The Best Gimbal For Nikon D7500 Cameras!

Today we are going to be taking a look at what we feel is the best gimbal for Nikon d7500 cameras currently available on the market right now. Although the d7500 is a very popular camera body, we have noticed a steady stream of people who use the camera reaching out for assistance when it comes to a gimbal stabilizer for it.

We think that this is due to the fact that the camera body alone comes in at around the 1.6-pound mark. Although this is pretty light when it comes to the weight of some DSLR camera bodies on the market, people seem to have mixed feeling between picking up a gimbal designed for a DSLR or picking up a cheaper gimbal designed for a lighter mirrorless camera.

Thankfully, we have chosen three gimbals that we feel are suitable for use with your d7500 in a number of situations. Two of our featured gimbals are designed for use with DSLR cameras while the one that serves as our more budget-friendly option is primarily designed for use with mirrorless cameras but should perform fine for your Nikon d7500 depending on what accessories you mount to your camera body.

We will be sticking to our regular article format of having the comparison and a short breakdown of each gimbal directly below for those short on time and just want a quick and easy answer. As usual, we will be following the comparison table section up with a more in-depth look at the three featured gimbals as we go over why we feel the way we do about them and why we feel they will make a good choice for use with your Nikon d7500.

Comparison Table

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As our regular readers will probably have been able to guess, our number one recommended gimbal for the Nikon d7500 is the DJI Ronin S that we really do feel is an excellent bit of kit for any DSLR camera rig. It has a great load capacity that will easily hold your Nikon d7500 while also ensuring it can take the majority of accessories you will need when recording your video footage too.

If you are on a budget and looking for a cheaper gimbal for your Nikon d7500 then the Zhiyun Crane Plus can be a great choice and should easily get the job done for your camera. Just keep in mind that although the Crane Plus is an excellent little gimbal, it has been designed for use with the mirrorless camera weight class although if the camera accessories you use on your d7500 are light it will perform fine.

Finally, we have the Moza Air 2 for anyone who is planning on using a heavier DSLR setup on their d7500. With the higher maximum load capacity of our three featured gimbals, this will be able to provide image stabilization for the vast majority of setups that you will ever need. We know that the Moza Air 3 has been released but it does not have the super high load capacity of the Air 2 and we feel that the Air 3 is more of a competitor to the Ronin S so we chose the Air 2 for our article. Although it is the only featured gimbal from the previous generation of handheld gimbals, it still performs very well, especially when using in the super heavy setup niche and is much cheaper than the other high load capacity gimbals on the market right now.

The DJI Ronin S

 

Time to cover the DJI Ronin S is a little more detail. If you have been working in the videography space for any amount of time, there is probably a good chance that you have heard of the Ronin S as it has an outstanding reputation within the community that is only becoming more and more widespread as the months come and go. The excellent performance, great build quality, ease of use, and solid design help to make it the best gimbal for DSLR cameras on the market right now.

Due to DJI being one of the most well-known brands in the gimbal space, you can rest assured that you are not purchasing your new handheld gimbal from fly by night company too. We know that gimbals are often one of the most expensive camera accessories many people will purchase so it is nice to have the peace of mind that you are buying from an established, reputable company.

Performance And Functionality

As shown in the comparison table above, the DJI Ronin S can support a maximum load capacity of 7.94 pounds ensuring that almost every Nikon d7500 setup you can think of will easily mount to the gimbal. In fact, the only thing that we can think of off the top of our heads that may stand a chance of topping the payload capacity of the gimbal is if you use a heavy camera cage or battery grip on your camera body during use.

Even then though, we are confident that the Ronin S will be able to take the weight even when it comes close to its payload limit and still provide you with its excellent image stabilization. We would imagine that the vast majority of our readers using a d7500 will be totally fine though and never even come close to maxing out the payload of the gimbal.

The Ronin S also offers you an impressive maximum battery life of around twelve hours per full charge that ensures that you should be able to capture all the footage you require between charging opportunities. We feel that most d7500 setups will easily get close to the twelve hours of battery life mark too although some heavier setups taking most of the payload of the gimbal will bring it down around the eight to ten-hour battery life mark.

When your battery does eventually run empty, the DJI quick charge technology allows you to quickly and easily charge it back to full in just over two hours. This ensures that you have minimum downtime when working and if needed you can even plug the Ronin S into the mains on breaks to keep it charge up.

The cinematic video footage above was recorded using the DJI Ronin S and does a great job of showcasing the level of image stabilization that you are able to expect from the gimbal during use. As you can see in the short video, the 3 axis gimbal stabilizer performs flawlessly and provides the user with the best image stabilization throughout to help improve the image quality of the overall video.

If you are an established videographer with paying clients or an established vlogger with a large number of subscribers, the image quality improvements that this excellent handheld gimbal is able to provide for you is sure to keep your clients and viewers happy. When it comes to performance, DJI really have done an outstanding job with the Ronin S.

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User Interface And Control System

Although some gimbal brands are starting to get to the point now where they are attempting to get creative with their gimbal control systems by implementing touchscreens and other modern systems, DJI has kept theirs as simple as possible as shown in the image above. Although we have seen a small number of people moan about this and in all honesty, we would love to see a touchscreen on a DJI gimbal, we can see why they made this choice.

DJI like to keep their products as easy and as user-friendly as possible so even an entry-level videographer who has never used a gimbal before can pick the Ronin S up, mount their camera, and go out and capture some excellent cinematic footage with ease. The basic approach to the control system on the Ronin S ensures that this is possible and allows people to quickly learn how to get the best out of the gimbal.

On the flip side of this, it is also ideal for anyone moving over to DJI as it is very similar to what other gimbal brands use so videographers new to using DJI gimbals after using other brands can get the most out of it too. Finally, there are the old hands who have been using gimbals for years, the control system on the Ronin S ensures that you are also able to get the most out of the gimbal while also having all the customization and advanced functionality that you may need for your sessions.

The DJI Smartphone App

Although many videographers consider gimbal smartphone apps to be useless, they are steadily increasing in popularity and DJI have one of the best available by far. The interface of the app is very easy to use and it is very easy to understand exactly what you are about to do with your gimbal.

Once you have used it for a few minutes, you will probably be confident enough with the app to start using its wireless remote control functionality in your live sessions with your Nikon d7500. The app also allows you to tweak a few key settings on the gimbal too without you having to go into the gimbal options and do it manually.

Build Quality And Design

Build quality and design are one thing that DJI has ensured is always flawless with all of their gimbals and drones even back when they first made the jump into the handheld gimbal market. We are happy to say that over the years, nothing has changed and the build quality and design of the Ronin S are excellent.

Everything on the gimbal has been designed to function perfectly while also having that perfect balance so it looks as sleek as possible. Considering the performance and maximum load capacity of the Ronin S, it is actually a surprisingly light gimbal too. In addition to this, due to how light the gimbal it, it is also surprisingly robust proving that DJI is leading the way when it comes to modern gimbal stabilizers.

Our Verdict

The DJI Ronin S is an excellent gimbal that will help you improve the image quality you can capture using your Nikon d7500. It really is hard to find fault with the gimbal as it just ticks so many boxes and you can definatley see why the community thinks so highly of it.

As you saw in the test footage shared earlier in the article that was recorded using a Ronin S, the image stabilization that it provides is outstanding. The load capacity of the gimbal also ensures that you will struggle to dream up a d7500 setup that it will struggle with too while also future-proofing your gimbal for any future heavier DSLR purchases you may make.

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The Zhiyun Crane Plus

Next up we are going to be going over what we would class as the best budget-friendly gimbal for your Nikon d7500, the Zhiyun Crane Plus. Now, like we mentioned earlier in the article, the Crane Plus has been designed to be the premium mirrorless camera gimbal on the market and has the load capacity to match. That said, the d7500 is not the heaviest of DSLRs out there so provided your camera accessories are not too heavy, we have every confidence that this can provide your d7500 with the image stabilization that you require.

At the time of writing, the Crane Plus is one of the newest gimbals on the market so it has all of the latest technology from Zhiyun ensuring it has excellent performance. The hype around the launch of the gimbal also paid off and it quickly earned its excellent reputation amongst the videography community and it only seems to be increasing its reputation and customer base as time goes on and more people give the Crane Plus a try.

Performance And Functionality

As we said, the Crane Plus was designed to dominate the mirrorless camera weight class of gimbals so it has the lowest maximum load capacity of 5.5 pounds out of the three gimbals we are featuring. Now, make no mistake, 5.5 pounds is a great payload and with your Nikon d7500 being around 1.6 pounds in weight, you have 3.9 pounds of payload capacity spare for your accessories.

Depending on what you are planning to actually do with your camera, this could be plenty for some lightweight setups meaning the Crane Plus is able to serve as a more budget-friendly gimbal for your camera that does not break the bank but still provides some excellent image stabilization.

The gimbal also offers the longest potential battery life of our featured gimbals too offering a maximum battery life of around 18 hours. Now, with a DSLR setup, you will probably be getting around the 15 hours of battery life mark out of the gimbal but this is still some excellent going! Additionally, you can also quickly recharge the Crane plus from empty to full in as little as three hours too.

Although the footage was not captured using the Nikon d7500 the slips above were recorded using a Zhiyun Crane Plus and gives you an excellent idea of what you can expect from this solid little 3 axis gimbal stabilizer. The image stabilization that it provides is flawless and the maximum payload and battery life for this price tag is unheard of for a handheld gimbal making it a real bargain!

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User Interface And Control System

Similar to the DJI Ronin S covered above, Zhiyun has decided to stick with a pretty basic control system for the Crane Plus. This is more understandable on the Crane Plus though as it has been designed to be the number one mirrorless camera gimbal so many people who purchase it will literally be buying their very first gimbal ever so it needs to be as easy to use as possible.

Thankfully though, Zhiyun has ensured that it still provides you with all of the great functionality that you would expect from a Zhiyun gimbal. This ensures that if you are a more experienced videographer then you can easily get all of the advanced things that you need from the gimbal with minimal effort.

The Zhiyun Smartphone App

As we have said a few times on the blog, Zhiyun has some issues with their smartphone app but thankfully, an update is apparently just around the corner. We hope that this update will help to correct the connectivity issues the app has that sometimes cause the ap to simply refuse to sync with the whole Zhiyun gimbal range, not just the Crane Plus.

Build Quality And Design

The build quality of the Zhiyun Crane Plus is solid and the gimbal is really well put togeather. Although the design of the gimbal is pretty similar to previous generations of the Zhiyun range, we see nothing wrong with going with the whole “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” mantra as the design of the Zhiyun range has served them so well in the past.

Although the Crane Plus is a solid little gimbal, we would say that the Ronin S is more robust than in but for the massive hike in the price tag you would expect this. If you are planning to travel with your setup, especially via air while you store your gimbal in the hold then we would highly recommend you pick up a solid case to offer that additional protection.

Our Verdict

Considering the Crane Plus was not designed for DSLR cameras like the Nikon d7500 to be its primary workload, we feel it does a great job and can easily provide the image stabilization that lighter d7500 rigs require to offer you smooth and stable video footage. Although we would recommend that you try to save for the DJI Ronin S if possible, the Crane Plus can make a nice cheap gimbal option for the Nikon d7500.

We know that we brushed over the gimbal in this article as we are featuring three stand-alone gimbals. If you would like to know more, we have a dedicated review of the Zhiyun Crane Plus online that goes into much more detail on the gimbal.

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The Moza Air 2

The final gimbal that we are going to be covering in our article is the Moza Air 2 and as we would only recommend this gimbal for your Nikon d7500 if you know you are going to be using some super heavy camera rigs, we will just be quickly going over it in this article as the majority of our readers will be much better off with the DJI Ronin S over the Moza Air 2.

Another thing that we would like to point out is that we are fully aware that the Moza Air 3 is on the market now but it does not have a maximum load capacity anywhere near what the Air 2 had. Due to this, we still consider the Air 2 to be our go to gimbal of choice for the heavy lifting.

Another quick side note is that the Zhiyun Crane 3 has just come out and it is a better gimbal for your Nikon d7500 when it comes to heavy lifting than the Air 2. The reason that we are featuring the Air 2 over the Crane 3 is due to the Crane 3 being almost double the price of the Air 2 at the time of writing.

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Performance And Functionality

So, getting into the performance of the Air 2, the gimbal has a maximum payload capacity of just over 9 pounds and this gimbal has been put through its paces over the years by its large user base using some of the heaviest DSLR rigs going. Due to this, you can rest assured that the gimbals advertised payload is real and not just a marketing ploy like some of the other less known gimbal brands tend to use.

Additionally, the Air 2 can also provide a maximum battery life of around 16 hours for a fully charged set of batteries. That said though, as we would only recommend this gimbal for the Nikon d7500 if you are using a heavy rig, you will probably be using as close to the 9 pounds of load capacity the gimbal offers so we would expect closes to 12 hours of battery life. When the battery is dry, you can recharge the air 2 in four hours and be back our capturing video footage as required.

We feel that the sample footage recorded using the Moza Air 2 above does a great job of showcasing how well this handheld gimbal was put together and how it has managed to stay competitive against the latest version of gimbals. It does a great job of providing some solid image stabilization even when you are using the heavier rigs and we really think that it could suit a heavy d7500 set up very well.

User Interface And Control System

Although the two featured gimbals above kept their control system pretty basic, the Moza Air 2 has a great little system as shown in the image above. It does a great job of allowing you to control your gimbal and get the most out of it with the joystick being very responsive to your touch. The LCD panel on the gimbal handle also ensures that you can clearly see it in low light conditions too.

The Moza Smartphone App

Just like DJI, the Moza smartphone app is great and works very well. If you do think that you will be using the smartphone app for you gimbal then it is a great choice and we doubt that Moza will drop the ball when it comes to their app at this stage of the game after having it working so well for so long.

Build Quality And Design

Although the build quality and design of the gimbal are older than that of the two featured gimbals above, the Moza Air 2 has definatley aged well in our opinion. It has been on the market much longer than the gimbals above so any issues with the design would have become apparent by now.

Our Verdict

In our opinion, the DJI Ronin S is definatley the best gimbal on the market for your Nikon d7500. We would only recommend the Moza Air 2 if you know for a face you will be using a camera rig that the Ronin S is unable to support.

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Wrapping It Up

That brings our article on the best gimbal for Nikon d7500 cameras to a close. We hope that our readers have found it helpful as we have tried to be as clear and straight to the point on why we feel that each of the featured gimbals has been chosen. We also have a dedicated article where we go over five gimbals for DSLR cameras and put them head to head with each other that you may find helpful.