Neewer 70 inches/177 Centimeters Aluminum Alloy Jib Arm Camera Crane with 1/4 and 3/8-inch Quick Shoe Plate, Counter Weight for DSLR Video Cameras，Load up to 8 kilograms/17.6 pounds
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About this item
- Strong versatility, this jib crane can be mounted at any tripod，can be a very useful tool for moving left, right, up, down, leaving you expected flexibility and minimizing awkward moving.
- Made by aeronautical magnesium aluminum alloy, and processed by CAM technology, the bracket has advantages of high intensity, high rigidity which ensure outstanding stability
- 1/4 inch screw hole, suitable for mounting other accessories, such as magic arms, LED light, to help boost the quality of your footage
- Perfect for DSLR and Camcorder moving making.Total length goes to 177cm/70",holds up to 8kg/17.6lbs,optimal choice for outdoor photographing and filming
- Not only fit for DSLR and camcorder, but also 75mm,100mm ball/hemisphere head. Unique quick release plate meets the demand of shooting and filming
- With multiple locations over three continents, Neewer is a global leader in photography, video, and music equipment. We are committed to offering professional premium products that have been tested by expert photographers, videographers, music lovers all over the world with great user experience from all of them. Excellent value is a core tenant of our brand, and we stand behind every item with a lifetime support.
- Easy to set up in minutes, it can be extended to 70 inches/117 centimeters (including the handheld part) and comes with easy angle adjustment, leaving you expected flexibility and minimizing awkward moving.
- 2x1kg counter weights included help it keep balance and remain stabilization, as well as release the pressure you have for holding the jib crane.
- With the carrying case, you can take it wherever you want for wedding or filming and seize more unintended and precious moments!
- Designed for DSLR and camcorder movie making and made of aeronautical magnesium aluminum alloy, it can support camera/camcorder with weight up to 17.6 pounds/8 kilograms.
- Stretchable design, it can be stretched out from 45 inches/114 centimeters to 70 inches/117 centimeters (including the handheld part), which makes it optimal choice for outdoor photographing and filming.
- Equipped with 1/4" screw hole and 3/8" screw hole, it is not only designed for camera and camcorder, but also other lighting equipment, such as LED light, magic arm, etc.
- Shooting angle will be available for adjusting to different direction. It can be moved up or down and left or right, which makes it a useful and flexible tool when photographing and filming.
Reviews
★★★★★
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Worth the price...$
We needed shots coming down from 8ft to ground level. SteadiCam was unable to do both high and low mode shots on same setup , vertical sliders not stable enough and handheld not consistent enough. It obviously need a camera crane but our crane started at 15ft in height...couldn't fit it in small spaces.
Many of the small cranes couldn't handle the 10-18lb camera rig we have.
After much consideration this units design appeared to fit our needs. Wiith a fluid(not shown in photo) the crane barely fit our needs. It handles the weight and has a smooth action.
It takes practice to operate any size crane but this unit gets the job done.
Being used on the set of our new series...it has to be right.
Very well built, portable, easy setup.
In addition it can be mounted on the SteadiCam for a moving crane...much like Tango.
I added a underslung cradle for better balance and control.
Yeah...highly recommended.
★★★★★
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It is super smooth and with practice you can produce very nice ...
All right, if you are a videographer or a filmmaker, you know you need a crane. Are you going to be using the crane constantly? No but when the shot counts, the crane is the next level. This crane works as intended. It is super smooth and with practice you can produce very nice shots indeed. But watch out, do not put your fingers between the bars as you move up and down, the gap closes. That being said, it is easy to set up - lock the crane on your tripod, then attach your camera but don't tighten anything yet, put the counter weights in the back and make sure it is balanced. Then adjust the 4 nobs at the front to ensure that your camera stays at a 90 degree angle and voila, you are good to go. Now, as stated, it takes practice and so don't expect to be a pro right out of the box. Practice with it and you will love it just as I do, and for the price? Yeah, it's a keeper.
★★★★★
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Recommend to anyone for event shooting
This jib arm crane is the perfect set up I need when shooting weddings. Works indoors and out and gives me great extension and movement with my camera while filming ceremonies and receptions. The arm lowers and raises smoothly and keeps my camera held up and safely mounted on, which is what I was most concerned about but no performance issues here! Stretchable arms for amazing length for distance shooting. Fits nicely onto all of my different tripods. Would highly recommend to anyone for event shooting.
★★★★★
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WOW!!!
WOW!!! After reading all the varied reviews of this jib, I decided to try it out. First of all I had it up and balanced in less than 15 minutes. The quality and build of this product is great. I fully extended the boom and found that I did have to add some weight. I used a Neewer sandbag. Now it's completely balanced and operates very smooth. I highly recommend this product.
★★★★★
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great for photographing
This jib arm is great for photographing all my tourist destinations. I'll be able to get my camera more up close and personal when I take it to the grand canyon and when I'm shooting waterfalls. Most stuff like that you can't get close too and no matter how far I zoom my camera in, it just wasn't enough. But with the jib arm I can reliably and safely shoot, the double brace on the end makes me feel secure and it stretches out so far!
★★★★★
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Works great! I mounted a video head with half-ball on ...
Works great! I mounted a video head with half-ball on the Neewer jib and added a 5Lb sandbag to the counterweights and the rig works very well attached to the modified steal-bearings mount of my heavy-duty tripod legs.
★★★★★
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Great for the price
This is a great budget crane. It moves fluidly and works really well. The price is great too. You’ll need a high quality (sturdy) tripod for this to be effective though - this crane is simply too heavy for a cheap flimsy tripod. I’ve used it with a Panasonic GH5 and the Canon C100 with no problems. If I had a complaint it would be that the case it comes in is very small and hard to fit it all back into. The instructions also aren’t super clear but it’s pretty quick and intuitive to put together.
★★★★★
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This is great for the price
This is great for the price. I had to get an additional counterweight for my camera. https://www.amazon.com/Manfrotto-172-Counterweight-2942-Mini/dp/B000FTDVHK
There is even an additional one that is 10lbs if you need that much weight. Its rated at 17 lbs so it says. Seems like alot for these pipes, but for my DSLR, its perfect. I also mounted a secondary tripod head on the claw ball adjustment. This was really thought out. The only problem I had was the lock screws for the plate where a little off so when I slid the claw ball plate onto the manfrotto tripod plate reciever, it wouldn't tighten all the way and then the plate just wiggled. Took 5 minutes to figure out what I needed etc. All is fine now.
★★★★★
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More than I expected. Having experienced the competition, I like this even more.
I bought this and a competitor, Kingjoy. I will repost that review because it sums up both, including the pros & cons of this one:
I bought [Kingjoy] specifically for the extra foot in length. Imagine my surprise when I found that it was the same part-for-part item as the Neewer 70" one.
Kingjoy does have one thing superior to the Neewer, a very nice rotatable base with a protractor around it. (I won't count the bright red ring around the base. Neewer's base is just a hole in the folded main bracket, not good at all.
Kingjoy does have one VERY bad feature. The bag is so small that it is difficult to get the arm, but impossible to put back in. Neewer's, [bag] while a bit roomier is still nothing to write home about. But at least you get it in and out without that much difficulty.
★★★★★
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Great product at a reasonable price
A very solid but lightweight equipment. Easy to fold and set up. The adjustable screws on both ends can make it as loose or tight as you want. It's also quite easy to balance and stabilize the camera with the help of the counter weights when in use. Arms are smooth to swing around getting the suitable position for shooting. I can also attach my monitor to the side of it. Everything is so perfect!
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Question & Answer
Question :
Can you point the camera facing directly down on a subject?
Answer :
You can angle a camera straight down if you use a tripod head with a ball-mount in the jib-arm's ball-mount support socket. I did this very successfully using the tripod head from the Cayer BV30L 72 inch- Professional Heavy Duty Aluminum Twin Tube Tripod–– Very easy screw-on and screw-off from the tripod for mounting on the job arm. Worked great for me! Excellent combo at an unbeatable price. The Cayer tripod made for a super secondary tripod to go with my super heavy duty tripod I used on film set.
Question :
Can you tilt the camera mounting plate independently?
Answer :
No. The plate slides into the mount and adjusts relative to the up an down motion of the jib arm, keeping the camera level. If you need to tilt or pan the camera, you need a video head with a 78mm ball mount. I use the ball mount head from my Cayer tripod. I also use the same head, without the ball mount, on my Imorden camera slider.
Question :
The mounting plate gets stuck and doesn’t move to stabilize with motion. Is my piece defective or did I do something wrong?
Answer :
The mounting plate has limited slide for minor adjustments and then can be locked down when desired position is achieved. If you need more flexibility for the camera you need to use a tripod head with a ball-mount in the jib arm's ball-mount socket. I recommend the Cayer here:
Question :
How do you lock it in position so it is stationary? I struggled to do that the last time I bought and used it. There seems to be no adjustment for it
Answer :
You lock it in position by tightening all the thumb screws where it moves. I never had any trouble with mine. If your camera is too heavy for the counter weight you might have trouble. Add more counterweight with small sandbags or whatever will work. I had a very heavy camera+monitor+audio setup of some 25lbs and I modified the arm with a clamp that could hold an additional 20lbs or more to keep balance.
Question :
can binoculars be attached to unit for star gazing?
Answer :
Anything with a 1/4" screw mount will attach.
Question :
Does it mount in a regular tripod? or need special tripod?
Answer :
Well that depends on what you consider regular.. A $19.05 Walmart Tripod would not hold up. You need a heavy duty Video Tripod. It's designed for a 3/8" or 1/4" tripod to thread right into it (Where your normal Head would go). If you have a Heavy Duty 75mm / 100 mm Ball head you can get some extra features out of it. Mounted on a flat top, the camera will remain level once you set it at level during set up. As you raise or lower the camera it will remain on a level horizon. When mounted to a Ball Head you have the ability to Angle the camera Up or Down as you raise and lower the boom. Having everything balanced before you start makes all of this a breeze. If you fail to balance it you will find yourself constantly trying to keep the camera from either going up or dropping down. It's worth the 5 mins it takes to balance everything...
Question :
I need to use the arm to extend the camera to the *side* rather than forward. Is there an adapter to fix the camera at a right angle to the arm?
Answer :
I'm not really sure what you are trying to do. The jib arm when mounted on a tripod will allow the mounted camera to swing left or right 360 degrees and up and down also. If you need to mount the camera to the side of the camera mounting plate (at the end) you'd have to use a small slider attached to the mount. Or use a clamp to attach another camera mount to the side of the jib frame-tubes. Or the flat sides of the framework that holds the mount for a ball-head or mounting plate, have threaded screw holes that an arm can be screwed into for outboard gear, or a second camera mount––all being to the right or left of the regular camera mount.
Question :
Can you use this without holding it? Meaning could I set it in one position and walk away and have it stay where I left it?
Answer :
Yes, you can... Like many of the light duty accessories today you need to check and double check "EVERY THING" twice. I also use adjustable nylon straps (Ratcheting or Friction) to stop "Creep". Since you're not holding down a "Load of Frieght" the generic ones are great. For am Elevated position they give you more assurance!
Question :
I would like to reverse the head so it is capable of mounting a zhiyun crane v2 gimbal with a mounting ring. is that possible?
Answer :
If your tripod is strong then it will work. I am using a pro tripod and it is very expensive. It can hold max 8 kg
Question :
Can you recommend the cheapest half ball/ball head mount and tripod that would work to pan cam up and down with jib moves? I’ll be using Osmo pocket.
Answer :
I bought the Cayer BV30L 72 inch- Professional Heavy Duty Aluminum Twin Tube Tripod and used the ball head for my Neewer jib and it worked great. This also allowed me to have a second tripod when needed. Easy to switch the ball head from the tripod legs to the jib.
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