Gimbal Shield for MP - Drone Valley

AlanTheBeast · Feb 25, 2017

Additional flare protection.
Camera protection.
Doesn't block air.

Drone Valley Review of Gimbal Shield

Wombat55 · Feb 25, 2017

(1) flare protection isn't particularly useful on moderately wide angle lens. Use one on my telephoto DSLR lens, but leave it off on my wide angle lens because it's pretty much worthless. (2) a snap-on plastic gimbal shield isn't going to protect the camera against most of the sorts of camera-damaging crashes that people have been reporting on these forums. (3) Your link is broken.

People may be buying the gimbal shield because it makes the front of the Mavic look more streamlined, though. I've always thought that the gimbal mount and camera dangling off the front end looked a bit awkward and out of line with the sleek aesthetics of the rest of the Mavic.

ksull72487 · Feb 25, 2017

It's the same $3 shield on eBay lol I have one. Yeah it'll help with a crash but it's not 100%. Definitely useless for the Sun. I use one as added protection. Not keen on it although.

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AlanTheBeast · Feb 26, 2017

Wombat55 said:
(1) flare protection isn't particularly useful on moderately wide angle lens. Use one on my telephoto DSLR lens, but leave it off on my wide angle lens because it's pretty much worthless. (2) a snap-on plastic gimbal shield isn't going to protect the camera against most of the sorts of camera-damaging crashes that people have been reporting on these forums. (3) Your link is broken.

People may be buying the gimbal shield because it makes the front of the Mavic look more streamlined, though. I've always thought that the gimbal mount and camera dangling off the front end looked a bit awkward and out of line with the sleek aesthetics of the rest of the Mavic.

Link wasn't broken - I screwed it up when I put it in in the first place. Fixed.

Agree that there are limits to shading a wide angle lens, but that's the claim and as I've had flare from the sides in some cases, this should help. Yes, limited.

As to protection, definitely - as you say above the gimbal and camera are very exposed. The proposed guard greatly reduces exposure considerably. Hitting a branch, for example, this will keep it out completely unless hit at the tip. The reviewer also points out that if landing in grass, these widgets reduce the amount of contact with the grass which could get caught in the gimbal and/or aid debris entry into the front vent.

armoredsaint · Feb 26, 2017

Amazon sells the same thing for the same price too. I ordered one more for protection.

AlanTheBeast · Feb 26, 2017

armoredsaint said:
Amazon sells the same thing for the same price too. I ordered one more for protection.

He tested 3 makes and found the one in the video to be made of better quality plastic - less likely to deform over time (in his opinion).

FlyAwayPTSD · Mar 5, 2017

Ordered this from him over a week ago and still hasn't shipped. Not to mention I live close enough to fly my Mavic to him for pick up. Bad first impression for me. Makes me think he orders from China then ships when he gets it.

AlanTheBeast · Mar 5, 2017

FlyAwayPTSD said:
Ordered this from him over a week ago and still hasn't shipped. Not to mention I live close enough to fly my Mavic to him for pick up. Bad first impression for me. Makes me think he orders from China then ships when he gets it.

Did you call him?

Oyibo VFX · Mar 5, 2017

I ordered two. But with AliExpress

FlyAwayPTSD · Mar 5, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
Did you call him?

Yes. It's been almost 5 days since that call. No big deal though. Ordering on amazon now and cancelling with PP

AlanTheBeast · Mar 5, 2017

FlyAwayPTSD said:
Yes. It's been almost 5 days since that call. No big deal though. Ordering on amazon now and cancelling with PP

PP? I thought you meant Drone Valley.

FlyAwayPTSD · Mar 5, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
PP? I thought you meant Drone Valley.

Paypal

TartanImport · Mar 5, 2017

AlanTheBeast said:
Link wasn't broken - I screwed it up when I put it in in the first place. Fixed.

Agree that there are limits to shading a wide angle lens, but that's the claim and as I've had flare from the sides in some cases, this should help. Yes, limited.

As to protection, definitely - as you say above the gimbal and camera are very exposed. The proposed guard greatly reduces exposure considerably. Hitting a branch, for example, this will keep it out completely unless hit at the tip. The reviewer also points out that if landing in grass, these widgets reduce the amount of contact with the grass which could get caught in the gimbal and/or aid debris entry into the front vent.

Bought one and have been flying with it for a couple of days. Well made and fits tight and certainly gives some extra protection. The issue I have with it is when making some turns you see it in the side of the camera as the gimbal moves. Think I'm going to have to take it off.

stratos · Mar 5, 2017

ksull72487 said:
It's the same $3 shield on eBay lol I have one. Yeah it'll help with a crash but it's not 100%. Definitely useless for the Sun. I use one as added protection. Not keen on it although.

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Yeah got mine as well for $3 bucks, he is trying to make money now from his channel by selling this on his website. good for him.

FlyAwayPTSD · Mar 6, 2017

He responded to my email and offered to refund and reship the item. Seems genuine and was a nice guy when we spoke. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here just a bad first impression. At least he made good.

AlanTheBeast · Mar 6, 2017

TartanImport said:
Bought one and have been flying with it for a couple of days. Well made and fits tight and certainly gives some extra protection. The issue I have with it is when making some turns you see it in the side of the camera as the gimbal moves. Think I'm going to have to take it off.

Maybe you can simply trim it a little to avoid "seeing it" in the turns?

Skydog · Mar 6, 2017

It seems like this would increase the resistance. As the device is now a wind bucket unless there are rear vents equal to the opening. I imagine it could possibly lower battery performance and speed as well. If flaring is and issue it might be worth the trade off.

armoredsaint · Mar 6, 2017

There's so many makers now and rebranded over and over again. Probably the same maker in china

FlyAwayPTSD · Mar 6, 2017

armoredsaint said:
There's so many makers now and rebranded over and over again. Probably the same maker in china

A bunch of resellers hoping to cash in on the Mavic craze since they're readily available now

AlanTheBeast · Mar 6, 2017

FlyAwayPTSD said:
He responded to my email and offered to refund and reship the item. Seems genuine and was a nice guy when we spoke. I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here just a bad first impression. At least he made good.

He gives me the impression of a forthright fellow. Not so much interested in making money as in supporting a passion.