Frustrated and annoyed
Just about every time I have tried this it has been a failure. I don’t give up easily but it’s getting close to becoming a projectile into a cement wall
Response from developer
Sorry for the trouble here. Please email help@witharsenal.com with a bit more detail on what's happening and we'll get this resolved. Thanks!
Slow performance, not intuitive
Response from developer
Hi there. Please send an email to help@witharsenal.com and we can help you locate Crowd Control and explain the stacking options and image sizes. Thanks!
Not ready
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The handheld mode has been added but it is STILL lacking features showcased on their website. Still not ready for release after more than a year of delays. They attributed delays to part shortage, so why is the software not finished?
Response from developer
We’ve recently released live view rotation for the app. Please update to the latest build, set your Arsenal Placement to Mounted on Phone Mount in the Settings menu, and you should be all set. Please send an email to help@witharsenal.com if you have any questions. Thanks!
I never write reviews.
I’ve taken literally one great photo and with the help of arsenal I didn’t need much post editing to get it to look better than I thought.
I give it 4 stars cause I had to resort to writing a review to get my issue addressed.
Response from developer
Sorry for the trouble. Can you please make sure your Sony cameras are in aperture priority when connecting to Arsenal 2? If that doesn't resolve the issue, please email help@witharsenal.com and we'll get this taken care of. Thanks!
Significant Improvement
Response from developer
Thanks for your feedback. We're glad to hear it!
Love it! One bug.
Response from developer
We're glad to hear it! Panorama will released via a firmware update. Please email help@witharseanl.com with any questions. We're happy to help!
Worthless device and app. Do not buy!!
The main reason why I purchased Arsenal 2 Pro ($250 plus shipping) because of nice functions like crowd control (removing moving objects like people, birds, etc), exposure bracketing, focus stacking, long exposure stacking (long exposure effect without ND Filters) BUT all of these functions are only producing output LOW quality JPG image (about 2mb) which lost all the details and impossible to work with in Lightroom to correct it. Due to this huge problem, this device so far is just worthless equipment for any person who works with raw files.
On the top of it the battery is draining so fast. On the standby connect it to camera and phone only will last probably 2 hours and even less when you actually taking pictures or in operational mode ( probably around an hour). So you definitely will need a power bank if you want to take longer timelapses or use it longer then an hour.
I wish these information would be disclosed during the purchase.
Lots of people also reported connection problems. I personally did not. Also the Arsenal gives an error messages that are impossible to understand without troubleshooting via email with support. But to get reply email from might takes days or currently Matt did not reply to my email already for 5 days.
Ryan and customer service refuses provide an answer on when will we have raw/dng files for STACKED images. When will we have panorama function? When will we have the BULB mode?
At the current stage this device does not worth the money or trouble. If they update main functions of stacked images to produce raw/dng file, i would retest it again and update review if necessary.
Arsenal 2 pro
Firstly I found install easy and quick.
On use it is unclear if the final processed image is downloaded to my camera- a Z7ii Nikon.
I looked for the final processed image in a stack but couldn’t locate it in camera storage.
There doesn’t appear to be any tutorials on how to use each feature. I looked on you tube and the Arsenal site appears to only contain a set up tutorial.
Arsenal device appears to get very warm while operating. Guess it’s doing a lot of processing.
After charging the device it took about 50 min to reduce charge to 50 percent. So I guess you have to turn it off while not using it in a shot.
Any long exposures and time lapse with Arsenal will need a large backup battery to complete the task especially if it’s a long astro session.
On the focus stacking the feature of setting the near point and far point seems to be missing, instead you have figure out how many shots and the span between focus points to get a near-to-far focus stack. Then I can’t find the final image on camera. Maybe it went to the secondary SD card?
Need to watch the ISO if the mode is in aperture priority. If it’s low light, it assumes you want a high ISO, but I usually don’t so you need to dial it back manually.
I’ll try some more another day and see if I can find the truck to fix these things. Not so far though.
Response from developer
Stacked images can be saved to Arsenal 2's onboard micro SD card and/or your phone. We have a collection of articles that explain the different features here: https://support.witharsenal.com/en/collections/340463-quick-start-guide#using-arsenal-2 Please send an email to help@witharsenal.com with a bit more detail on your set up and we can address any questions or concerns you have in greater detail. Thanks!
