Steadicam Curve-BK Handheld Video Stabilizer and Grip for GoPro Hero Cameras 3, 4 Black & Hero 5 (Red)

Love it! Easy if you take a moment to learn how to use it. I see alot of complaints but it's clear that people are not reading the quick start guide. It comes with a guide that teaches you how to use it and it's important to read it. That start guide tells you how to simply balances it and which weights to add. Initial operation isn't always intuitive. The handle is intentionally short because you use your thumb or index to control the rotation.Like most, I popped it out of the box, discarded the paperwork thinking, "duh, how hard could it be" I was quickly frustrated that I couldn't control the turn or get the balance right. Then I read the handly little card... bingo! It works great now, it makes sense, and best of all, it really works well. So let me answer some questions that I had:1. Yes, it works great with the Hero2! And of course it works great with the Hero/Hero3/Hero42. Yes, it comes with three weights; a small, med and large. You use different weights/combo of the three depending on the type of GoPro you have; Hero, Hero2, Hero3, Hero4 or any of the above with the LCD or extra battery. Shockingly (sarcasm)... the instructions tell youThis is a great product. The other negative reviewers here clearly didn't read the directions. And you know what? Practice makes you better! Don't give up on it!

Super cook product. It however will never be a true gimbal . Definitely won't work with gopro 4, 5 or the sessions. I've tried everything and have tried to add weights to the gopro and the bottom of the steadicam. With the 3 it balances well and makes for a better shot but no matter what you will always have this weird wobbly motion to your videos instead of shakey. Might be better to some people for $20 but I can't stand either the shake or wobble, or using the old gopro 3. So I'll stick with my skylab gimbal and gopro 5 and 6. Want some amazing cinematic shots? You have to buy a real gimbal this will just drive you up a wall trying to get perfect when it just doesn't have the ability. Does make for a cool regular grip when you clip it to the handle and don't use the steadicam part. That's why I kept it for my session. Worth $20 just for that? probably not, I just already had it and decided mine as well keep it

I wish I listened to the other reviews, I took this for spring break, It's extremely difficult maybe impossible to balance this thing, it came with only two weights which am sure isn't enough, I could not take one decent short video not even 4 seconds. Not good for anything, I just wasted time and energy on a horrible product. You might think that for the price and the good reputation of steady cam that it's worth it, believe me it's not worth it.Not even good for indoor. The handle is so small for almost three fingers. I have no idea how did they produce such a product !!! Thanks to the amazing Amazon I returned it as soon as I came back from my trip.

This product could have been a great investment but there are two major flaws in my opinion.First, I am sure that I am not the only person in the world with bear paws for hands. This product seems to have been designed for someone with smaller hands and even the artist drawing on the instructions seem to be of a person who has hand the bones in their hand cut away for the product to work right. The camera balanced fine and there was a noticeable reduction in camera bounce from walking but with my hand position on the grip my bottom two fingers hung well below the grip causing the counter weight to hit them...causing camera shake. Even grasping the handle in the recommended one handed control position, thumb and index finger above the grip, my pinky finger still interfered with the counter weight.Second, the gimbal is made of some sort of super carbon polymer that gives the best lubricant a run for its money. While grasping the handle with fingers and thumb so my beefy bear paw did not interfere with the counter weight, the breeze from a person speaking about 100 yards away seemed to make the camera swivel. Standing perfectly still with no breeze it was perfect, a car passed by and the camera started to spin.While this may be a great product for some people with smaller hands and the ability to not send the camera spiraling when they use their mini human thumb to make adjustments (which according to the manual takes little time to master), people with larger hands may find this product difficult to use. While I like the Steadicam rigs over other products the solution for me is to use the larger products like the Smoothee or the Merlin2.