Steadicam ARCHER2, Руководство по эксплуатации

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Walking correctly is the key to good operating
Walk as normally as possible – with your hips turned slightly towards the rig.
Do not bend your knees like a handheld cameraman – let the arm do
the work.
Walk with an intention: get to a specific spot, follow a specific path.
To start a camera move, move the camera first, then walk with it.
Use the handgrip to prevent the sled from going off level.
To stop a camera move, stop yourself first, then “kiss off” the camera’s motion.
When standing still, try to keep your weight mostly on one foot.
Learn to walk forwards and backwards – be sure to stand up straight and
be in balance at all times.
Missionary
and Don Juan
positions
In both positions,
the main post is in the
same place and the
cameraman’s posture
is the same.
Missionary
position
Don Juan
position
Goofy foot
If you want to operate “goofy-foot,” — with the sled on the right side – you will need to reverse the
socket block, flip the arm mating block and reset your threads.
On the LX vest, loosen the three clamping screws for the front yoke, the chest straps, and the socket block
plate. You may have to tap the plates hard with your fist to get everything to release. Pull the pins and slide
the plates off the spar. Flip the socket block plate, then reassemble the vest and retighten the clamps.
On the arm, pull the “parachute pin,” flip the mating block, and reinsert the parachute pin.
Note that the mating block is now reversed;
the upper side to side adjusting screw is now
the lower screw and vice versa.
To set your threads, use a 1/4” Allen wrench
and turn the lower side to side screw all the
way in, then adjust the upper screw to your
threads – about 2 to 2.5 turns out. Use the
same procedure to change back to normal
(left) side operating.