Scott Cohen

This marks the end of film. Walter Murch was right when he said within ten years film will go away. I am very upset to hear of this Phantom 65. Soon the "black box" will come. I'm not sticking around. Good Bye. S.C.

I think it is something else far more sinster... Far too many people are using the M. for it to be just their first name abbreviated. I don't see any other first names abbreviated this way. I think M. must stand for something. Some title, religeous, political or similar endorsement. What is it? SC

And a few other people with big names use the M. What does this stand for? Is it a Royal title similar to Commander or Knight? What am I missing SC

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Hey Tim, Forgive me for calling you an elitist last week and being a toal a**. Was a really tough week, taking it out on people I don't know... I suck, I know... Regarding the BL, it might be the same camera, the seller trying two different routes? If it goes any lower I might go for it even though I might never use it. I actually think the BL looks pretty cool. It looks like a movie camera. I have always like top mount mag cameras, Beaulieu, Arri BL, even the Scoopic with the 400 footer. Peace, SC

Might actually go lower. The seller only wants a local pickup. That will hurt the end price. Maybe Rebecca will get a deal if she is reading this... SC

People are TOTALLY missing the point. Robert Rodriguez shot El Mariachi on a Arriflex S (Or M depending on the publicity shots you look at) with a stock 12mm-120mm Angenieux zoom. It came out great. I would have been even better if he had a BL, then he wouldn't have had to stick it to Columbia for several hundred thousand dollars for sound "fixing". Telling her to buy an Arri SR, Aaton or other expensive camera is crazy. At the seller's current price of $1675 she can't touch another pin-reg quiet camera. She could buy it and then shoot her film and re-sell it. Or if she feels like she wants to shoot Super 16 later on she could have Bruce do the conversion and still be under $5K. And that Arri SR for $5K WAS NOT a Super 16mm camera. How much for an S16 Arri SR? Huh? Rebecca, smile your biggest smile, SLOWLY count 15 hundred dollar bills into his hand and I bet he might go for it. Let us know how it all turns out. SC

People have short memories when it involves taking money from their greedy little hands. A camera like the BL will probably be bad mouthed ad-nauseum from people that make their living buying, renting and selling Arri SR and other cameras. Heaven forbid people actually pull for a filmmaker to make her/his film instead of fleece them along the way, all the while doing it through gritted teeth, becuase they are doing what the camera rental house/seller wish they coudl do...... MAKE FILMS. Becky, at $1850 I'd buy the BL. If you feel you are outgrowing it, send it to Bruce and he will convert it to Super 16mm. You will then have a pin-registered Arriflex noiseless Super 16mm camera for UNDER $5K. Let's see if Tim "Mr. Arriflex" Lookatmynicepictures could do that for you? SC

Not a problem. You can not damage the camera by doing that. The only thing I might not do with a K3 is run it without film for a long period of time at 48fps. Other than that, the camera is pretty bulletproof. SC

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...em=330024306399 Arriflex BL on eBay for $5K SC

Nice pictures. I can see why you want Rebecca to get "the most for her money", as long as it goes in your pocket right? She was asking about a quiet BL not a camera that sounds like a blender. Show her a BL for under $2K then, Mr. Arriflex. There is a BL on eBay right now with a buy it now of $5,000.00 Buyer's market? Really? SC

The BL is not my camera... Typical Arri SR prices are $7500.00 - If you sold one for $5K that was one hell of a deal. But I stand by what I said. Encouraging a student filmmaker to lay down big bucks for an Arri SR is an elitist position. SC Both the LTR and XTR are not pin-registered cameras. And they are crazy expensive for anybody but a legit DP to own... The BL's have blimped zoom lenses. That is more than enough for any student filmmaker wanting to own a silent camera. With Arri S and M models selling for $2K all the time, it would be silly not to consider spending the same amount on a camera that will let you shoot dialogue. I keep hearing about these Arris SR's for $5K, but it is a pretty much a myth. Show me one for $5K and I'll buy it today! SC

That is a very elitist position! In the time it could take her to save for a Arri SR she could have bought the BL, shot her film, paid for processing and transfer, and have a video edit to show around hoping for funds for a 35mm blow up. The camera looks to be in good condition. A regular 16mm Arri SR in similar condition would cost $7500.00 or upwards. She could buy the BL and have over $5K to do her film. For a student to wait to save up for an Arri SR makes no fricking sense whatsoever. With a price like this, it makes sense to buy rather than rent. She could use it for her film and then sell it for just as much. Essentially getting a free camera rental. Plus owning lets you shoot whenever you can, wherever you want to... That is the ideal situation for students and guerrilla filmmakers. If she shoots on Vision2 stock she will be fine, even cropping to 1.85. Filmmaking is about ideas not technology. Buy the BL before somebody else snags it. SC

Nice shots but the "light box" mounting brackets on the sides of the ground glass are only marginally larger than the typical 10.26mm aperture for 16mm. Unless you can find a way to remove them, you will not get full Super 16mm coverage in your viewfinder regardless if someone modifies your viewfinder mask. You will see a fuzzy light edge on the expanded side of the viewfinder mask but you WILL NOT get a Super 16mm image. If Du-All is re-centering, then you will have two fuzzy edges. One of edge side of your viewfinder image and still WILL NOT see the full Super 16mm aperture properly. I have faith in Bernie. He is honest, hardworking and shoots straight. Du-All is another story... I wouldn't and don't trust them fully (My personal and professional opinion, and YUP, damn proud to be entitled to it...) SC

"Roofing Tar"??? Why? Was that a low cost method of sound reduction in Russian cameras? Or does the tar serve another purpose? (God knows what!) SC