Saturday, March 09, 2013

Pros & Cons - ProLine vs. L'Aigle

Please leave comments about other pros and cons and I'll add them to the list.

L'Aigle

+ Latex system is silent
+ Experience (10 years in the market)
+ Made in France
+ vastly improved over last version, i.e. easy tension adjustment via knobs (see reviews on HomeBuiltStabilizers and NAB2009 article which I posted earlier)

+/- Cables can be run through the pole, so it's an open system
+/- double V-mount / AB-mount battery plate
+/- Payload adjustments from 4kg to 12kg / 8.8lbs to 26.4lbs
+/- trolley suitcase with three compartments
+/- warranty (2 years for everytihing and 10 years for latex)

- arm is mixed folded metal and cnc machined
- no cables included
- no J-Box (upper junction box)
- no D-Box (lower junction box)
- no low mode (low mode cage available for 349€; will ask for a discounted price)
- thin(ner) pole (than ProLine)
- not well known outside Paris...

ProLine

+ Payload adjustments from 0.45kg to 20,4kg / 1lb to 45lbs (2 sets of caliper springs)
+ arm completely cnc machined
+ custom made 6pin LEMO power cables for the RED one and Epic / Scarlet are included
+ 4x 12v and 1x 24 volt power cables
+ 12 / 24V for RED and film cameras
+ J-box with LEMO / HD-SDI conenctors
+ D-box with LEMO / HD-SDI conenctors
+ Arm and Sled made in Argentina and the US
+ possibility to pay via monthly installments
+ tripple V-mount / AB-mount battery plate
+ low mode

+/- Cables can be run through the pole, so it's an open system
+/- classic spring system
+/- Vest made in India, but modified in US
+/- young company
+/- 2 years warranty

- the spring system could be noisier (mechanical springs vs. latex bands)
- not well know either
- fly case not included for the two lowest prices (extra 150USD for the case)

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