Mariano Costa

Would be still cool to know your total costs, if possible. Someone offered me a used Archer 2S with the "old" G50...

Damn...and I was already set on an Archer2...just waiting for the Exovest...Pro is seductive...:D I believe I read somewhere that the Atlas weighs more than the Titan - is that true?

prices are out: http://www.gpiprosys.com/NEW_GPI/atlas_arm.html

Thank you so much, Chris!

I searched, but the only weight chart I found was about the old rigs like SK2, Provid etc. Asking Tiffen is a good idea but I thought this was the quickest way without bothering those Tiffen folks (who should actually write this into their manuals at the first place...) ;) But now I`ll do that and mail em`!

wow...so many answers! :D

I don`t know, but seeing more and more of these pictures with people operating off horses, skis, stepping from segways at high speed, operating on ladders, from cliffs and god-knows-elsewhere makes me shiver and quite frightened, okay, most of these guys do it freely, but I am thinking about those less courageous people or just beginners who are frightened to get a "sissy" reputation by saying "no". Recently I spoke with some friends about James Cameron`s risky way of doing things - on Terminator 2 he asked Jimmy Muro to operate on that freeway helicopter chase when the copter flys below the bridge, camera car in front - Jimmy simply said no and Cameron operated himself (this was not a Steadicam shot) - and I can only say that Jimmy must be one of the most courageous filmguys ever, first for saying no, second, to say no at such an early phase of his career, and third, to say no to James Cameron. And this should be common practice when your health/life is in danger. Sorry for being off topic - so, about the filmotechnic thing: there are some very interesting pictures, but as the AR somehow limited to special shots, I bet this thing will be extremely painful to your banking account... ;) And it reminds me a little bit of a very strange rig from the mid 90ies which never saw the light of day, a steadicam-like something with a wescam-like ball on top of the sled, remote controlled - the inventors even claimed that it`s the end of expensive, experienced steadi-ops, all that is needed is a goon for the rig and someone to control the camera...

I found a pic of the new grey canisters...it`s...GREY! :D http://www.fdtimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/FDTimes-L1000471.jpg

Hey guys, I have a question, can any of the Archer2 owners here tell me how much the system itself (vest, g50 arm, sled) without camera and batteries does weigh?

...wait until 2:44 and watch what happens...that`s what all should do when everything sucks :D

I don`t see much offensive stuff here either, at least it didn`t go the route of the Fawcett Exovest thread where everything suddenly turned to animals or stuff...not very funny, imo...

this device looks like the perfect replacement for all gpi pro and tiffen rigs! if your name is hulk and don`t care about image steadiness...

One step at a time, Mariano! :D ok, ok...it just got me excited and thinking...

If this exovest is better for operator`s health and affordably priced then shouldn`t it be the standart vest for the tiffen rigs in the long run?

You can already download it for free Isn't that just a light version? yes, it is - the regular version costs around 800 bucks, I believe...

...a video clip on youtube would be much easier for both, you and us :) I`m interested in this vest, too - until now I was thinking of buying a complete pro system, including vest and the new atlas arm, but now this vest looks much more promising!

http://steadicam.com/userimages2/Steadicam/Steadicam_Fawcett-ExoVest_Broch.pdf

Ah, I see. I was just wondering - the vest and now the new Atlas are very low weight, so the only component missing for a lower weight setup would be a new sled, the latest one and the former ones are quite "beefy" in comparision, or not?

I guess there won`t be a new, lighter sled coming with the atlas, right?