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Acme-style Unit “I” Shuttle camera movement

A Glance Inside an Acme-style Unit “I” Shuttle

January 26, 2024 / Cameras, Restoration

As we have established in the recent past, wrinkle paint does not do well in the rain and the cold, both of which we have had in Los Angeles this week. So much as I wanted to be finished with the VistaVision magazines this week, that had to be put on hold again until the […]

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Collection of camera and projector movements

Unit “I” Shuttle Movements

February 21, 2020 / Accessories, History

Over the years, I have collected numerous Unit I shuttle camera and projector movements. I used these movements to build animation cameras, optical printers, and rotoscope stands. The first camera I remember using that featured a Unit I shuttle was a Bell & Howell 2709. Developed by Albert S. Howell and patented in 1912, the

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