I hate the Air2s Gimbel Cover

stevearends · May 30, 2022

Has anyone purchased an aftermarket gimbel cover they like? The factory cover sticks. Thx!

rexster1505 · May 30, 2022

From eBay

Oman · May 30, 2022

rexster1505 said:
From eBay
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Great cover and protection of gimble, just a ***** to get off.
Thanks omans

rexster1505 · May 30, 2022

Oman said:
Great cover and protection of gimble, just a ***** to get off.
Thanks omans

Not really, it gets easier the more it's used

Oman · May 31, 2022

rexster1505 said:
Not really, it gets easier the more it's used

I filed the clip down a little. Very easy now
Thanks oman

old man mavic · May 31, 2022

i guess that just about covers it then

dolphinspirit · May 31, 2022

rexster1505 said:
From eBay
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What is the link?

CorralesDan · May 31, 2022

I got a similar one on Amazon:

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B09G6CKBHY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_image?ie=UTF8&psc=1

rexster1505 · May 31, 2022

dolphinspirit said:
What is the link?

For DJI AIR 2S Drone Gimbal Lens Vision Sensor Protective Cover Accessories | eBay

Applicable models: for DJI Air 2S. Prevent foreign body collision and dust. Fit to the body design, stable and not loose. Item number:4007.

www.ebay.com

karlblessing · May 31, 2022

rexster1505 said:
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Tried one like that, it scratched up the bottom of the camera and the clip in the middle holds way too firmly (had to sand that down a little) to the inside lip of the housing. Ended up just going back to the original especially after I installed the phantom Rain wetsuit which it won't work on.

MartyPck · May 31, 2022

Sure would be nice to have a similar gimbal/prop storage cover like the one for the Mavic 3.

Brojon · Jun 4, 2022

I dislike how it seems to jam the gimbal.
I do like how it seems to pretty much lock the gimbal in place so it can't move.
Lufthansa wrecked my Mavic Pro a few years back - we had to take a puddle jumper and they insisted my camera bag go in the hold.
"We'll be careful". Hah...
Handled so roughly that the gimbal holder broke the back plate off the camera, the battery was ripped out buggering the right clip on the body and the battery bouncing around put dings in the front and back.
I fixed the clip with JB Weld (great stuff!) and got a replacement camera rear cover. All that and they wouldn't allow a claim for some mumbled reason.
So I appreciate the new gimbal covers that don't depend on the camera for an anchor point. Next time tho I WILL hand carry the drone onto the flight.

Bobby Buttonwood · Jun 4, 2022

I hated it so much I made a youtube video about it.

paparatzy · Jun 4, 2022

karlblessing said:
Tried one like that, it scratched up the bottom of the camera and the clip in the middle holds way too firmly (had to sand that down a little) to the inside lip of the housing. Ended up just going back to the original especially after I installed the phantom Rain wetsuit which it won't work on.

I had the same experience with one like that. I found it to be just as 'fiddly' to attach as the DJI cover. You still need to line up the gimbal like you do with the original DJI cover. I sent it back, why pay money for the same experience.

I've found that taking if off, you need to depress the back clip first then slide it off. When attaching it turn the drone upside down, line up the gimbal, secure at the front first, then the back. I noticed in the video demo that the poster still had to line up the new replacement cover to the gimbal. Also, when he was demonstrating the DJI cover, he was trying to take it off with the drone right side up, which only makes it more difficult as you can't reach the back clip of the cover in order to depress it first to release it.