Ulanzi / Falcam F38 Reliability Issue Update

This video is an update to my earlier video detailing the issue I found with the Ulanzi / Falcam F38 reliability after communications with Falcam via their Instagram account.
Earlier video is found here : • Ulanzi / Falcam F38 Re...
And the companion article is here : stevenleong.com/main1/2024/06...
Disclaimer : My findings or opinions about the F38 Pro / TreeRoot tripod head might or might not be true since I have not seen it or tested it myself.
00:00 Start
00:05 Intro
00:42 Summary
01:28 Falcam's Statement
01:59 Modified Statement
02:54 My Take / Speculation
03:15 Design Issue
03:56 Material Issue
04:43 F38 Pro
05:16 Conclusion

[@quagmire321able]

And…. this is my corrected version of the statement :
“FALCAM’s team have tested the Sony A7M4 and other cage bottom plates separately by installing them to the gimbal stabilizer quick-release plates and there was no shifting nor play. Our initial judgement is that it may be due to the factory's tooling issues that only occur rarely as we have very strict tolerances during manufacturing as well as strict quality control protocols.
Despite that, we will perform a detailed investigation of this worn cage issue. In order to express our apology, we will send you a new L-Bracket for A7M4 as the replacement. We are very sorry that this happened to you and promise that we will conduct more stringent quality inspections on all the products in the future.”

[@clement3516]

That is the problem with trying to engineer a solution to a simple issue. Arca swiss although slower, is much more straight forward design wise and even manufecturing defects wont affect the usability much.

[@quagmire321able]

@clement3516 I agree but here is hoping they continue to improve this and give us a better & quicker quick-release system :-D