2 Eclair ACL package

Thibault · March 3, 2009

Hi,

I sell this camera package including two Eclair ACL 16mm standard movie cameras :

The cameras

One Eclair ACL 1.5 camera (version 1 upgraded : a 360° viewfinder and an ergonomic hand-grip with switch)

One Eclair ACL 1 camera (first generation viewfinder, switchless hand-grip). Attention ! The motor of this camera doesn’t works anymore since a few months, for a reason I don’t know. I don’t know anything about electronics. Maybe it’s easy to fix. This motor can be repaired or changed.

These cameras are blimped. They are delivered with their flight cases guaranteed for life by Underwater Kinetics. One of a handle just be changed for free.

They have been modified by Van Diemen (http://www.vandiemen.tv) who installed a 24-25 f/s crystal synch motor. The other shooting speeds are 8, 12, 50 and 75 f/s. All protection caps are present. They are built in C mount. They can be modified in S16 and a video assist can be added (by AZ Spectrum for example: http://www.az-spectrum.com). A rain cover lined with velvet comes with.

A small case in aluminum including some accessories, parts… come with too.

These both cameras has been used last year for a shooting and works perfectly (except the second motor like I wrote above).

They are sold with the two originals operating manuals (for the ACL 1 and ACL 2) and a copy of the spare parts catalogue. These manuals are in English.

There is some rods for follow focus and matte box. They are not of the same length because it’s been hard for me to find some (this kind of rods are discontinued).

I sell them because I bought a Super 16mm camera.

The magazines

This package is sold with 7 magazines: 5 de 400/200ft and 2 of 100ft. They all have been made in France (best that those made in England) and works well. All protection caps are present.

The lenses

4 lenses are included:

One zoom Angénieux 12-240mm, 1:3.5 (Arri Bayonet mount)

One zoom Angénieux 12-120mm, 1:2.2 (Cameflex mount)

One prime lens Zeiss Distagon 8mm, 1:2 (C mount) (in its case)

One prime lens Schneider Kreuznach Arriflex Cine Xenon 75mm, 1:2 (Arri Standard mount)

All this lenses have normal use marks, but the glasses are clean and clear with no fungus, scratches or cleaning marks. Only the 75mm is slightly deformed, but this doesn’t appear in the viewing.

Mount adapters

One adapter lens mount Arri B or Arri S to the C mount of the caméra

One adapter Cameflex to C

All lenses described above can be mounted on the camera using these two adapters

Two more adapters are sold in this pasckage : One Arri B to Cemaflex (to plug Arri B or S lenses on Eclair Cameflex camera) and one Nikon to C mount.

The batteries

4 batteries and one charger (witch can load 2 batteries in the same time).

Two of these batteries are just recelled. There are 20 batteries ready to be soldered ti recell the two others camera batteries.

Little troubles

The magazines case is deformed on an edge (see pictures) but nothing has been damaged.

The plastic case including 3 magazines and batteries has only one handle.

The little aluminum case (including the accessories) has no handle.