At long last, the final repairs on the ARRI 35 BL 2 are complete! As anyone who has taken the motor cover off any of the 35 BL cameras knows, the gasket that goes between the motor housing and the camera body always disintegrates when it is taken apart. To replace it, I made a […]
Arri BL2 Mags – Final Details Complete on the ARRI 35 BL 2 Read More »
It has been a few weeks since my last update on the ARRI 35 BL 2. Since then, the Mitchell FC Fox Grandeur and VistaVision Butterfly cameras have both gone on to wonderful new homes. I was busy getting them both ready for the last little while, plus working on other projects, but now I’m
ARRI 35 BL 2 – The Great Ground Glass Adventure Read More »
I was taught, when setting the flange focal depth of a camera, the tolerances were +0” -.0002”. The logic behind these tolerances was that any error should be within the layers of the film and not in front of the film. So I have always followed that advice when I set up a camera. When
The Ever Continuing Saga of the ARRI 35 BL 2 Read More »
When I first got this camera and ran it, everything seemed good, and I had previously used the camera on a Steadicam for a feature film I shot, and all seemed good then as well. Then I had to go spoil everything by trying to check the flange focal depth. This is where it all
Still Not Quite Ready for Prime Time – ARRI 35 BL 2 Read More »
After the two weeks of motor recycling, I wanted to tackle something that only needed a final few things checked out before it was ready for adoption. Or so I thought . . . I acquired this marvelous ARRI 35 BL2 from the collection of MovieTech Studios where I got the chance to shoot with
A Check-up for the ARRI 35 BL2 Read More »
I played a lot of catch-up this week, getting several cameras finalized and ready to be listed on our website. Work is now complete on the VistaVision Butterfly camera, as well as the ARRI BL2, and the ARRI BL 4S is currently on the workbench undergoing a final inspection. All 3 cameras are now available
Camera Housekeeping Read More »
I am a big fan of the ARRI 35 BL series of cameras. The movies I shot for Lucky Brown I shot with an ARRI 35 BL 4S as the first unit camera. At the time, it was very affordable, and it had all of the features I was looking for. When I took in
Arriflex 35 BL 2 Camera Package Read More »
