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Hi,

I want to purchase (or build) a 2 or 3-axis self-stabilizing brushless gimbal suited to the GoPro Hero 3 for my quadrotor and was wondering if any of you had experience with a model you would highly recommend (or avoid).

Of the gimbals I've looked at so far these are the top contenders:

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Tarot T-2D V2

FeiYu Tech G3 

DYS 3-axis SMART GoPro BL Gimbal

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I like the Tarot a lot because it's mature, reasonably priced, and also the lightest gimbal I've seen. The down side is that it seems to be fussy about boot reliability.

A third axis would be ideal (I'm looking for yaw stability -- not the ability to pan remotely) and I've seen the DYS unit priced under $200 -- but the sample clips I've found don't showcase its yaw stability. 

One reviewer did place the FeiYu Tech G3 head-to-head with the Tarot and demonstrated the G3 was slighter smoother, but what I'm taking away from the reviews in general is that with regard to build quality and stabilization, they all seem more or less similar with nothing really setting them apart except price. 

Cheaper units from EBAY and RC Timer also seemed reasonably stable but they all produced an audible whine that to me just screams 'bad engineering'.  No pun intended.

Thanks!