At IBC 2025, we met with Eddie Melendez from Hohem to have a look at their latest stabilizer, the MT3 Professional. Designed for hybrid shooters, it helps payloads as much as 2.5 kg (4.5 lbs) whereas retaining the physique weight beneath 1 kg (990 g). The gimbal additionally brings AI topic monitoring, a removable distant, and help for each autofocus and guide lenses.
The MT3 Professional is a part of Hohem’s rising stabilizer household, constructing on concepts launched within the M7 AI Monitoring Smartphone Gimbal Stabilizer and V3 Smartphone Gimbal fashions. In accordance with Eddie, the product developed via direct suggestions from creators and early collaborators, with changes made even within the months main as much as launch. That course of formed options like broader AI monitoring and the removable distant, underlining Hohem’s purpose to make the gimbal adaptable to totally different capturing kinds.
Hohem MT3 Professional. Picture credit score: CineD
AI monitoring and distant management
AI monitoring on the MT3 Professional goes past easy face detection, locking onto faces, pets, and objects. The removable distant provides flexibility, performing as each a compact reference monitor and management unit. From as much as 10m (32.8 ft) away, you possibly can choose topics, alter parameters, and begin or cease recording with out counting on an app.
The distant additionally helps shutter management and observe focus, both with Hohem’s package or third-party gear, thanks to straightforward ports and bundled rails. It really works with each autofocus lenses (Canon, Sony) and guide cinema lenses when paired with a observe focus system.
Hohem MT3 Professional Gimbal. Picture credit score: CineD
Light-weight construct with increased payload
We lifted the gimbal on the present flooring, and it felt mild in comparison with others on this class. At 990g (2.2 lbs), it’s straightforward to hold, but it helps 2.5 kg (5.5 lbs) of digital camera and equipment, so it’s appropriate for mirrorless setups, small DSLRs, and motion cameras. The built-in fill mild provides flexibility for fast setups, whereas the open method to observe focus means customers aren’t locked into one ecosystem.
Worth and availability
Hohem is aiming for a late October to mid-November 2025 launch, with a staggered regional rollout. Pricing is predicted to be within the $500 vary, although the ultimate determine hasn’t been confirmed. For extra data, go to the Hohem web site.
In the event you already personal observe focus gear, does Hohem’s open design make this gimbal extra interesting? Would you employ AI monitoring for faces, pets, and objects in your shoots? Tell us within the feedback.
