Hi All,
Genuine 3DR gimbals seem to be climbing in price on EBay. As a newer Solo owner I started watching the prices before Christmas, when one might be had for $160 or so. Now they seem to be going for over $200.00.
So, I'm looking for opinions here. I can get a brand new Feiyu-Tech FY-M3D Mini 3D Pro in the $150 range, depending on where I order it from. There is a hack for installing it on a Solo and gaining the tilt function from a Solo controller -- which is the only remote function I'd really care about. The hack appears to be straightforward and pretty quick.
It's not the price that raises the question. It's the fact that I've read dozens of posts on this forum and others about 3DR gimbal problems. Clearly there are good ones, and people are getting good results with them, but there also seem to be a lot around with issues. The Feiyu-Tech is also newer technology, and seems to have a more robust vibration dampening system in the mount. If I pay Amazon's price (about $175) there's very little risk in getting a dud. If I buy it on EBay there's always a risk of getting a dud, and then having issues returning it.
Thoughts???
Thanks!
Genuine 3DR gimbals seem to be climbing in price on EBay. As a newer Solo owner I started watching the prices before Christmas, when one might be had for $160 or so. Now they seem to be going for over $200.00.
So, I'm looking for opinions here. I can get a brand new Feiyu-Tech FY-M3D Mini 3D Pro in the $150 range, depending on where I order it from. There is a hack for installing it on a Solo and gaining the tilt function from a Solo controller -- which is the only remote function I'd really care about. The hack appears to be straightforward and pretty quick.
It's not the price that raises the question. It's the fact that I've read dozens of posts on this forum and others about 3DR gimbal problems. Clearly there are good ones, and people are getting good results with them, but there also seem to be a lot around with issues. The Feiyu-Tech is also newer technology, and seems to have a more robust vibration dampening system in the mount. If I pay Amazon's price (about $175) there's very little risk in getting a dud. If I buy it on EBay there's always a risk of getting a dud, and then having issues returning it.
Thoughts???
Thanks!