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Organizing our library of camera manuals, advertising, research materials, and assorted historical documentation. The collection includes operation and service manuals and other documents from Mitchell Camera Corporation, Bell and Howell, Arriflex, Cinema Products, Photosonics, Auricon, Fries Engineering, Nagra, and others.

Almost Finished with Organizing and Labeling Our Library

One of the things that kept getting put off when we moved from our previous location at MovieTech Studios to our current location in Lawndale is organizing the many, many boxes of documents and printed materials I have collected over the years. Many of these items are service and parts manuals for various cameras, but […]

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A gallery of equipment newly arrived at CinemaGear.com, including an Eclair CM3, a Parvo model JK, a Mitchell SS R16, an Auricon Gyro Tripod, a Wall 35mm camera, 16mm Mitchell magazines, a Akeley tripod, an Auricon CM-72 A camera, an Auricon CM-72 camera, Cine-Kodak Special magazines, a Bell & Howell Filmo, assorted camera magazines, a Cine-Kodak Special camera, two Akeley lenses, an Akeley pancake camera, an ARRI 35 camera, an Auricon camera, an Eclair NPR, an Auricon blimp for a Cine Kodak Special, two ARRI S cameras, an Auricon audio recording kit, a Sachtler fluid head, audio box for Wall 35 camera, Newman & Sinclair camera, a Beckman & Whitley CM 16 camera, and a Nagra III

An Amazing Camera Haul!

I was away much of the week doing my civic duty as a potential juror, so actual projects were on hold once again. In between waiting in the jury room and freedom, this absolutely stunning collection of motion picture cameras and equipment came into the shop. We only have time to give you a brief

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Three polaroids showing a Mitchell VistaVision Butterfly camera, an ARRI BL2 camera, and an ARRI BL 4S camera that are now available for sale at cinemagear.com

Camera Housekeeping

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

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Auricon Super 1200 Camera

Auricon Super 1200 Camera

One of our next pieces up for service is this Auricon Super 1200 camera, a favorite for news-gathering, documentary, and industrial films beginning in the 1950s. Auricon cameras were designed and built by the Berndt-Maurer Corporation (later Bach-Auricon), founded in 1935 by Eric M. Berndt and John A. Maurer. Previously, Berndt and Maurer had both

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