DJI RONIN-S REVIEW - The BEST Gimbal EVER!?

We have had the DJI Ronin-S for a while now and have loved using it. As former Freefly MoVI M5 users, does the new Ronin-S compete? Is it good enough for beginners all the way up to full-time professionals?

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[AllThingsFilm]

I've put my Ronin S through 20+ hours in on-set use on two feature films. And it is much more stable than my Zhiyun Crane v2. No up and down foot step movement in my Ronin S shots, which I do get with the Crane v2. And I do walk with bent knees and roll my feet when I shoot with either gimbal. As far as the plate goes, I don't have a problem with that. It takes me a few seconds to swap out plates from my Ronin S to my Magnus tripod. As far as weight goes? Wah, wah, wah all you want. I'm 58 and I used it on a 14-hour shoot, where I put it down 3 or 4 times throughout that time period. And I'm fine. I shot with it the very next day on another film. I feel stronger now.

I know there have been a ton of reviews on the Ronin S, but I will be doing my own review given that I've used it in real world situations such as feature films. Thanks for reminding me of what a great decision I made.

[cliffx]

Dave as a Nashville local I absolutely LOVE your intellectual review of the Ronin-S! I work for AT&T so I am all about the tech your reviewing!

[RyneRynie]

I find myself watching more and more of your videos. Keep up the good work.
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[GeoffreyGonzales]

I like this channel, this space isn’t that saturated as most reviewers aren’t well rounded - entertaining host, sprinkles of motion and graphics, funny bits, to the point structure for people who don’t want to wait for the thing advertised by the thumb. Some channel are technical but dry, some are entertaining but off when it comes to details, most of them have sluggish editing and nearly all of them don’t do motion bc it takes up so much time. Keep it up man

[damiansciberras]

I got mine this week, first impressions are amazing!

[diyrecordingstudio]

Just bought this gimbal. Can't wait for it to arrive.

[keithhesh]

Awesome video! I've had my Ronin S for a couple weeks now and it is a beast. Thanks for your tips and helpful review. Subscribed.

[FrederickDunn]

With the Ronin-M sometimes it sort of jittered side to side before smoothing out. Have you noticed any of that with the S? Thanks for this excellent review, I'm very interested in this system which seems so streamlined, particularly when navigating crowds or narrow doorways. Thumbs UP! All the best!

[DNASHOW]

Extremely helpful video! Just ordered ours last week! Excited to start shooting with it! 🙌🏽

[RafaelMcStan]

The focus pull on the GH5/GH5s works with all MFT Lenses, I have the Olympus 7-14mm F2.8 and it works perfectly ;) and with the Viltrox Speedbooster it also works for example with the Canon 18-35mm F1.8 but this Combo is very heavy :/

[windycity]

Definitely on my wish list..!! Looks so amazing 🤤

[tuts_reviews]

Thanks for the useful info! My Ronin-S is finally coming tomorrow. Can't wait to try it out! 💫

[pudsboi]

Just waiting on mine, changed from a crane v1 and chose DJI because of I use their app with my drones and think their software is superb. Hopefully they update it to run with Sony properly. Great vid ✌️

[ipg_rentals]

Just got ours in. Looking forward to working with it. Thanks for the info and review

[tenminutetokyo]

Love the little micro-Casey Nestat music blip.

[photosbyjordi]

A bit late to the game but just purchased! Can’t wait to get some great shots!

[Crazeski]

Great very honest and informative review.. cheers.

[Usualeclectic]

THX!!clear as day knowledge... clear as those frames

[adic]

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[BenjaminMannNakel]

First video I've seen from you, but definitely subscribing. Love the humor, info and details. Great work man!