Gustav Andersson

Still looking

Looking for an Archer 2, preferably in or close to Europe but not a necessity. If you are about to sell your rig or know anyone that may be about to sell, please let me know.

I am not in a hurry, so if you are about to upgrade or something and will sell your Archer 2 in the future, that is something I am very interested in.

You can reach me at:

fanatiqs@me.com

Thanks,

/Gustav

Thank you for all your answers :)

Have a great day!

/Gustav

Once I got the part I found it very easy to change out, not sure I would want to do it in the field as there were some small parts but in the shop on a work bench it only took about 15 minutes. I does have what looks like a mounting plate on the bottom but I have yet to find a bracket that mounts well on it. When I get to the shop this morning I will add a picture to the link above.

Thank you. I guess it's made for their battery mount and not necessarily anything else.

One last question if that's okay with you.

I have used a shadow for the past 2 years and the arm is stored inside the vest in a dufflebag. My thinking is that I may want to store the arm in a similar way with an Archer 2. When reading about the case to the Archer 2 I have fount that it is something like 62cm if I remember correctly. And when I measured the bag for the G70x arm it was about 70cm.

What I'm asking is, will the arm fit in the case without taking it apart?

/Gustav

The rods for the monitor and the battery have a tool less release that allows the rods to slide out and pivot up against the post with the monitor and the battery plate folding down against the rods. I like to fold the monitor over so that the screen is facing in so I don’t rub it taking it in and out of the case.

 

1. Unlock the rods
2. Pivot the monitor around so that it will face inside
3. Loosen the monitor and battery brackets
4. Slide the monitor and battery rods out
5. Fold the rods up against the post and the brackets down against the rods (They will need to side back down just a little bit once you fold them up against to post)
6. Tighten down the rod locks and the bracket knobs

 

I have grown to like how easy it is to take apart and pack up and with one of the steadi arms how everything is tool less when making adjustments. It does not easily have a way to hang weight directly under the post which can make getting a good balance on heavy loads more difficult. I have also had the rod that runs through the locking mechanism for the support rods break while working but with a couple of zip ties to pinch the rods together I was able to get through the gig and the next few gigs. I found getting the part from Tiffen was a pain as they didn’t understand why I would just send the whole thing in for them to repair taking it completely out of service vs using it for the booked gigs, making the 15 minute repair and then going back out.

 

Pictures here

https://campbowers.smugmug.com/Misc-Referance/

 

 

 

Thank you very much for your response.

How easy was it to change out the rods yourself?

And about the weights, I thought it had a mounting plate at the bottom, like the shadow, is that wrong?

/Gustav

Hi, anyone out there with an Archer 2 that can explain and show some pictures of how the fold up system work. Thinking of buying a used one but want to know how it works and how easy it would be to replace the rods. I know the Archer 2 SP has a "better" system for the monitor and battery so I'm trying to figure out how much of a difference it would make to see if it is worth buying a new Archer 2 SP or if I should look for a used one with the old system.

If you have any other thoughts, positive or negative, about the Archer 2, I would love to hear it.

Thanks :)

Someone mentioned Redrock micro before but that post is now gone. The good thing about the Redrock system is the thumbwheel.

Can't say anything about quality for any of these products really since I have only used the ARRI system.

DJI have a system too. Made to take power from p-tap on the Ronin (not sure if all Ronins have a p-tap though). I don't think they have a thumbwheel system but worth checking out.

Remember that if you use lenses without teeth, you need a teeth strap thing on the lens for it to work.

If the DJI focus and Redrock micro systems are too expensive, maybe check out Lenzhound by motion dogs. The motor is probably quite loud for a follow focus and I'm sure it has other issues as well. But it might be a good starting point if noise is not gonna be a problem (not picking up audio close to the mic in quite room with fast focus rack).

Hope this answer has at least pointed you in the right direction.