2025From a Facebook group: Arri Artemis Trinity
Market saturation of ARRI Trinity systems in 2025: demand collapse, rental rates, and ROI viability across regions.
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.
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What the thread found
- Following the post-pandemic equipment boom, the market became oversupplied with Trinity operators in mature markets; Germany has over ten Trinity operators competing for approximately three jobs.
- The initial investment for a Trinity system is approximately USD 90,000, with expected day rates around USD 5,000, but in saturated markets like Los Angeles, rental rates have fallen and few top jobs reach new operators.
- Introduction of the Trinity 2 caused many Trinity 1 units to flood the secondhand market, significantly reducing Trinity 2 prices and compressing the business case for used equipment purchases.
- One operator with a fully amortized Trinity 2 reported no Trinity-based work for an entire year despite market availability.
- Trinity systems remain economically viable in advertising work, where their spatial flexibility—positioning anywhere in a room, over and under tables, independent tilt from the sled—justifies premium rates.
- In Middle Eastern markets, approximately 15 Trinity operators maintain steady work; smaller-market independent owners report satisfaction, though DPs and directors require time to learn the system's capabilities.
- Practical limitations include poor fit in tight spaces where a Steadicam® is superior, complex rebalancing required after lens changes, and superior dolly-precision performance from Steadicam®; one operator noted the system as 'a rig in search of a shot'.
- Used Trinity 1 systems retrofitted with 360-degree upgrade packages from service providers offer approximately half the cost of a new Trinity 2 with similar functionality.
Depends on
- Viability depends entirely on regional market demand and saturation; investment decisions require assessment of local job availability and competing operators.
- Rental rates vary significantly by geography and market maturity.
- Economic return depends on production type: better margins in commercial work, worse ROI in narrative features where productions do not pay appropriate premiums.
- System utility depends on specific shot requirements and production logistics.
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