SUTEFOTO Carbon Fiber Portable S-60 Max Hight 0.6 Meter Handheld Stabilizer Pro Version for Camera Video DV DSLR - Weight Bearing Capability 0.2-3.5 Kilogram (7 Pound)

waaaay too hard to balance even with the youtube tutorials, once i finally got it "stable" i still have an issue with it swaying while trying to use it so it's still not usable, Its been 3 weeks and u still can't balance it. Also it comes with NO instructions.FYI: i'm using a canon 70D

The product I have, in hand, feels very sturdy and well put together. The main problem, and this is what is so frustrating, is despite this quality, the documentation is absolutely abysmal. The glossy, 4 color insert that comes with it achieves nothing that a smaller, black and white enumeration of parts couldn't achieve. Why are they further selling their product with advertising when you're opening it up after purchase? Why not devote that extra money to...oh, I don't know...describing how to put it together, and how to balance it - the most vital next steps one must take to use this product?To accomplish that, I had to visit YouTube and watch 4 different videos. A small setup guide would have been extremely helpful. It would take a small expense to hire a copy writer fluent in English (the English displayed on the sheet is terrible), combined with a graphic artist to do up line drawings of the different steps.In one of the videos, the user is shown pulling out the large format camera attachment screw from the quick release plate since you only need 1 depending on your camera. With mine, it has been manufactured so you can't get the screw out, so it is left dangling there, sometimes getting in the way when I'm trying to adjust the plate to adjust the weight. It would be a nightmare to have to keep track of that larger screw, and this is probably why they permanently attach it, but what if you'll never need this, it's only a hindrance.Now for the balancing act. Everyone who has balanced their camera will know what a delicate procedure it is. You loosen one axis, minutely adjust it, tighten the axis, loosen the other axis etc. The problem is, sometimes, adjustments need to be so minute, doing it by hand, and very carefully nudging it forward, back, right or left becomes too much to do with the current setup. It would be wonderful if one could have access to a lock release, like is there now, but also to a micro-adjusting screw that would minutely, and accurately move the plates to the necessary location. Perhaps that's too much to ask of a $75 product, but it would really set them apart if they could make it happen.After 10 minutes or so, I got what I could see what the perfect balance, in both axes. So I then decided to see how it would maintain that perfect balance by rotating the hand-hold, along it's allowable rotation axes, forwards, and then backwards. It this gimbal is to work the way it is supposed to, the camera and carbon fiber rod should return back to straight up and down plumb. With my device, it doesn't. I can almost rotate it up to 15 degrees, and it will maintain that bearing. I tried lubricating all the gimbal parts with silicone spray grease. No luck. I tried loosening the two large straight head screws that attach the handle to the rod...no luck. Even finger loose, the tension of the handle as it attached to the main vertical rod meant it maintained an off plumb aspect. Perhaps I need more weights on the bottom as this will help to allow the gimbal to self-center back to plumb? I try this and yes, that's a definite improvement, but now, when I try the swing test, it swings too fast. I do more web based research and someone specifically writes "DON'T ADD MORE WEIGHTS", so I remove them and am back to a well balanced rig, attached to a gimbal that can still be unbalanced just by rotating my hand. I think, and think, and then *Eureka*, the only adjustment left that can adjusted is the length of the center rod. I loosen the bottom screw, extend the length by another 5 inches, and yes, that's it, it now returns back to plumb when the handle is rotated. But now, the swing is way too fast. Reduce the length incrementally, and finally, finally, I was able to achieve a 2 second swing, with a returning to plumb.Close to perfection, at the expense of a lot of time, silicone grease and a very methodical trial and error. If you don't have the patience, you may want to go with another much more expensive, mechanized gimbal.The following is what worked for me, a newbie when I came into this. Apologies to the pros who may disagree.1) The weights on the bottom are totally dependent on the camera you have. For my Canon 80D, I used 2 of the big weights (or 4 of the small) pushed to the front and back of the bottom plate, and lined up with it's edges. Line up the weights with the direction the camera lens is facing (which is NOT like the picture they have)2) Lower the rod all the way down. Tighten.3) Moving to the top part of the product, hold the rig so the handle is to the right (right hander) almost like you are holding a beer mug, and the camera is now pointing left. Work on that axis, depending on which way the thing is leaning. Then, hold the camera so the handle is pointing to your sternum, and facing forwards and work on that axis. Minutely, incrementally loosen, move, then tighten the blue tension adjusters until it looks like you've got balance both ways. Make sure you tighten the front to back screw down or else the camera will slide forward like happened to me a couple of times.4) Holding the handle in the beer stein position again, try to tilt it forward and back. If the rod tilts, and stays tilted to about a 15 degree angle, you'll need to adjust the length of the entire rod higher up, which will shift more weight, making the entire thing "heavier" allowing the gimbal to return back to plumb. Test the swing by holding the assembly like you are pointing a gun, hold the weight section in your right or left hand so the whole thing is horizontal, and let go. It should go through a lazy swing, returning back to the left in 2 seconds or so. Any faster and the height needs to be lowered. This process continues until you have a slow swing, along with a return to plumb.It's a lot of work, requiring patience and attention to detail. All in all, but for a few really annoying quirks, this is a good product.

All the features of a high end Glidecam/Stabilizer without the high end cost. Works as it should and there is really nothing to complain about. Build quality is excellent. The finish is a nice carbon fiber with blue accents. You won’t regret your purchase.

awesome product, good quality. I love it.

ok,It's ok, not very stable but works