{"id":536,"date":"2020-12-03T16:23:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T00:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/?p=536"},"modified":"2021-10-05T16:26:15","modified_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:26:15","slug":"camera-from-the-collection-of-jim-danforth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cinemagear.com\/blog\/2020\/12\/03\/camera-from-the-collection-of-jim-danforth\/","title":{"rendered":"Camera from the Collection of Jim Danforth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Recently I had a chance, through my dear friend Ted Rae, to represent 2 cameras that were part of Jim Danforth\u2019s studio. For those who may not know of Jim and his work, Jim is a modern day renaissance man. He is an accomplished matte painter, fine art artist, illustrator, model maker, sculptor, puppet maker, stop motion animator, machinist, production designer, camera technician, cameraman, visual effects supervisor, and filmmaker. Jim\u2019s career includes his involvement in television and films like \u201cThe Circus of Dr. Lao\u201d (1962), \u201cIt\u2019s a Mad Mad Mad Mad World\u201d (1963), \u201cWhen Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth\u201d (1970), \u201cWilly Wonka and the Chocolate Factory\u201d (1971), \u201cDiamonds are Forever\u201d (1971), and many more. This offering is for Jim\u2019s Bell & Howell 2709, serial # 823, originally purchased by the Ruby Camera Exchange in 1928. Ruby Camera Exchange was a rental house and distributor of motion picture equipment established in 1910. The second camera is a Mitchell GCN, serial #1332, originally purchased by the Orlando Air Force Base in 1959. Orlando Air Force Base was established in 1940 as the center of the Interceptor Command School. Later, in 1952, the Air Photographic and Charting Service was relocated from Philadelphia to Orlando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n