Gimbal Searched for Fujifilm X-H2

[mxritzzz]

Hello guys,

Im about to buy an Fujifilm X-H2. I just wondered if there's any Gimbals that are compatible? The Ronin Gimbals never show the Fujifilm X-H2. Does anybody have experience or does anybody knows which Gimbals could work? budget ist around 2-400€s or 500 and i get it used

Best

 

[adwuk]

Just wondering if you got anywhere?  I have the DJI RS3 Mini and it works OK, but there are 2 annoying issues:

1) the gimbal record button will sometimes start recording for around 2 seconds only, and then stop. This happens around 25% of the time.

2) manual focus using the gimbal dial is possible, but unusable as the focus will often overshoot the intended focus point - even with the gimal on its lowest sensitivity and smoothness settings.

[Don Barar]

I am using a X-H2S with my DJI RS2.  What happens is this.  Select record button.  Record starts for about 2 seconds then stops.  Select record again and the camera will continue to record.  Happens almost every time, except when I initially start the camera, then it will stay recording with the first selection of record.

Interesting that the RS3's have a similar issue and this has not been resolved.  Since this was not an issue with my X-T3, I have to assume this is a FujiFilm firmware issue with the X-H2 series cameras.  But I doubt this will ever get fixed by FujiFilm.

Don Barar

Edited October 22, 2023 by Don Barar

[Derek Clark]

I know this is an old thread but the gimbal situation for Fujifilm cameras is terrible. It's that bad that I would not recommend people buying into the Fuji system if their man thing is shooting video on a gimbal. As a Fujifilm shooter since 2011, I feel bad having to say that, but here's why....

I'm a photographer that also shoots around six to ten videos per week, all on a gimbal. I've shot video on the X-T3, X-T4 and now the X-H2. I think it was around 2020 when I bought a Weebill S. All was good and I used that until the Weebill 2 came along. On the Weebill S, I can control exposure compensation by rotating the rear thumb dial, which is something I need to do to adjust exposure on the fly as it's a smooth transition (unlike aperture). The S also has a record button that works. But on the Weebill 2, there is no way to adjust the exposure compensation and the record button is extremely stiff and works intermittently. Sometimes you end up starting the video at what you think is the end of the shot. I persevered with the 2 for a few months and then gave up. I went back to the S, burned it out and then had to buy another S because there wasn't a single gimbal out there that could give me a record button that works and a EV comp.

So it's 2025 and my second Weebill S is on its last legs and struggling to stay level (some of my clips look like they were filmed on the Titanic). I really don't want to buy a gimbal that was released at the start of this decade, but I can't find a single one from any manufacturer that will work. Fujifilm get blamed a lot for not opening up their system, but at the same time, if the Weebill S can still control my X-H2, then DJI, Feyutech, Zhiyun etc obviously can do it, but choose not to.

Or maybe I just keep Fuji as my personal cameras, but switch to something else for work. I've wrote to various gimbal manufacturers, but their replies are useless. I can't be the only one with this problem, right?

Rant over.