2009Arms forum
Steadyrig silver spring arm weight capacity for heavy camera packages
17 years old. Gear and prices may have changed since.
Note (as of October 2026)Curt O. Schaller, the developer of Artemis and Trinity, has no longer been with ARRI since the end of 2025. To our knowledge, ARRI currently has no dedicated team and no official contact persons for its stabilizer systems. In our view, the future of this line is uncertain. If you are buying new, get written confirmation from ARRI beforehand on how long service and spare parts are guaranteed. Have used rigs checked by the manufacturer before you buy.
What the thread found
- The Steadyrig silver spring arm has a maximum rated load of 28.5 kilograms
- Users have successfully operated the arm near maximum capacity with camera packages including a camera body with tape deck, lens, mattebox, and wireless transmission gear
- Exceeding the manufacturer's rated maximum load carries risks including sagging, potential equipment failure, and injury, even though the equipment may initially function
- Manufacturers include safety margins in their load ratings to account for operator error and unexpected forces
- Most stabilizer arm models in this class are priced as affordable alternatives to higher-end arms
- Flying a camera body with attached tape deck is sometimes necessary but not ideal, and disconnecting the deck reduces weight significantly
- Lighter flash storage solutions and improvements in camera body design are expected to reduce overall weight demands on stabilizer arms
Depends on
- Discussion involves camera equipment from around 2009, technology and practices may have evolved
- Specific experiences shared are anecdotal and based on individual operator setups
- The discussion does not resolve whether operating moderately over rated capacity causes immediate or cumulative damage
- No definitive technical data provided on actual failure modes or safety margins built into ratings
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