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…

Now this is a great product, if you want to get full potential out of it when using a dslr camera you will need some extra bags for weight especially when getting creative by using a ball head a small fluid head attached to the jib.

You will also need a good strong fluid head if you want to attach it to a fluid head and not the tripod. By doing this you can now also pan to crest better videos. The job is very smooth when balanced properly. It actually feels like a good fluid head. Although it gives very smooth performance some parts of it make unwanted noise and this is the reason for marking down.

It took me awhile to figure out how to search for these items – “jibs”. I’m not a camera or production person, so I did a lot of digging on the internet. I eventually found the term “jib” and then found this product. I have the Neewer light soft boxes – as seen in my attached photo – and was hesitant to try their jib. Their light soft boxes are rather flimsy and pretty fragile – they’re affordable though, like this jib. This jib was the cheapest that I saw on Amazon, though, and the reviews were mixed with mentions of the metal being flimsy. I went ahead and bought it, though, and am extremely surprised by the high quality! The metal easily holds my Sony A6300. The metal feels very firm and sturdy – nothing at all like their light boxes. My only gripe, if I had to choose one, would be that some of the tightening “bolts” don’t quite get tight enough. There is one tightening bolt that you can tighten as hard as possible but the hinge still moves if you give it a push. Overall, though, great value for the price.

I’m using this with a Sony Rx ten camera which has a long motorised lens, and a small battery powered motorised head mounted on a heavy duty camera tripod.
I like how both front and rear parts of this jib arm is telescopic so it comes apart so it packs down into about 3ft and fits into a decent padded bag that comes with it.
It comes supplied with 2 1kg weights, I found with my rig I needed to add one more weight when at full extend but that was no problem as I have some old dumbells. The supplied weights screw on and hold it on just perfectly.

The quick release slide plate has a bowl attached which I didn’t need, it is easily removed with an Allen key.
The slide plate has a removable rubber bung, this is so you can insert either a 3/8 or 1/4 screw, both of which are supplied (mine came with the 3/8 one fitted, it took me a while to find the 1/4 one I needed, that’s what you get for not reading the manual, right chaps?)

In use, it is easy to quickly balance the camera, and very smooth to swing the arm around getting some great low/high shots,
The adjustable friction controls on both ends make it as loose or tight as you want.
To tilt the camera if you don’t have a motorised head, just tilt the tripod head a little but remember to keep hold of it and lock it off asap.

This product is fantastic for the price. However, I have a 6.5lb camera and lens and it tests the integrity of the unit. I will be able to get the shots I need this week, however I will save this pice to use with my DSLR for small product shots.

I am happy with this jib, and very impressed! I thought this jib would be whimsy, but this is a solid and sturdy piece of equipment. I have yet to set it on a tripod and connect my camera, but I opened the package and put it together in about four minutes or less and the weight this jib has gives me confidence in the product. My only issue was there were grooves on the product that looked as if it had been dropped or something rubbed along a few grooves where the weights install or are added. I was going to send this back because of the dents on the grooves but the weights were able to be installed and this does not affect the product’s function, so far, but will it affect the jib’s function later the more the weights are added and removed over time? We will see.

Happy jibbing…

UPDATE: I added a photo. The shipping box came damaged and opened, as well. This jib must have been thrown around pretty hard, it’s a manufacturer’s defect, or someone dropped it or damaged it while packing. It was wrapped solid so I can only imagine how the defects were generated on the groves. I’m going to keep it rather than return it.

Muy práctica y fácil de utilizar. Deseaba una grua hace mucho tiempo y me siento satisfecho con este producto.

Not yet sure about this. Need to use it more but not in a production environment. Found that the connection to the tripod was a bit weak and allowed the jig to turn and twist. The rods also move when having a large DSLR and decent lens on there (about 6 kilos) which means that the camera sags on the top of the Jig making it useless. That may improve once I connect it to the tripod in a better manner. You do need far more weights than were supplied – the jig is very unbalanced with what is supplied. It does have a helpful hook on the weight end so this is not a major issue. All in all for the money paid (which is low) it is what it is. Proper professional versions of these cost £800+ easily. I’ll give it another go and may just use it with lighter cameras for B roll stuff. We shall see.