Like it's smartphone-specific sibling, the Smooth 5 (which we reviewed previously), the Crane M3 is also a Red Dot Award 2022 winner for its product design.
Certainly, on looks alone the Crane M3 is an eye-catcher. Switching from the traditional/typical grey and black tones of pretty much every gimbal out there, with the M3 Zhiyun has gone all-out on white. Even the very useful bag that comes with the Combo Kit is white.
While this might not be our #1 colour of choice for a backpack (although it is undeniably a very useful, well-designed bag for stashing your camera and lenses, plus the gimbal and its accessories), for the gimbal body itself the new colour is quite lovely. Mostly white on the handle, with a subtle red accent, contrasting with black on the metal camera clamps. It's a good-looking gadget.
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