Max McDougall

I will try to get in contact with someone at ARRI this week. I am assuming the meter is to be used while the motor is stopped? Or does the shutter need to be moving for an accurate reading? Please excuse my ignorance on this, motion picture (film) is very new to me. Any additional info regarding APEC on a 16s would be very helpful, keeping in mind I am pretty much throwing myself into the fire here as far as making films goes.. A sort of related question... I have a laser display I have built that I make analog vector graphics with. I am looking to shoot the graphics with the ARRI. Does anyone have any advice as to how I would go about setting my exposure/aperture properly for this task? I guess I am mostly wondering if such a high contrast ratio, thin and defined lines, might be a pain to effectively measure using APEC, or any light meter for that matter? So far I am not having any conflicts with the laser display and shutter speed at 24fps while looking through the viewfinder. Maybe my second question is for another forum/thread. I haven't had time to explore the culture of this message board thoroughly, so my apologies if this is off topic.

I have a 16s that I am about to use for the first time. I have read that you can use a 12v battery pack with the body of the camera, and that the mags need to be converted for 12v use. My question is, does the 12v battery effect the performance/function of the APEC exposure system? I don't want to mess anything up, and I don't have a schematic. I am proficient with mechanics and electronics (please trust me on that statement), and am looking for a modification that I can do myself if needed. Hopefully a modification isn't needed and I can plug in and go with a daylight reel. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Wow. I am a 23yo in Minnesota and I have been going over your site for the last couple days. I just noticed your message on the index page today, and by coincidence happened across this forum soon after. I acquired a 16s a few years ago, and am just getting around (being able to afford) buying some film for it. I have a couple dormant domains and I would be willing to host an archive of the website if you are interested. It would either be at mathstatic.com/arri16s and/or realisticom.com/arri16s. Just thought I would make the offer since I found the site to be a fantastic resource.