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Wow. This is a killer. 
 

So I got my Zhiyun Crane in the mail last week right before a shoot out West and I decided to leave my other stabilizer at home. Delivery was extremely quick with the priority shipping and the customer service on their Facebook site (messaged them) was fantastic. 
I had some small problems with the stabilizer, but all in all it is quite a step up over a steady cam. This is my first gimbal and I have to admit I wasn't really trying to keep it steady that much as I should have. It seems like it's magic (which it pretty much is), but you definitely still need to practice to make it perfect.
Let me know if you have any questions
 
 

Luca: Sorry, very busy week at work, there's a competition we're participating in so we've been trying to meet those deadlines.  I would look now but I don't have have the software for it on the WIndows side of this computer, promise I'll look before I sleep tonight though. 
carlic: I'm going to try, that's not a question of funding, merely of my free time, my colleague's, and if we have enough info to pull it off.  We finally have the parts to get started but he is sick so I'm not sure if we will take a look tomorrow or put it off until next weekend.  If all people need is aperture control, that is a much easier proposition than the full deal and I believe implementation is available online as code for something like an Arduino.  I have no intent of doing any manufacturing, if I am successful I will post the code, a full component list, recommended tools, etc... so that others can easily do it themselves.  I intend to modify a dumb Canon to NX adapter using contacts from the AF supporting macro extension tubes for both NX and Canon, so a screwdriver, small handsaw, some kind of hotglue or epoxy and those 3 cheap adapters should be all that is needed mechanically.  The whole thing should be doable with < 100 USD even if you don't own any of the tools at the start.  Miniaturizing components or packing it all neatly into a custom adapter body is a different story, maybe Luca would be interested in that portion if we reach that point.  Don't get your hopes too high though, we haven't even really started and it may be quite difficult, we'll see. It's also possible that we face lens by lens challenges, in which case it's not exactly feasible for us to go through every lens on or own, so we would post what lenses it is known to work with and put the code on Github or the like so that others can contribute parameters for their lenses if they figure them out. 

thank you so much for the kind words everyone. All i had with me was the nx1 body paired with 16-50s and a very unstable and cheap tripod, had to upgrade it btw cause i missed a lot of shots because of it. Sometime i used the tripod folded as a rig for better camera grip and stabilization. In terms of settings i have used Normal Gamma with sat -5, sharpness -10 and contrast -3. I had MB at plus 9. I did the edit in Final Cut Pro X where i just tweaked the exposure wherever was the case and apply an m31 LUT at 50% and warmed the overall look and feel by a notch. that's all i did. Thank you again for the support and the nice feedback. i put my heart to it and it seems that got to u which makes me proud. cheers.

Correct. Those adapters are super cheap too. I already bought all of mine in anticipation of receiving my NX-L. I got a C/Y to EF, Nikon to EF, and M42 to EF, don't think I spent more than $30 for all three. Of course there's still no way to control the aperture of any lens electronically, since it's a dumb adapter, there are no electronics. Hence the need to raise money to try and develop one that does have this feature in the future.

Correct. Those adapters are super cheap too. I already bought all of mine in anticipation of receiving my NX-L. I got a C/Y to EF, Nikon to EF, and M42 to EF, don't think I spent more than $30 for all three. Of course there's still no way to control the aperture of any lens electronically, since it's a dumb adapter, there are no electronics. Hence the need to raise money to try and develop one that does have this feature in the future.

Normal gamma, and mostly Ricadro's settings. Enjoy :
 

Correct. Those adapters are super cheap too. I already bought all of mine in anticipation of receiving my NX-L. I got a C/Y to EF, Nikon to EF, and M42 to EF, don't think I spent more than $30 for all three. Of course there's still no way to control the aperture of any lens electronically, since it's a dumb adapter, there are no electronics. Hence the need to raise money to try and develop one that does have this feature in the future.

First 10 NXL adapter, before the matt black anodizing
 

Raw files. 
SAM_0039.SRW
 
SAM_0040.SRW

Hey Brian, how much opportunity cost are we talking here?  I'm not going to back down from my 10k offer though I suspect that wouldn't exactly cover things, just a feeling, lol.  On the other hand it would be a bit irritating to pay it out and then find out it wasn't so hard after all (possibly, I'll have fun taking a shot either way).  I'm referring to the electronics of course though rather than the lenses.  Also, a question about that for you, is something like an Arduino Nano micro controller really fast enough to handle the spi at native speeds?  I'm going to prototype with one in either case, but if it's not then I may move to FPGA later if the Nano is functional and just sluggish. 
Luca, I would prefer to be one of those supporters, but I guess I'll have to wait for those first shots from others if you're not feeling up to posting two raws, same lens, same framing (tripod), same focus, same aperture.  I know you have video samples, but since I'm not much of one for video that's just not my evaluative area.

Hallo Inazuma, no problem, I'm not offended.
I do not think Metabones has not been able to create the adapter, I think simply that their engineers have not even tried to manufacture it.
The reason is simple, they use a lens focal reducer support standards that can not be used on Samsung NX.
This standard support is used for all lenses by changing only the ring and the mounting flanges.
To create the NXL I had to shape the lenses and design a new type of support.
Soon the first supporters will receive their NXL adapters and they will post pictures and what is necessary to satisfy your curiosity.

I bought one! I'm super excited to play with it, and finally get to experiment with all my FF glass the way it's meant to be used. I'll be putting it through the paces for sure, with both video and stills, using all kinds of Nikon glass, m42, c/y, Minolta, and canon of course, on both my NX1 and NX500... and I'll be posting all of my findings and results here! Can't wait! 
Special thanks to @lucabutera for making all this possible... You're definitely helping to keep our small, loyal band of NX users alive. 

I bought one! I'm super excited to play with it, and finally get to experiment with all my FF glass the way it's meant to be used. I'll be putting it through the paces for sure, with both video and stills, using all kinds of Nikon glass, m42, c/y, Minolta, and canon of course, on both my NX1 and NX500... and I'll be posting all of my findings and results here! Can't wait! 
Special thanks to @lucabutera for making all this possible... You're definitely helping to keep our small, loyal band of NX users alive. 

I bought one! I'm super excited to play with it, and finally get to experiment with all my FF glass the way it's meant to be used. I'll be putting it through the paces for sure, with both video and stills, using all kinds of Nikon glass, m42, c/y, Minolta, and canon of course, on both my NX1 and NX500... and I'll be posting all of my findings and results here! Can't wait! 
Special thanks to @lucabutera for making all this possible... You're definitely helping to keep our small, loyal band of NX users alive. 

Andrew is always updated. He always follows our work. He will also get a NXL adapter these days.
I hope he is not too bad in his review :-)
In 24 hours I reached 2.980,00 euro of orders, this is awesome !!!
Help me too to advertise it. It is a good news for Samsung NX fans.
Metabones had no interest in building it. I do not believe in their justifications.
TNX for your support!

I mean... Better?... Hard to say, IMO. I still have both, and can't bear to part with either. The range on the S lens is definitely more preferable than the sigma, being wider and longer, and the stabilization is pretty stellar (combine it with DIS and lateral handheld movements of the camera can look like a straight-up slider shot) and of course it's a wonderful lens for stills, but the main thing that keeps me using the sigma for video is that buttery smooth focus ring (and the constant f/1.8 of course).
I do think it's really cool you can electronically change the S lens's focus throw and sensitivity, but it's still just not the same as actual mechanical focussing, at least for me. 
But either way, gorgeous shot (as usual!!) @ricardo_sousa11

Sadly, in my opinion, it's nowhere near as good. I went from a 70D to an NX1. In an interview like situation, with one of the S lenses, it's really good, it'll lock onto a face and stay solid, no hunting, but that's about the extent of what I can trust it with. Canon's dual pixel is just so wonderfully useable and trustworthy, even in run and gun type stuff, nailing focus every time with a touch of the screen (albeit with those mushy, soft canon "details", but what can you do). 
I would never dare use my samsung like that though, especially in high contrast situations, where sometimes it will think it has 'achieved focus' and then just completely blur everything, ruining the shot. 
That being said, I have had pretty good success using it for gimbal stuff, I've used the nx1 and 16-50s lens in af-c on a ronin-m quite a bit, and been very pleased with the results most of the time. 
Samsung's af tech is pretty good, and definitely better than most cams, but canon's dual pixel af is straight-up magic. 

Hi Cisco, I work on the crowfounding page!
 

Ricardo is always posting such gorgeous framegrabs in this thread, so I wanted to give his settings a try for myself on my latest project... I'm really liking the way these are looking. (Graded with DeLuts and filmconvert) 

This lets you access a few framerate options that are not otherwise present, for example 24p in UHD on the NX500, (Without the hack, 24p is only available in DCI 4k on the NX500) but this trick makes it really handy for a 2-camera shoots with the NX1. This is also what lets you override the 15min 4k limit on the NX500 as well. You could also, if you'd like, use this method to shoot DCI 30p on the NX1. 

We will never bow to you, J'f'r!

Bringing this back to life, this time with a picture :

Definitely not. First of all they're only designed to cover a cropped sensor circle, so even if it were possible they'd vignette like crazy, but that's  besides the point anyway seeing as they're specifically designed for the mirrorless NX mount and flange distance, meaning there's no way you could shove a piece of glass in there and expect it to be focuseable. 

Well there are some other pretty similar products actually. I got linked to this company's facebook page from some site just a few days ago, apparently this one is also motorized as well. Not sure on the cost though, but it looks pretty much identical: 

https://www.facebook.com/glidearm/