2023

The Wilart Camera from the side

A Restored Treasure: The Extraordinary Wilart Camera

I am delighted to share with you all today this fascinating, ca. 1921 Wilart Camera restored by my good friend Michael Madden. Our quick research indicates that this camera was manufactured by the Wilart Instrument Co., Inc. of New Rochelle, New York as their all-metal professional cinema camera. Contemporary advertising from “Motion Picture News” in

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A collection of vintage light bulbs of various styles and sizes

Light Bulbs of Yore

Much of this week was taken up with doing the final inspection of several cameras so they are ready to go to their new homes, and I didn’t have time to document this process in all the chaos. While taking a breather from that, I pulled out this group of fascinating old light bulbs that

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A front and back view of the ARRI 16SR 16mm motion picture camera and a front and back view of the ARRI 16M 16mm motion picture camera.

An ARRI 16SR and 16M

I love 16mm cameras. I learned how to be a cinematographer with Bolex, Arriflex, and Beaulieu 16mm cameras, but my current business isn’t focused on this format. While I have not done a full service and restoration of either of these cameras, I have scrubbed and cleaned the outside of them, made sure everything was

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