough for the gimbal and while it provides useful protection, it is not something that should be considered adequate for checked baggage.

How do you add weight to do that? Wonder if I could do it with the crane

Between this and Zhiyun Z1 Crane... your opinions?

Thanks

Ahhh @Vitaliy_Kiselev!

Did I miss the pre-order price??? Is there no way to purchase this at all??? :(

Accessories announced at NAB 2017 for NEBULA 5100

The riser rail is designed for special models such as Canon C100, Canon 1dx mark Ⅱ, Sony FS5. With the help of this accessory, the gravity can be lower for 30mm, provides more setup possibilities, only priced for $40.

Tactical expansion pack is more like a special dual handle design with smartphone/monitor holder. Different from other dual handles, it’s a more simple and compact style making it easy to setup and convenient for single or double hands switching.

The price of the tactical expansion pack is $99 for the smartphone version and $88 for the monitor version.

The time-lapse function looks interesting, who knows how to operate this function?

Received my preorder, will post review and samples next week

first real test filming eMTB with GH3 and unstabilised 12-40mm olympus

Some comments : When loaded, the roll lever can touch the yaw motor when doing a 180° move, I think they should add more clearance here. I added a arca swiss syle QR plate on top of the QR plate shipped with the gimbal, but to balance the GH3 with 12-40 olly I had to adjust the pan clamp all the way to the limit (top of the L bracket in line with the screw/clamp). The mode 4 with follow on all axis is great for following a subject very fast on uneven tearrain.

Battery life is top! did not manage to empty one batt in 2h45m of shooting (not continuous)

moving and holding about 1 sec the gimbal by hand works a treat to setup positions.

@Tim_White This is the instructional video show how to set Time-lapse function and change settings.