charles g clark

Hi all, The eyepiece closing mechanism in the magnetic eyecup on my sr3 was really loose so I took it apart, and reassembled it, much smoother now and does actually lock open. It is however a lot stiffer- does anyone know if the iris leaves are lubricated? Or have I just over tightened to screws? thanks!

Oh wow thanks for the tip!

Yes. They also had 416’s for the same price, sr3 packages with base plates and matte box for £1.5k and 435’s for £1.5k. Wish I’d bought a 435 as well!

Hard to believe I bought an Arricam lt 3 perf package from a seller who sold them for arri rental gb 7 years ago for £4250

Hi all, just wondering if anyone is sitting on any new rubber sr3 mag covers part 29 in the diagram, I have an sr3 mag that is looking tatty and I wanted to smarten it up! You never know someone might have them sitting around they seem quite perishable . Thanks in advance!

Thanks again Dom I’ve spent the morning looking into other dry film lubricants with ptfe which I believe the emralon is… I think this Lens has driven me to the point where I’m going to 3D print a little turntable an lad have a pop!

Thanks for the continued support Dom! Deep down I believed that would be the case! I read somewhere that’s exactly what arri do with worn threads using emralon 330. Now I do hate to give in, especially with this lens (my wife joked it may be the first time in history a lens has been cited in divorce papers), but I think I’m getting close to accepting it! so my final questions- is emralon repackaged in a handy consumer sized spray can that you know of or is it only in huge buckets (as I fear) and is this even worth attempting myself? thanks again!

Hi all, im back to tinkering with this lens again it’s becoming a bit of an obsession! mounting it on my sr3 I get a little bit of wobble which I think is due to this brass ring not being completely flat. I want to take it out and get it straightened and flat but cannot figure out how to get it out- any ideas? thanks in advance!

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Hi, I was looking at the American Arri lighting catalogue (by error, I’m in the uk) and noticed that Arri doesn’t list chimeras anymore for the arrilite plus, but instead lists white translucent umbrellas and a stand adaptor (the Europe catalogue doesn’t have these and still lists chimeras) just wondering if anyone has used these or had experience of umbrellas with tungsten lighting? Do they need to be of a certain spec for heat? They seem like they would be handy in certain scenarios. Any experiences out there? I have chimeras for my 750’s but nothing for my 2000 plus and was interested in adding one to my kit The only places I can find the Arri umbrella is on us websites like adorama etc I’m guessing it’s a manfrotto umbrella that’s been rebadged. thanks in advance

Thanks to Christin at Pille (https://www.used-filmequipment.com/products/list/id/130) I now have the spares - does anyone know if the worm gear needs any lubricant before installing? thanks in advance also if you are looking for spares well worth asking Pille, they do have more than is listed on their website

Thank you Jean - louis I had a feeling the screws that came with it weren’t the right ones. the holes in the brass ring do line up with the focus indicator ring so hopefully if I can find the right screws I can get it working as good as new! Think they’re an M2 screw, not heard of dog points before but a quick google tells me that’s what I need thanks!

Hi Dom, I have it all cleaned and lubed, back together and running smoothly until I screw the focus indicator ring back on- then it adds a huge amount of drag. It doesn’t appear damaged- would that ring also require lubricating? many thanks again

If it makes any difference at all, it’s the same parts that have been in all arri sr cameras, from sr1 through sr3, including hs variants according to the sr parts manual. Even has the same parts numbers anyway thank you for looking

Hi, this is a total stab in the dark hoping there’s a rental house on here somewhere with uncommon arri sr3 parts sitting around - pretty unlikely but I’ll ask before I go to a machinist... Has anyone got parts 25,24 or 23 in the attached SR3 drawing sitting around they won’t use? Arri no longer have any stock. They don’t look the most challenging parts of the camera to manufacture but you never know Thanks in advance