I got an email a couple of weeks ago asking me if I would be interested in yet another Mitchell camera. When they sent me pictures, I was more intrigued by the tripod and pan head than the camera. Not that the camera isn’t interesting, I think I have shared my love for these cameras […]
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Coming soon! This Moviecam SuperAmerica MK 2 is next on my list to check over and add to the website. The camera will come with two 1000’ magazines and two 500’ magazines, long and short eyepieces, and cases for all. This is just a quick preview, more images to come as I go through this
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Please join me as I stumble through a description of the many amazing features of the Pathé Professional Studio Camera. My guided tour is intended to show off the features this camera offered that made it the most popular camera of its time, and why it retains an important place in the history of movie
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We are still getting back into the swing of things after a short break for the holidays and new year, but we wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support of our ARRI 2B/2C power adapters and ARRI S power cables. All of this work is done by hand, one piece
Happy New Year, and Thanks for Your Support! Read More »
Offered here is one of the finest motion picture film cameras ever made, the ARRICAM ST. This particular ARRICAM ST is factory brand new. It has only been out of the original Arriflex factory boxes 3 times in its life and it has never had a single frame of film shot through it. The ARRICAM
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Now available is our power adapter that works with most ARRI pistol grip motors for the ARRI 2B and 2C 35mm cameras. Gone are the frustrating days when the old, cracked ARRI 2B and 2C cables failed to work. Now those cables can be replaced with our power adapter and any off-the-shelf 4-pin XLR power
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I am so happy to send this classic Bell & Howell 2709 camera to its new home this week. Its new owner is planning to give it a new life shooting movies once again. This camera has a long history, originally purchased by the US Department of the Interior in 1936. Later in its life,
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I think I have solved the various filament questions and the process for 3D printing the ARRI 2B/2C power adapter that allows you to use a standard 4-pin XLR cable with almost any stock ARRI 2B or 2C pistol grip motor. The six I have made so far are for the pistol grip motor that
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Two weeks ago, one of the last ARRICAM ST cameras manufactured came into the shop. The most unique feature of this camera is that it is factory new, never had a frame of film shot through it. A few of the accessories added to the camera body are pre-owned, including the heated eyepiece and eye
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All of us who have owned or used an ARRI 2B or 2C camera know the wonderful pistol grip motor that ARRI made for these cameras. The most common problem with these motors, other than the variable speed control dying, is their proprietary plug that goes between the battery and the motor. Over time, these
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