FS: S16 Aaton XTR Prod

[Marc Roessler]

Selling because I'm giving up my film making hobby:

Aaton XTR Prod, S16 camera, with PL-Mount, b/w video assist, lit ground glass (frame lines, with adjustable brightness), two 400 ft mags with loop protectors, two batteries with charger, user manual, special allen key for shutter angle adjustment, original wooden Aaton hand grip including connector cable, heated eye piece including connector cable, flight case, two screw in matte box front rods.

Can be synced to time code (tested, works) and can expose Aaton-Code to the film. Built in exposure meter that displays exposure in the viewfinder, I've used this quite successfully. Digital battery and mag remaining readout, digitally settable FPS speed, connector for intervalometer hookup.
Shutter 180, 172.8, 150, 144 degrees, camera can run 3 to 73 fps, or single frame exposure when controlled with an external intervalometer (not included).

I'm also including a set of origial Aaton grease that I ordered some years ago from Aaton, for servicing the camera. Set also includes two leather barneys for 400 and 800 ft magazines.

Attached to the camera (removable) there's a NP1 battery adapter, for using the cheap and uniquitous Sony batteries. The NP1 Batteries included with the set are weak but still good for exposing a few meters of film as a test, I'm inlcuding them as an add on, but you will need to get new ones for film projects.

I've used this camera for my short film projects, which have been successfully screened at multiple iternational short film festivals (can send links to the films on request).

Really a nice camera - relucant to sell it, but it's only sitting around here, as focus of my life has shifted to other things.

Issues noteworthy: the two front rods are slightly angled to one side (but still parallel to each other). It's been like this when I bought it myself, with the short rods it all still aligns nicely with the lens, but I guess with longer lenses (large zooms), longer screw in rods would run away from the lens center at some point. Suggest to use a bottom mounted rod adapter for this case, or a clamp on matte box (as I did).

No shipping, only local pickup in northern Bavaria/southern Germany.
You can of course test the camera here and expose some test films, if you like.

17.000 EUR

More images on request.

Edited July 7, 2023 by Marc Roessler
Added info about more images available.

[Gregory Oke]

Hi Marc,

Have sent you a private message. I'm very interested in the camera. I live in Germany and can come collect/test it in Bavaria no problem.

Thanks!

[Marc Roessler]

Reducing Price to 10.000 EUR.

I should point out (some sellers have asked this) that the camera hasn't been serviced for about at least 15 years. That's about how long I've owned it. It runs nicely, but for ensuring it continues to do so, I'd strongly suggest having it fully serviced, for example at cinefacilities (they seem to do great work).

Since I've only used this for private projects (no company here), sale is a private sale, i.e. I can't list VAT/MWst explicitly. That's also the reason why it makes sense to have the camera sent to being serviced not by me, but by the buyer: tax reasons!

[Marc Roessler]

sold.