I'm not sure how using a null is going to prevent the gimbal lock. The layer just has a few keyframes on it. I tried copying the keyframes over to a null and it is twisting as well. Maybe it just can't handle keeping the roll intact when traveling in Y. 

On Fri, Sep 21, 2012 at 12:21 PM, Stephen van Vuuren <stephen@sv2studios.com> wrote:

Byron,

 

I too always use nulls for controlling 3D camera – it’s just not reliable without nulls especially auto-orient layers.

 

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