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I have pvt mailed and public posted I would love to have the 35 mm film for my Arri BL 4s contact me pvt or public please GWPB

I have worked 3 & 4 perf mixed before. Shoot a framing leader for each and keep rolls seperate. Make sure the reports are correct and the rolls are labeled.

I dont want to rain on your parade but, if the job is as big as you seem to believe, it may be the better stratagy to bow out. Why? Well, going into a high stress job with a pro crew and not being sure of yourself could be a recipe for disaster. If you slip up, are slower than the DP or Production wants or cant answer a 2nd or loaders queery you could let yourself in for big trouble. Certainly with whatever company / producer or DP who hired you will never ask you to work again. With them your reputation would be sealed and written in stone as the one who could not handle it. Make sure you know the camera inside and out can load with competence and show no nerves to anyone. Like lions at a hunt, crew members always seem to be able to tell if someone is nervous. And like another poster said, if you are going to be involved with tricky focus pulls and have not done them before, it would be best if some other situation came up that precluded you from working that particular shoot (until you KNOW you can deal with it) That said GOOD LUCK. The first first when it comes off, is a moment you will never forget and will point to as a milestone in your personal development in this very frustrating and very rewarding career. All the best with a very hard decision. GWPB

I recently sold an ARRI III with mags to Jim Higgins of JH Films in CA. His #'s are 661 264 0004 and 661 916 5521 Good luck GWPB

The BL 4s and the Super America are both rated at 20 db the GII is rated at 24 db this is according to the American Cinematographer manual. GWPB

It depends on the front element also guys. The Cooke MK III (a very sweet lens that matches the S4's perfectly) front element is SIX inches across. Therefore a 6x6 matte box is necessary.

Thanks for the reply any other besides coral? Coral is probably the only thing I have lots of at the moment. I would like most any LB 80, 81, 82 & most 85's or cc G's and M's Best, GWPB

Thanks, but why wouldnt it just be called Academy to end confusion? GWPB

This is about ground glasses but a little off topic. I just had a GG sent to me by Arri. It was the wrong one! It is a 185 / 137. Now, I have known that 137 was out there but in all my years I have never used one or knew what I would want one for. After going through all my CSC manuals, I still cant find what reason it has to exist. All I get is the acnowlegment that it exists. I want to know WHY. And why on my 185 GG. It is the same width and is higher and lower / equally top and bottom. GWPB

I am looking to buy 48 mm drop ins and 4 x 4 cc and lb filters in good condition. Thanks, GWPB

Axel Broda he is in CA. CSC, better known as ARRI use him when the new younger techs cant fix the camera. He is a legend around NFL ( he converted all their 16mm cams. to super 16 ) and ARRi. his # is 661 821 6725. GWPB

Whoops, quite right I had the "soft" reputation statement reversed. GWPB

That is often too personal a question to ask in a forum. I will, with my own personal bias, try to be a little less bias than I am about these two pieces of glass. The Ang. is a little softer by reputation in the long end and will have a tendancy to ramp the stop. The Cooke is by rep. a little softer in the short end but closer to the MK III performance except for the dust sealing upgrades, stop and larger front element. The Ang. is now 3 generations out of mfg. The Cooke is one gen. out from current mfg. The Ang. is reputed to be "cooler" the Cooke "warmer" almost as good a fit with the S4 primes as the MK III. Hope my bias didnt show up too much. Also, the Cooke went out of popularity as much for its weight as the "look" when the HR Ang. came out, it was much lighter. Now, with the new Optimo the weight disparity seems to be a little more even and some are coming back to the Cooke. But, the new Optimo is a sharp lens with filters that try to match the warmth of the Cooke primes when it is used with them. These are not all the differences but it covers , I hope the major ones. GWPB .

I am looking for 5 x 6 filters and old 6 x 6 marginally damaged filters that can be cut down to fit a 5 x6 hanger slot. GWPB

Yes, quite right David. However, I am also making the assumption anyone playing around with 35mm has gone and hired a real DP that would not make such a mistake. GWPB