My apologies for the delay, I know that I promised that the ARRI S cables would be back in stock a couple of weeks ago, but I had some unexpected difficulties, mostly in sourcing materials. The copper I use to make the contacts became unexpectedly unavailable and much more expensive, so a workaround had to
ARRI 16 S/ST Cables Restocked (for real this time!) and A New Pathé Has Arrived Read More »
I sold out of the most recent batch of my custom ARRI 16 S power cables and I am hard at work on printing and assembling a new batch. They should be ready late next week.
Restocking Our ARRI 16 S/ST Power Cables Read More »
My friend Daniil Nevskiy is developing a Super 16 conversion for ARRI 16 S and ST cameras, and he asked if I could help him balance the mirrored shutters for the cameras he is working on. If you are unfamiliar, the mirrored shutter is a key part of the through-the-lens reflex viewfinding system for many
Balancing ARRI 16-ST Mirrored Shutters Read More »
Just a quick teaser today: I am currently in the process of balancing a series of mirrored shutters for the ARRI ST cameras. I had to 3D print a spanner wrench to safely remove the screw that holds the shutter to the shutter shaft, and now I am hard at work on the long and
Preview: Balancing Shutters for the ARRI ST Read More »
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 »
All of the parts for the first six ARRI S/ST power cables have been printed, and the copper electrical ferrules and cable assemblies have been made. I only had time to assemble and test one of them, but here you can see it connected to an ARRI ST and powering the camera. Success! This was
Assembling and Testing the Replacement Power Cable for the ARRI S/ST Read More »
Anyone who has owned an ARRI S camera of any variety knows that the factory power cable has a long, but limited lifespan, and once it’s no longer usable, it quickly becomes unobtainable. I recently acquired 3 ARRI S cameras, and of course, none of them had power cables. As it was high time for
The Elusive ARRI S Power Cable Read More »
These two ARRI 16 S cameras come from the collection of five-time Emmy Award winning photojournalist, author, and owner of video rental firm Videosmith, Steven Trent Smith. These early ARRI 16 Ss, variously nicknamed the “flat door ARRI”, feature the older style viewfinder optics and door castings. You can see in later examples of the
Two ARRI 16S Cameras – Now Available! Read More »
Two interesting items from the fantastic collection of filmmaker Steven Smith are these really well cared for, early, so-called “flat door” ARRI 16 S cameras. While I can’t date these cameras yet, I believe them to be earlier models of the ARRI S series based on their older style viewfinder optics and door castings. You
A Pair of ARRI 16 S Cameras Read More »
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
Recreating the Illusive ARRI 16 ST Power Cable Read More »
