Robino Jones

Started a new thread about servicing. Sorry to the to have Hijacked this thread, back to the Anamorphic viewfinder.

Looking for any tips on where to get the Aaton 35 III serviced. Ablecine in Los Angeles are not servicing the camera anymore. I talked to Bernie O'Doherty from Super16Inc and he said he could CLA the camera which is great but I don't think he has a lot of parts for the 35 cameras. Please let me know if you know of any other places where to get service.

Yes I confirm that Able is not servicing the 35 III. I'm actively looking so I will report back once I find something.

I purchased one of the other Aaton packages from Alan Gordon a month ago. Shot a couple rolls and it works great, checked out the workprints on my Moviolas. There are ground glasses at Oppenheimer Cameras. I bought a clear glass with no markings from them - He's got a bunch of standard 35mm ground glass as well including an anamorphic one. I also got rods 4" and 2" from them. They still have 6" rods. If you need 4" and 2" Aaton in France have them for around 200 usd. My main concern is where will we get our cameras serviced if something happens? Ablecine is not doing it anymore, I think we would have to send to Aaton in France, unless there is an independent tech with Aaton 35 experience here in the US. If anyone knows one let us know. Congratulations on your camera !

I am about to buy a set of 4x5.65 Schneider Platinum IR filters to use with a RED Scarlet. (1.2, 0.9, 0.6) My question is about stacking them up. - Is it be better to use a 1.2 IR and a non IR .6 or .9 when stacking-up filters to avoid increasing the green bias? In other words will having 1 stronger IR filter take care of the IR issue in a stack? - ...or should I not even think about stacking NDs and get a 1.8 for outdoor ?