- What's going on, guys? In today's video, we will be comparing the
brand new Zhiyun Crane 2S to, it's actually just easier if I show you, this stabilizer rig right there. That's my buddy Russ, and he's been shooting feature
films for the last 20 years. And you're probably thinking to yourself, "This is an absolutely
ridiculous comparison." I agree, but it's fun. So let's just do it anyways. (upbeat music) (calm music) All right, so let's talk
about some of the gear that you guys are gonna
be seeing in this video. Up first, the new Zhiyun Crane 2S. Guys, I've been a fan of the Crane Two for a super long time. So to have the new improved one, there's a lot of stuff
I love about this thing. Number one and most importantly, stronger motors so we can
fly heavier cameras on it so it can handle, like, Blackmagic Pocket Cinema
6K, 1D X Mark Two. And today we are flying the a7R Three with a 24 to 70 F2.8 G-Master lens. This is a heavy setup,
but it can handle it. No problem. A few other things that I love about it, it's finally got locking castors. So now when we're
traveling from set to set, it's not just, like dangling
around all the time. You don't have to worry about that. Just go, "Oop." Lock it there, and everything is good. And that is my setup. Russ is up next with his stabilizer. I have no idea what he's actually using. So I'm going to let
him describe it to you. Russ, tell me a little bit about it. - Hey, I'm Russ Young. I'm a Steadicam operator
in Toronto, Canada. This is my Steadicam system here. It's an MK-V Omega Revolution. On it, I've got the Epic-W
with ZEISS ultra primes. Altogether, when it's
strapped to your body, you're running around with
about 200,000 Canadian. Over the last few decades
as a Steadicam operator, I've had the pleasure of working
on a lot of great projects. I did some with Shawn
Mendes's first music videos. I worked on Umbrella
Academy, The Boys, Star Trek, and all kinds of great projects lately. - So essentially what we
are going to be doing today is going to be doing like
a shot-by-shot comparison, and see how these tools
perform in different scenarios. So the first thing that
we're gonna be doing is a classic thing that
when you get a gimbal, everyone wants to do a tracking shot. So let's start with the tracking shot. (lighthearted music) I think autofocus is going
to be like, a bit of like, a trouble in this situation
'cause these guys can, you know, pull focus around trees
and things like that, whereas like, I feel like the
autofocus is going to be like, "Ooh, tree, you want to
focus on that right now." (lighthearted music) Go. (upbeat music) (calm music) (lively music) All right, so for our next shot, we're going to be doing a bit
of like an obstacle course. What's it like when you're
holding your stabilizer or your gimbal and you're going
over things or under things and see what those shots look like? All right, let me just show you what our obstacles are going to be, where we're going to be
like going over top of. So we got a case here, which is full of lenses for about, like an extra foot and a half, two feet off the ground. And this is where we'll
really see that difference and that shot in which
one, like, performs better in this scenario. (upbeat music) I wonder if we can even like
pinpoint where the box is. - It's right there. - Yeah, barely. So what we've learned
is that he nailed it. That's cool. My turn. (upbeat music) (lighthearted music) All right, so for our next
shot-by-shot comparison, we're going to be doing an orbital around Mitch and his fancy hat, and we're going to be doing
a wide shot at 16 mil. We're going to be doing a 50 mil. shot, which is like a medium shot, and a long shot at 135 millimeters. I'm also going to be flying my 100 to 400, which is like a massive
lens on this gimbal. I'm excited to put it to the test, and also I'm going to
steal Mitch's hat later. That's the big game plan
for the video, truly. (lighthearted music) - Your lens versus that lens. There's a substantial dollar
figure difference there? - Yeah, 100%. - And that's why you're
seeing more warping in your lens - Yeah, yeah.
- than mine as well. (lighthearted music) (calm music) - All right, so for our next test, we're going to be doing
a lens changing test. So essentially how long is
it going to take us to go from a 16 mil to a 135 mil? All right, we're going to have Raff from Russ's team doing his Steadicam, and I'm going to be
the guy on my Crane 2S. Let's start, start, start. (lighthearted music) - All good. - I normally would never
fly a 400 millimeter, but it's nice to know that I can. This looks ridiculous, and it's handling it, like pretty well. (lighthearted music) (calm music) (upbeat music) All right, so for our next
shot-by-shot comparison, we are gonna be doing vortex mode. You guys have probably seen these shots. It's when like the camera comes in, and it starts rotating and doing this. I don't know. I had to show you. I felt like a cat there. You know when a cat's like (laughs) And it does that thing
where it looks at you, and you're like, "Loda!" And look, anyways. What we're gonna be doing
is the rotation shot. So because Russ's setup can actually spin within this cylindrical that he has built onto his Steadicam, I thought it'd be interesting to do a side-by-side
comparison of four techs mode. (upbeat music) All right, so we are basically
done our tests right now. Russ, what were kind of some
of your thoughts from the day and our side-by-sides? - I was definitely very surprised. Like, I think they're still the right tool for the right job. - Totally. - There was moments where I
think Steadicam was fantastic, and there's moments where I
think the Crane Two was like, really did surprise me. Yeah, that initial test that we did- - Yeah, yeah. - The very, like, kind of a
little bit more complicated. I thought that Steadicam was
kinda gonna be the favor there. - Yeah. - And I was really impressed with, like where the Crane
Two stepped up to that part. - Totally. I think that shot in particular
is where they worried about 'cause one of the things
that you have the benefit with, like your team is that you have somebody
who's specifically on focus. - Totally. - Right and like working on exposure, and you can just focus on framing, whereas like I have to rely on algorithms, and you know, some of the
auto settings and autofocus to get similar results. So I'm relying on something that I don't always know
is going to be 100%, whereas you can dial in with your team, which is always like a big thing. So, you know, I think we
lucked out with that shot, and it worked out well in that scenario. I was like super impressed. But like obviously, yeah, we
talked about this all the time, like the right tool for the right job. And like in a certain situation, this could perform and be the best option, or in another situation,
this is the best option. One of the things I always
like, want to mention to like people who might be like beginners and watching this out there, is this could be like, a little bit of, like your stepping stone into
maybe getting into, you know, specializing in stabilization. And that means that you
can like build, you know, a name in the industry and
build a career off of 17 years and then turn that into a
media production company with like 15 employees. And you know, how many
films have you done? - Over a hundred now. - Yeah.
- It's getting up there. It's pretty wild. - So you know with that, this could be a stepping stone
or an introduction to that. So I think there's like
always the right tool, or this could be, you know, the beginning of something a lot bigger. So hopefully you guys
enjoyed our side-by-side. Russ, dude, thanks so much for coming out and letting us play with all
your expensive toys for the day - Of course. - and bringing out your boys, the background boys over there. And on that note, Rob, we're going to throw to the studio. Thanks, Russ. Appreciate you.
- Absolutely, thanks. - Okay, back at the studio, I'm genuinely curious what you think. Now I'm going to make it easy for you. I'm going to show you all
the shots back to back so you can see them in real time, and I'd love to hear what you guys think. So I'll see you guys in
the comments section. (lighthearted music) I think by the end of the day, all of us had this,
like, universal opinion that we are genuinely surprised on how well the Crane Two has performed. I think Zhiyun made
like an amazing product. I've always been a big
fan of the Crane Two, and now with all the new improvements, such as, like, the nicer look. We got, like, carbon fiber here. So it feels nice in
your hands, more robust. We got a bigger OLED screen, which means if you want to,
like, dial in your settings, you can just do it on the spot rather than having to use your phone. One of the things I really
love that you can actually do with this gimbal is you
can actually take this part of the arm off so that you can change it to a shorter arm here. So if you look at the difference here, we can kind of like remove this little arm piece right there. So you can actually see the
screen and frame your shots, but it will be easier now with
some of the newer cameras, like the Sony a7S Three, will
have the flip-out screen. So you won't have to move this motor. And from what I understand,
even from Potato Jet's video, in my experience with, like, vortex mode, it can sometimes be easier
if you have the full arm, but I could do everything I really want to with this setup right here
with the arm taken off. I really like the addition
of the flex mount, mainly because it gives
you a couple more options for mounting, flexible mounting. Flex mount makes sense. Anyways, you get it. So you can just take off
this piece right here, and you can swap cameras so
you can have that on there. And let's say you just
want to switch out cameras or put it onto something else, the flex mounting option is really nice. You can also take this plate and actually mount a camera vertically. So you can actually shoot
for like social or web. And that could actually be a
huge benefit to your business rather than having to
buy like an L bracket doing a janky thing. You can just like, boom, slide it from horizontal to vertical. Love that. And the Crane 2S, there's actually an updated
algorithm for the stabilization, and I actually noticed it. So I own a Crane Two. And moving from that to this, it really did feel like the
stabilization was better. It's very minute. It's in like the nuances
where you really see it, where you're going around corners, or you're putting in light input. But what I noticed, like,
right out of the box, it just felt good. I didn't have to dial in the settings. So as a gimbal operator, I love that I can just buy the
product and start using it. And the last thing that
I'll mention about this is that if you guys want
to get to like Russ's level where you have like a
second person monitoring and pulling focus, you can do that. So you can mount like zoom
motors and focus motors and have, like, image transmission, and someone, like,
watching from a distance. So you could have, like,
a director watching, and you could have someone pulling focus, and then you could just be focused on getting good compositions and shots. So if you do want to get to that, like Hollywood level or
more like advanced level, the options are available
with those accessories. And we're at the end of the video. We all know what time it is. (pulls down mount) Somebody told me they liked that sound. They liked the weird duck sound better than just like the
weird other mount I had. So I'll always use the
duck sound one, if I can. Hi, and welcome to ASMR News. Today, the weather is gonna be light with a slight chance of drizzle, just like a little, like you might go outside and be like, "Oh, is it raining? Oh right, Chris told me on ASMR News that there's a light drizzle, and oh, yeah, no, that's a light drizzle." I hope you guys liked this video. If you did, you know what to do. It's generally in that area. Go down and then whatever
ways towards the like button, go that way and then press it. Like, don't just get it all
the way there and be like, "What was I supposed to do again?" Make a left at the description box, find the like button, set up camp, and press the like button. It's really not that hard. Think about it. I had to call my friend, "Hey Russ, I know you're super busy making
films and stuff like that, but do you mind coming
out to my YouTube video to do a weird comparison where I compare like a $600 gimbal to, like, your $200,000 setup? That takes a lot of time and work. So all you have to do buddy
or friend or best friend, we're best friends now. If you press the like button,
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