{"id":1880,"date":"2023-09-15T10:39:41","date_gmt":"2023-09-15T17:39:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/?p=1880"},"modified":"2023-09-15T10:39:41","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T17:39:41","slug":"a-closer-look-at-some-of-the-16mm-camera-haul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/15\/a-closer-look-at-some-of-the-16mm-camera-haul\/","title":{"rendered":"A Closer Look at Some of the 16mm Camera Haul"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We promised in our last post that I would give a closer look at the 16mm camera collection I showed off last week. I had very limited time to look through them this week, so I was only able to evaluate a few of the pieces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Arriflex M<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To begin, I looked at the ARRI M since I haven\u2019t had one of those in a very long time. I was able to inch the camera by hand using the motor coupling, and the magazine, the movement (the pull-down claw and the registration pin), and the shutter all worked smoothly. The spinning mirror is in good condition. The viewfinder optics are very dirty, but they work. Other than needing a deep cleaning and a general service, this camera is in pretty good condition. I\u2019ll put the last motor I have on the camera sometime soon and see how it runs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-m-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Arriflex M 16mm motion picture film camera with 400' magazine.\" class=\"wp-image-1873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-m-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-m-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-m-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-m-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-m.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-large-font-size\">Arriflex S<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARRI S cameras are a totally different story from the M. Two of the cameras are extreme project cameras, missing a lot of parts. One camera is repairable, just missing the eyepiece and motor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-s-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Three ARRI S 16mm motion picture film cameras, shown with their door opened and with them reinstalled.\" class=\"wp-image-1874\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-s-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-s-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-s-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-s-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-s.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Arriflex 16 BL<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ARRI 16 BL also inches by hand, but is extremely dirty. It didn\u2019t come with a power cable and I don\u2019t know if I have one, so I didn\u2019t try to power it on. The 16 BL is also missing its eyepiece and the lens blimp. As seen in the photo, I have a small collection of lens blimp parts that I would include with the camera.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-16bl-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Arriflex 16 BL motion picture film camera with 400' magazine and partial lens blimp, its parts laid out around it.\" class=\"wp-image-1872\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-16bl-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-16bl-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-16bl-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-16bl-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-arri-16bl.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Auricon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I am not sure of the exact model of this Auricon, but it was modified by Gordon Yoder\u2019s Professional Cine Products to take Mitchell-style magazines. The camera has both the magnetic sound head and the optical sound head, turns over by hand easily, and has an Angenieux 12-120 reflex lens on it. The lens is in poor condition, but usable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-auricon-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Auricon Cine Voice 16mm motion picture film camera with 400' Mitchell magazine and Angenieux 12-120mm sidefinder zoom lens.\" class=\"wp-image-1876\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-auricon-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-auricon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-auricon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-auricon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-auricon.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Cine Kodak Special II<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cine Kodak Special II is fairly clean. It takes a wind, but the shutter release button is not working. These are fairly simple cameras, so I\u2019m sure this one is fixable. It also comes with two lenses, a 100\u2019 magazine, and a 200\u2019 magazine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-cine-kodak-special-2-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cine Kodak Special II 16mm motion picture film camera with a 200' magazine and two lenses.\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-cine-kodak-special-2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-cine-kodak-special-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-cine-kodak-special-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-cine-kodak-special-2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-cine-kodak-special-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Kodak Reflex Special<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kodak Reflex Special is really dirty as well, but it turns over easily by hand. I have not tried powering it up yet. The viewfinder has some dust in it, but is in working condition. The spinning mirror shutter is clean and the magazine seems to work properly. It has some fascinating lenses that were manufactured for Kodak by Angenieux that are in good mixed condition. The set includes a 10mm, a 15mm, a 25mm, a 50mm, and a 75mm. There were 2 extra duplicate lenses that we set aside, a 25mm that has some fungus and a 15mm that has some coating damage to the front element. I can\u2019t wait to take a closer look at this camera as I\u2019ve never seen one before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-kodak-reflex-special-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Kodak Reflex Special 16mm motion picture film camera with a set of Kodak Ekton lenses by Angenieux, a 400' magazine, and three body caps.\" class=\"wp-image-1878\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-kodak-reflex-special-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-kodak-reflex-special-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-kodak-reflex-special-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-kodak-reflex-special-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-kodak-reflex-special.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Pathe Reflex 16AT<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the Pathe Reflex 16AT, it takes a wind, but doesn\u2019t run reliably. It feels like it just needs to be serviced. The real star of this camera is that fascinating magazine though. The feed side is a separate compartment from the takeup side which I have not seen on a 16mm camera before. Pretty cool!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-pathe-16at-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Pathe Reflex 16AT 16mm motion picture film camera\" class=\"wp-image-1879\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-pathe-16at-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-pathe-16at-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-pathe-16at-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-pathe-16at-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-pathe-16at.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">Cinema Products CP 16 R<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly there is a much abused Cinema Products CP 16 R. It turns smoothly by hand but I have not tried to power it up. It is missing its viewfinder and pistol grip and the reflex mirror is in poor condition. This is an excellent project camera, but it needs a LOT of TLC. It does come with two CP 400\u2019 lightweight magazines, but no battery or power cable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-cp16r-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Cinema Products CP 16 R 16mm motion picture film camera with 400' magazine, body cap, and magazine port cover.\" class=\"wp-image-1875\" style=\"width:750px\" width=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-cp16r-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-cp16r-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-cp16r-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-cp16r-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-cam-catalog-1-cp16r.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I was hoping to play with the ARRI SR and the Nagra 4L in time for this post, but sadly I ran out of time. Something to look forward to for next week! Many people were interested in these cameras in as-is condition and we are certainly open to offers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"712\" src=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-camera-haul-1024x712.jpg\" alt=\"A group of 16mm cameras sitting on top of a workbench. Included in the group of cameras are a Kodak Reflex Special that I had never seen before, along with an ARRI SR1, several ARRI Ss, an ARRI 16 BL, and an ARRI M.\" class=\"wp-image-1868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-camera-haul-1024x712.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-camera-haul-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-camera-haul-768x534.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/16mm-camera-haul.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We promised in our last post that I would give a closer look at the 16mm camera collection I showed off last week. I had very limited time to look through them this week, so I was only able to evaluate a few of the pieces. Arriflex M To begin, I looked at the ARRI [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1881,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[34,85,214,193,213,215,15,43,162,45,216,217,140],"class_list":["post-1880","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cameras","tag-16mm","tag-arri","tag-arri-16-bl","tag-arri-bl","tag-arri-m","tag-arri-s","tag-arriflex","tag-auricon","tag-cinema-products","tag-kodak","tag-kodak-cine-special","tag-kodak-reflex-special","tag-pathe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1880"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1883,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1880\/revisions\/1883"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1881"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1880"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1880"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1880"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}