Sanji Robinson Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Hi, Anyone knows where to rent an 8perf vista vision camera in the west coast? We tried Clairmont Camera without luck... Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted October 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 8, 2015 Try panavision, they have lots of old-school toys sitting out back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Brahem Ziryab Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 (edited) Tyler, I remember contacting Panavision about VV once. They actually don't carry them. Edited October 8, 2015 by Ben Brahem Ziryab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanji Robinson Posted October 8, 2015 Author Share Posted October 8, 2015 Who else has them then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted October 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 8, 2015 Tyler, I remember contacting Panavision about VV once. They actually don't carry them. Really? That's too bad. I bet they're sitting around in boxes somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Kovats Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Geo camera in LA may still be renting their Beaumont VistaVision camera with Panivision mount, ie http://www.geofilmgroup.com/products/cameras/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Kovats Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 Panavision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 8, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 8, 2015 I remember talking to GeoFilm about four years ago about renting their VistaVision cameras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Cunningham Posted October 9, 2015 Share Posted October 9, 2015 Oh cool! I didn't think anyone still had them. Let me know how much it costs! Very curious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Will Montgomery Posted October 9, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 9, 2015 For Panavision to rent them to you, they'd have to get them rent-worthy and probably wouldn't make financial sense unless it's larger production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Velez Jr Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) There is a vistavison camera on eBay right now its $3500 Edited October 11, 2015 by Rudy Velez Jr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 (edited) http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/B-H-Type-Oxberry-Acme-35mm-8-Perf-VistaVision-Cine-Camera-Movement-/280878134293?hash=item4165a43415 If you mean this one, it's just the movement from an Oxberry. You'd need a few more bits to make up anything resembling a camera. Edited October 11, 2015 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted October 11, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 11, 2015 Yea, I saw that and it's not really an option for production. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I can't 'read' a mechanism by looking at it as no doubt many of you can, but I'd always assumed an animation movement is meant to latch at each frame so it wouldn't run continuously however hard you tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenny N Suleimanagich Posted October 11, 2015 Share Posted October 11, 2015 I believe it's this one http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/252115365307 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted October 12, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted October 12, 2015 It's interesting that it was used on "Tron" -- I was just about to re-read that old Cinefex issue on it. The final post must have been complicated on that film since they did a lot of their efx in VistaVision but the live-action non-Tron scenes were shot in 65mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Velez Jr Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 yeah i meant the listing Kenny linked to. it looks really nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan kessler Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Like Tyler said, this would not be a good choice for live action. Camera was built for a film recorder, as described below. 35mm Stein Mitchell VistaVision camera, serial number 10. This VistaVision camera shoots 8 perf frame 35mm film, as opposed to the standard 4 perf 35mm film and provides a large format original for feature filming. It is called a Stein Mitchell because it was built by a Mr. Stein and utilizes a Mitchell movement, except that the stroke is 8 perfs rather than four. It certainly runs 24 frames per second, but because the frames are twice as big that means that film is moving through the camera at 180 feet per minute, rather than 90 feet a minute. The camera was owned by Digital Effects Inc.; the company purchased the camera in 1981 and used it as a single frame transport to film on the Dicomed, a CRT color film recorder. All of the sections Digital Effects produced for the original TRON were made using this camera. Digital Effects purchased the camera from Murray Learner, who used it for shooting some of his features. I do not know how he came to own the camera. Likely it was made in the 1950s, when the VistaVision format was introduced. It does not come with any lenses or live action motor, it does come with a single frame stepping motor. We do have Mitchell magazines which we could sell in addition to the camera. Most certainly the camera runs at full speed flawlessly.MORE INFORMATION: In response to questions, we wish to report that this movement has two (not three) registration pins with one claw with (obviously) a very long stroke. The shutter appears to be a single blade of approximately 180 degrees. And yes, the camera is a rackover. Weight with the case is 72 pounds.Mark in Salt Lake City (ebay ksa50) advises that he owns an earlier one of these camera and that he has drawings he acquired from ILM to convert the camera to reflex operation and we will be happy to pass along his contact information to any purchaser of this camera (although his plans are not part of this offering).He also ads a bit more history about this instrument "There are less than ten of these cameras still in existence. Originally it was a camera built for two color cinematography known as Fox Nature Color. It had a largish lens that was actually a dual lens. Kodacolor filters snapped in the front half of the lens. Believe it or not the Stein Machine Company is still there in Rochester and the great Grandson has one of these cameras in original condition." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rudy Velez Jr Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 There is another one for 25 thousand online Stone Cine I believe is selling it looks nice if thats your thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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