Unusual motor and gate on Arriflex 35 2B.

[tom mcgarrity]

 Unusual motor and gate on Arriflex 35 2B.

I’m considering buying this with the original motor grip at a reasonable price, would it be a good idea ?

[Tyler Purcell]

If I were to hazard a guess, this is an early high speed camera. I'm guessing the pressure plate screws are keeping it from being overly spring loaded, which is something they did back then with these cameras running at greater than stock maximum frame rate. Theoretically, it should be able to run around 120 I've been told. 

All guesses, but seem to fit what you got there. 

[tom mcgarrity]

Thanks Tyler, well deduced.