Paul Schoen

It is, but you would need according shims and Betz does not sell or promote this idea.

After talking to the people at Betz I can tell, that their own Gimbal ist not compatible with the Arri 1.8" post, only the M2 Gimbal with the Artemis Volt post. Also the new MK-V Volt Gimbal is working with the Arri 1.8" post.

Hey Artemis owners, thinking about finally investing in a Volt. I own an Artemis 1 with 1.8" Post and generally like my sled, but the cost of buying Arri's Volt post for around 2500k seems insane. It looks like they just grounded of a few mm of the 1.8" post and sell them as 1.74" Volt post. My question is now, does anyone know someone in Europe who did this or maybe can point me in a direction which kind of workshop would do these kind of things? (Maybe Arri does this as well.......?) I'm giving free reign to my thoughts. Maybe it's a really bad idea in general, but I hate how everything in the camera/steadicam world just costs more by a hugh factor - especially Arri. I guess nobody wants to buy an old 1.8" post so, investing in a new one would leave me with the old one sitting on the shelf. Thanks y'all.

Sold!

Bump. Leaving for production on the 26th June for 6 weeks. If you're interested, just pm me soon.

Hello my friends, I'm selling my 3A Arm with the Robert Luna Titanium Spring Upgrade. Payload up to 70lbs/35kg. Previous owners were - as far as I know - Chris Iwanow and Yoshua Berkowitz. Bought it in 2020. It's been a good starter arm for me and I took good care of it. Disassambled and lubricated it a few weeks ago. In perfect working condition, but of course there are some minor cosmetic flaws. Two rubber bumpers from the middle joint are gone, but it's easy to get replacements. Didn't bother me during operating. I'm switching to a different arm, that's why I'm selling. I add the Cam-Tec Spin Post (which is amazing) and one or two normal arm posts. Also included the "Steadicam" arm sleeve for protection. Asking 3900€. Buyer pays shipping and taxes. Preferably looking to sell within the EU, but open to everybody who's interested. Arm ist located in Cologne, (western) Germany. Cheers, Paul

Contact Maurizio Aloi "Calicocam". He's from Italy and as far as I know, he does Master/3A arm Spring upgrades.

Hey Alberto, I do have an .stl file somewhere on my hard drive. If you’re still interested, I’ll send it to you.

Assisted @Karsten Jaeger on a music video a few months back and as far as I can tell there were no problems with both systems working together, but he might give you a more detailed insight.

Hey John, I made a blueprint for a practice cage last year and let a machinist make it for me. I didn't post it here in the forum because there are people like Janice Arthur who make them and sell them and I don't want to step on anybodys toes. You can hit me up via dm and we can talk about it. Cheers, Paul

Hi Steve, actually I've worked on a lot of multicam productions during the last 1-2 years with this system. Only as a camera operator, so I dunno about all the functions of the base station. Here are a few things: -The audio quality isn't the best. Especially if you compare them to Riedel or Clear Com (at least that's what we use in Germany the most) - the headset mics have a weird gate, that sometimes you're latched in, but nobody can hear you. You have to bob the mic so the gate opens and its working again. Sometimes, really annyoing. - The 3,5mm jack is a great feature - You can get a tally system included which works with the blackmagic switches and you have the tally in the beltpack. - The size of the beltpacks is good and the headsets are quiet comfy - Stabilty of the connection is a hit and miss sometimes. If there are some interferences it can get really bad and you hear nothing from the director or control room. - The latch and mute button is really annoying, but something I found out really late: The headset mic has a switch on/off, when you rotate the mic up to the earpad. So normally, I'm latched in the whole time and just swivel the mic up and down. - Can't say much abot battery life, a swe always put the in the charging station in the breaks. So in conclusion: I always prefer working with a ClearCom or Riedel, but the value for money is actually quiet good - concerning multicam productions. I'm not sure if it's the best system for conventional single camera productions. I'd say that it depends much on the location in that case. Let me know, if you have any more questions I'll can answer. Cheers, Paul

It’s also compatible with the newly released 1,74” Artemis posts from Arri.

Hi, thanks for the offer! I already got a Pro Vest and a 3A Arm. :)

Thanks :) I wired the top too and I‘ll upload some photos later. Got a 3A arm and a pro vest and there‘s a sled at hand soon, but I still think it’s a nice and easy upgrade for practice.

Hey folks, I'm looking into buying a Master Vest and something in the range of 3A/EFP Arm. If you have anything to offer (or similar) PM me. Preferably EU/UK, but not exclusively. Cheers, Paul