ljesmith

Hey good folks,

 

Has anyone here made use of the Fries Mitchell? I'm negotiating with Bob to convert my 2-perf, rackover to reflex (mirror type). Are there any hidden short-comings to this system?

Hi Paul

We use 33 Fries Mitchells at Aardman, all converted by Bob, and all excellent quality. Well worth the cost. Ours just shot the Wallace and Gromit movie over 18 months and never dropped a shot.

I will say that probably the weakest part of the conversion is the video assist, it's a bit tricky to correct if it goes off center.

Luke

Hi Stephen, yes we are in Bristol, at Aardman to be exact. I used to work with Joe at Movietech and have tried getting the list of him but with no luck I'm afraid.

Which mitchell is it, because the Mitchell BNC cameras only went to #365. We currently have about 40 of them and I have been trying to find the history of them myself but it ain't easy. Movietech in London have #365 which is in mint condition.