We have just received this wonderful, but in need of much love, Mitchell spinning mirror reflex BNCR, serial #136. So far, we are unable to decipher who the original owner was, but we know that it was first purchased in 1954. Unfortunately, this camera was stored poorly and suffers from petrified grease, minor corrosion and […]
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A number of people have asked to see the Panavision SPSR Super R200 camera running. After a quick trip to Arnold Peterson’s shop for some electronic repairs, the camera is once again in good working order. I managed to squeeze in time to make this very crude video showing the camera running. We tested the
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After many months of work, our new CinemaGear.com website is now live! There is still a lot more inventory to be added, but we thought this was a good place to start. We have checked through the site as many times as our brains were able, but there are sure to be a few errors
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A couple of months back, we shared that we were building a new and improved version of the CinemaGear.com website. The final touches are being put on the site now and it should be ready for launch next week. Among the many wonderful treasures you will be able to find on our new site is
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This week I was servicing a Unit “I” Shuttle movement from a Bell & Howell 2709. It occurred to that most people have never seen the inner workings that make this wonderful camera so steady. I thought I would break down the parts that make up the drive and the Unit “I” Shuttle. The engineering
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