CinemaGear — Blog

One of my favorite cameras has been the Mitchell Standard or GC. These cameras populated almost every visual effects show that I worked on because of their quality engineering and rock steady registration. When my friend Doug Fries introduced his reflex conversions of the Standard and GC, it really revolutionized the way we worked. His conversions added true through-the-lens ...

You are never sure what products will be in demand, so you make your best guess. I had a number of ARRI 2B and 2C cameras with the traditional pistol grip motors in stock, but many of the power cables had decayed to the point where they were unusable, or were missing entirely. Since these motors have a proprietary power connector, you can’t just go to the hardware store and b...

Every assistant cameraman that has worked on a show with an ARRI 2B or 2C on it has had the experience of taking the camera out of its shipping case, only to notice that the magazine port dust cover is mysteriously missing. In the same vein as the ARRI 16 S replacement cables and ARRI 35 2B/2C pistol grip motor power adapters I have made, I thought that I could spend a day mo...

I hurt my back out over the weekend, so I’ve been mostly taking it easy this week. Did a little bit of work on one of my friend Daniil’s ARRI ST Super 16 conversions, and then sat and admired this fascinating Newman & Sinclair camera that we took in a year or so ago.

This camera came from the collection of five-time Emmy Award winning photojournalist, autho...