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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I have been sitting, staring at Mitchell Standard #46, trying to refresh my memory on all of the work that has been done up to this point. Here is a brief summary of what has been accomplished: The camera was completely disassembled, and drawings and sketches were made to outline what I had to do.
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A few weeks ago, an old friend of mine, Bob Bailey, reconnected with me and asked if I could help him re-home a Mitchell NC camera that he has been holding on to. Bob shot plates and 2nd unit for several movies with this camera, which he acquired from my professor and mentor Peter Gibbons.
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Arriflex 35 II C spinning mirror reflex 35mm camera with a custom Nikon hard front conversion and a flatbase with a variable speed motor. The camera comes complete with a 400’ magazine. This camera has been fully cleaned and serviced and is ready to shoot your next project. In 1964, the Arriflex 35 II C
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As a change of pace between other projects, I have been taking a look at the various Bell & Howell Eymax lenses I acquired several years back as part of a lot purchase. I don’t know much of anything about these lenses, but all of the ones I have in stock are in Bell &
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Happy Halloween! To celebrate, we return to the ghost of a project that I never had a chance to finish. Back in the beginning of 2022 I began work on restoring Mitchell Standard #46, one of the oldest Mitchell cameras I have had the “pleasure” to work on. I say this with a grain of
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Arriflex 35 II B spinning mirror reflex 35mm camera with standard three position turret featuring ARRI standard lens mounts and sitting on a Birns & Sawyer flatbase with a variable speed motor. The camera comes complete with a matte box and a non-reversible 400’ magazine. So influential was the Arriflex 35 series of cameras, that
A fascinating new Mitchell camera came into my shop last week. It’s in absolutely horrendous condition, but I have saved cameras in worse shape. This camera is a Mitchell Standard with the silenced gear on the movement and a phenolic bull gear. The camera turned out to be #356, and some quick research told us
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The Mitchell KF8 is a 35mm aircraft reconnaissance camera built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. The camera body is based on the design of the Mitchell GC/Standard but adapted to capture high speed reconnaissance motion pictures from the nose cone of an aircraft. The viewfinder and L-base were omitted from the design,
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