This is a thing of beauty! As you know, I use the Nikon 1 V3 alot and often for video which it does beautifully. But doing walk around with it shooting video don’t turn out so well. I’m just not that steady. So a while back, I got the Osmo which does a great job but needs the iPhone for a monitor. Well, problem solved. The new Axler Handheld Gimbal for Mirrorless Cameras connects right to the Nikon 1 or any mirrorless camera taking all the jiggle out of the walk around. In addition, it has a joystick permitting camera movement, rotation and elevation changes. You can look at the video below that I included my shadow just so you can see how easy it is to use. Seriously, it’s marvelous. The only thing I recommend getting a charger hub for the rechargeable batteries. I got the 2.4A USB Charger with Folding Prongs. Oh, why is the audio in the video, so you can hear that the gimbal adds no sound to the recording.
It might sound funny, put there are times when you need to bring movement to video. The movement is the camera moving in relationship to the subject. We needed a very light weight, very strong and very portable slider. My friends at B&H told me about the Axler 30″ Carbon Fiber Slider so I checked it out. It fits in my luggage, weighs just a couple of pounds but solid as a rock. The most important thing is it is smooth as silk. Had it up on a ladder, down on the ground, with D750 & D5 and it was great! Here are some examples …
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