A few weeks back I showed two of the several Arriflex 16 ST cameras currently in stock that I have restored. The only problem with this is that I don’t have any of the stock ARRI power cables that are proprietary to this camera. I called all the usual suspects, and they all said the […]
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This Moviecam SuperAmerica was part of Bruce Taylor’s inventory and came to me for some tlc and to find it a new home. Mechanically, this camera is in fine condition, but it had a couple of minor electronics problems when it arrived. The run switch on the back of the camera was not working, the
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I am out of town for a couple of days this week at my daughter’s wedding, but I didn’t want to leave you all without a post. While I am away, I thought we might revisit the fascinating Mitchell FC 70mm Fox Grandeur camera. We recently passed the 94th anniversary of the release of the
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Last week, this gorgeous Pathé Cinematographe came into the shop to be cleaned and serviced before being offered for sale to some lucky person. I have only had time to do a quick walk around to take a closer look at the incredible engineering and amazing forethought that this camera represents. This Pathé is housed
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On Saturday, October 5th, my family and I had the privilege of attending a preview of the new “Color in Motion: Chromatic Explorations of Cinema” exhibit at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures. I was pleased to find a fairly comprehensive exploration of the history and evolution of color in motion pictures. The exhibit opens
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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
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I acquired this Fries 35R3 camera as part of a retired cinematographer’s kit and held onto it for a while to play with it as it just had so many lens mounts! Now that my curiosity is satisfied, I began to go through the camera to make it ready for sale. The interesting thing I
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Late last year, I acquired a hoard of 16mm cameras, and this ARRI SR was a part of that group. At the time, I sold the camera, unrestored, to a friend. Now it has come back to me as part of a trade, having been fully serviced, the belts replaced, and the rear footage indicator
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Alongside time spent with the Dykstraflex team evaluating the condition of the crane after its move out of the museum, I devoted some time this week to servicing and repairing as many of the ARRI 2B and 2C cameras I have in stock as I had time for. Among this group of 5, two cameras
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I have been holding onto this Arriflex 35 BL 4S camera until I could really dig into the inner workings and make sure everything is in good working order. This is one of the two BL 4S cameras I used to shoot features for Lucky Brown at his MovieTech Studios. When I purchased the remaining
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