I have a bunch of 16mm cameras that came into my inventory along with other things and have been lounging, neglected, for quite some time. As 16mm is having a little bit of a resurgence, it seemed reasonable to try to find homes for these beginner friendly cameras. The star of this week’s labors are two ARRI 16 ST cameras that needed quite a bit of cleaning, oiling, and basic TLC to bring them back to life. Unfortunately, one camera is missing the magazine take-up motor and both cameras are missing their power cords, but both cameras run well. If I can’t locate stock power cables, I will make some. I am hard on the lookout for the magazine take-up motor, if anyone has a spare. One of the cameras has a stock ARRI constant speed motor, and I also have an ARRI Trockengleichrichter 110V 60 cycle AC power supply with constant speed motor that I can pair with the other camera.
I next focused on a pair of Bolex H16s. These cameras showed signs of heavy use and a bit of abuse, but I was able to get them both wound up and running with film. The last thing I had time to finish was this extremely utilitarian Krasnogorsk-3 16mm spinning mirror reflex, wind-up camera. It is very basic, but functional. Perfect for someone who wants to try out shooting on film for the first time. Even includes a serviceable 17-69mm T1.9 zoom lens. I was not able to test the meter on this camera as it has a battery I have not yet sourced a replacement for, but it ran film with no problems. For next week, I am finishing up work on a Cinema Products CP16 that has needed a lot of clean up and replacement belts. All of these cameras should hit the website soon, but if you are interested in one of them now, feel free to contact us.
