Can I get a Gimbal worth buying for under £50?

[MrBig]

I could do with a gimbal for some basic social media videos (for work) but on a budget.

Is there anything for less than £50 that will do the job or am I wasting my time?

[Fordo]

What camera are you putting on it?

I have a couple of old Gimbals gathering dust in my garage

[Tony1963]

It will depend on the body and lens completely. If the £50 gimbals were more than good enough for 5kg of camera and glass, there’d be no £600 gimbals. It’s a matter of what compromises you’re happy with, as always.

[MrBig]

Good point, a small compact or an iphone with a tripod threaded mag mount.

[rene7]

'Gimbal Head' - a Must have if you own any 400-800mm Supertele and want to maximise its use . >
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Of course you also need one if you're a wimp who whinges Loudly on PH about the weight of your girly 70-200 zoom.
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I first bought a cheapo Chinese made gimbal after getting my first 'Supertele' - Canon 400 f2.8 'is', -- at the time [2007] it was either a £600 arca or a £70 Chinese made cheapie, choice was obvious for me ---- & I still use the cheapie -- NB. it hasn't fallen to bits
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OOI a couple years ago I saw an ad for a lightweight 'all aluminium' gimbal - I was tempted at ebay's £30 price tag and bought one - it was well made but I was dis-appointed the 'Lightweight ally' gimbal weighed more than my original steel cheapie [1440g against the steel gimbals 1125g] - Duh!!
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Here's a pic of my gimbals and homemade gimbal accessories - I also made the lens mount plates, you can see a spare [undrilled] one fitted in the pic.
Hope this post helps those who are undecided.
Rene

[Dave.]

Hens make pretty good gimbals.

You could always buy a hen and cable tie your phone to its face.