As I work toward a demonstration of the total Fox Cine Simplex system, I decided to work on the pan tilt head, which the Fox engineers call the “Freehead Camera Mount”. Most of us take the pan tilt devices we use for granted, as they are just always there and we depend on them to […]
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A number of people were curious about threading a bipack magazine. Those of you that have done this will know that it is not as straightforward as one might think. I don’t know if this is the best or only way to thread a bipack magazine, but this is the way I have done it
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As I bring the Fox camera closer to running film for the first time in many years, I thought it was very interesting to show how much thought went into the simple magazine. Anyone who has loaded a film magazine knows the frustrations associated with that process, especially those in the visual effects end of
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Mitchell Standard #532 was originally purchased by the United States Army Signal Corps in 1943. We acquired it in 2021 from the camera inventory of John Lemmon Films, Inc., a studio based in Charlotte, North Carolina who specialized in clay animation. When the camera arrived in our shop, I found that the variable shutter blade
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Freshly added to CinemaGear.com this week, we have a collection of Schneider Cine Xenon lenses, all available with an Arriflex Standard mount. These lenses have been cleaned, lubricated, and collimated, and are all in used condition.
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Every once in a while, it is the simple things that make me really excited. My friend Mark Mervis was able to help me add a Panavision matte box to the Super R-200 camera, making the camera a more complete production package. I am hoping my lead on a Panavision battery and charger will come
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As I am still working on the movement from the Fox Camera, I thought I would answer the questions I have received regarding oiling the movement. While in use, the movement would obviously be in the camera, but it is far easier to show the oil points with the movement out of the camera. If
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There are 2 things I thought would be interesting to share this week. Back in the mid-1980’s, I was buying equipment from a fellow who lived in Sacramento, and one of the things that was included in the pile of stuff was a set of the shop blueprints and handwritten notes from the Twentieth Century-Fox
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We acquired Mitchell Standard #532 in 2021 from the camera inventory of John Lemmon Films, Inc., a studio based in Charlotte, North Carolina who specialized in clay animation. The camera was originally purchased by the United States Army Signal Corps in 1943. When the camera arrived in our shop, I found that the variable shutter
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At the heart of the Fox Cine Simplex camera is the film transport. The differences between the much loved Mitchell NC and BNC style movements and the Fox movement are very difficult to describe in words. The answer seemed to be a short video demonstrating the unique features of the Fox camera’s pulldown and registration
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