Kristian Butler

Isn't it bad form to queer someone's pitch on a professional forum?

Sure, there's always a lower price somewhere, but pointing it out in a vendor's forum, where people are trying to sell and where the pointer-out might want to do the same someday, just isn't helpful.

Thanks mark :-) i totally agree

Not trying to be an el jerko but that's super steep.

I sold my arri package ready to shoot very similar to yours 6 months ago for $800 usd. and it sat on the market for months....literally months.

16mm especially std 16 prices are dead in the water.

 

Here's one in LA for $500 usd or $300GBP.

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sgv/pho/2276259510.html

 

Just sayin. food for thought.

Cheers mate! really needed that rite now.

Hi,

 

I would like to offer you half your asking price for this kit. What do you think.

 

Best,

 

Ian

Never half, maybe -£100

A lovely condition Arri ST-B 16mm camera kit with 2 lenses, 400ft magazines, two motors, matte box and brand new battery and charger.

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This is a late model Arri ST with the brighter, better viewfinder. The camera has the legendary Arri pin register film movement, so that you can be sure that film registration while shooting is rock steady. The camera body has two Arri standard lens ports and one Arri bayonet lens port, so it is compatible with later generation lenses.

All items have been fully serviced and tested. The camera is running smoothly with both motors and the magazines are running perfectly. The 25fps fixed speed motor has been checked against a strobe and it is bang on. The lenses are clean and there are no scratches, mould or fungus on the glass.

The full kit is as follows.

1 x Arriflex ST-B 16mm camera body

1x 12-120mm T2 Zoom Lens (in perfect condition nothing on the glass)

1x 17mm T2 Prime Lens (in great condition nothing on the glass)

2x 400ft Mags + 1x Arri Jacket

1 x Magazine torque motor

1 x Transistorised 25fps fixed speed motor

2x New Batteries + Charger

Mains Adaptor

Matte Box (old school bellows)

1 x Rubber eyecup

3 x Front lens caps

Cores, bobbins and spool as necessary

Instructions from 2 different archives

600ft Kodak B+W Film (from storage in fridge)

Kodak Grey Card (worth £48)

1x Flight Cases (to put it all in)

Overall the kit is in great condition. The camera itself is cosmetically nice and clean. The lenses are also in great condition, the focus and iris movements are smooth and accurate. There are no holes or pinpricks in the bellows matte box. The viewfinder is bright and clear and shows 16mm markings with TV safe and crosshair in the centre.

my first test reel

10min short shot on the camera

surf short, partly shot on the camera

£900 UK only

Local Pick-up/Buyer Arranged Courier (http://www.interparcel.com/) only

I'd check out the costs, they make the print directly rather than needing intermediates and sound negatives.

 

Fuji tends to give that traditional film look, however, the workflow through to print can change things and you'd be best talking to who is doing your transfers and prints.

 

I assume you're doing your own 16mm projection, rather than the film festivals. However, if you're going for the latter (given the choice) I'd go 35mm, the projection is much more dependable.

Cool, cheers Brian. I will post the outcome here when its all done :-)

Check out Cinevator if you're only doing a couple of prints. You may find that you can get a 35mm print for the price of doing a DI etc.

Cheers Brian!

That process looks insane, however i think still abit too costly for what im looking for. Any opinions on stock?

Or, if you're feeling 'retro', you can buy the Kelly DoF wheels from the Panastore in London

MMMMMmmm! Panastore :-)

Hey all

 

I am a Cinematographer from The UK

 

does anybody know where to get a dof calculator from?

 

Thanks

 

Ollie

Got an iPhone?

http://motion.kodak.com/GB/en/motion/Tools/Mobile/index.htm

I love this app, so handy, and free! :-)

Hello all,

I know we are talking about DI and Telecine here, However, i have a question regarding taking HD out to 16mm film print for projection.

I want to go down the Fuji film route for the vivid colour. I havent shot any Fuji stock as i can get hold of cheep Kodak film and the only films i have shot required the kodak grade of stock.

anyway, i have shot an art-house film in full 1080 and i am looking to go out to a stock that can really hold the vivid colour grade.

Anybody have any opinions or examples (youtube/vimeo/video) that i can have a look at and compare?! would really help me out.

Cheers

Kristian Butler

www.kristianbutler.com

Is something being lost with the emphasis on digital film production? My

argument is that there should not be a case of ‘is film going to die off?’ and

‘digital is the future!’. Instead, we should be thinking more along the lines of: is

the world of motion picture production ready for digital technology? Celluloid film

holds a physical connection to the process of making a motion picture due to the

fact it has ‘real’ elements. The lack of these tangible elements in the digital

process causes more problems than initially thought. Archiving motion pictures is

extremely important to the development of cultured societies around the globe.

However, the digital ‘revolution’ may well be the end of many motion pictures

before their life has begun after theatrical release.

This paper explores celluloid film and digital production through standing

theories, recent journal entries and test report data. Broken down into three

chapters, the first asks if the motion picture industry is ready for digital

technology. The second takes the case study of Steven Soderbergh to show

how the medium a motion picture is shot on should be considered as a means

to an end, and not one of a commercial benefit. The final chapter explores

reasons towards why film is currently the only logical medium for archiving.

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