Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen Pro Release

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Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen Pro Release

Postby YigalMesikaTeam » Apr 25th, '12, 21:47



I am happy to finally introduce the trailer for the long awaited Spider Pen Pro! Your sincere comments in this forum will be highly appreciated, I hope you enjoy it.

Trailer:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7ZdD_rA ... G78iYYoHk=

Cheers,
Yigal

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Spider Pen

Postby Kevin Cann » Apr 26th, '12, 10:09

OK, I've searched for reviews of the Spider Pen but they are all very old. With the release of Spider Pen pro I thought it time we had some up to date comments.

So, is anyone still using the Spider pen and what are the pros and cons over a normal reel or the LeClair animator ?

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Re: Spider Pen

Postby Mandrake » Apr 26th, '12, 11:23

As far as I know the first ones are only being shipped out now so it may be a while before assessments are possible. As there was an existing post about the Pen, I've merged the topics so we can keep the information in one place as and when it arrives!

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Re: Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen Pro Release

Postby Kevin Cann » Apr 26th, '12, 11:28

Looking at the promo I thought the pen was the same and the had just added a DVD ????

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Re: Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen Pro Release

Postby Lord Freddie » Apr 26th, '12, 11:46

Having bought the original Spider Pen and been on the receiving end of Mesika's non-existent customer service, I wouldn't touch this with a barge pole. Once bitten, twice shy and I have no confidence in Mesika's products after that.

The original Spider Pen wasn't cheap (around £50) and it was quite frankly unusable in performance as it was made from very cheap shoddy materials and let you down when you needed it. The middle section cracked meaning the connection was hit and miss. I understand this is a common problem. About four years ago I emailed Mesika and expressed my concerns. I got a reply four years later basically saying they knew the old one wasn't perfect so why not buy the new one. Spam. I also expressed my concerns on Mesikas Facebook page under a post plugging his new one and that comment magically and mysteriously disappeared.

My experience with the previous pen is that it was a great idea in theory, but the cheap and odd looking materials used didn't add up to value for money and Mesika doesn't care enough about the purchasers of his products to warrant them with a response. I did try to use it twice in performance and it let me down both times.

If the new one is so great and they are aware the original had faults, why not spend a more time making the original one better rather than release something unusable and expect people to shell out again in a few years time for something that may or may not do the job.

My opinion? - But a Boss ITR instead.

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Re: Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen Pro Release

Postby Heckler » Apr 26th, '12, 11:58

The new one is also an eye watering £119.

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Re: Yigal Mesika's Spider Pen Pro Release

Postby Lord Freddie » Apr 26th, '12, 12:29

They can stick it somewhere eye-watering too!

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Re: Spider Pen

Postby Mandrake » Apr 26th, '12, 14:10

Kevin Cann wrote:OK, I've searched for reviews of the Spider Pen but they are all very old. With the release of Spider Pen pro I thought it time we had some up to date comments


Email just received states:

    PRE-ORDER ITEM
    FIRST BATCH TO BE RELEASED WORLDWIDE DUE IN
    JUNE 2012

I suggest we await that release before saying anything more.

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