Peter Heinemann

In Germany there is also "Film 16", located in Bad Honnef - Rottbitze http://www.film16.de/ They also offer packages of film stocks and processing, so you buy the film and get the developing made by them.

Thank you for these pictures, Steve. :-) I myself once needed to open such a motor, too. The faulty parts on my sample of the variable speed motor were a one or maybe a couple of the many flat contact springs that are located inside of the cap of the motor which can be rotated in order to set the speed. I think these springs work as a variable resistor and it seemed that some of them were bent and for that reason failed to have contact to their electrical counterparts. After carefully bending them toward the correct direction, the motor worked again as it should. Before the repair the motor behaved like there was a "dead zone" in the range of speeds: the motor always switched off when this zone was reached. However, getting the rotating cup back in place needed me a few trials as these springs are somewhat pesky. You need to find your time in order to get the cup on again: bend them too much and the cup will not slip on, bend them too less and there will be still no contact. Best wishes Peter

I know this is an old thread, but as there have been confusion regarding the voltage of the Arri 16s motors, I would like to add some info here: From the day 12 Volt Motors became available for the Arri 16 ST (16 S and 16 S/B ), Arri used to engrave "12 V" or "12 Volt" into the housing of these motors. Motors without such an engraving or any voltage engraving at all are always intended for use at a voltage of 8V. If you use an 8 V governor controlled 24fps or 25fps motor with a 12 Volt battery, you will notice smell immediately. It once happened to me, but luckily the motor survived this mistreatment. The same applies to the auxilary film magazines: all non "12 Volt"-engraved motors are intended for usage at 8 Volt. If you have one of the newer version of the variable speed or governor controlled motor that have a transistor on the outer shell (these were available in 8 Volt and 12 Volt as well), you must be very careful not to mix up the polarity of your power source, because otherwise the transitor will burn out.

Correcting an error in my posting: "16ST"("Standard") is what the 16S as well as the 16S/B were called in Germany. In the early days of the production, before the 16M and the BL had been introduced, the camera was just named "Arri 16". Some people prefered to translated "ST" with "stumme Arri" ("mute Arri") rather than "Standard", because it was just too loud to be used for audio without a blimb.

Bill, yes, the auction was ended by the seller, but the pictures and the description are still there. Just scroll down on the auction page. By clicking on the expired item you will be able to view it.

Hello Robert, my Arri 16ST ("ST" stands for "Standard" and is the german name for Arri 16S/B ) with number mid-19XXX has been manufactured in 1977 - this is what Arri once told me. The production of this camera decreased after their blimped cameras hit the market and from the end of the 70s to the end of production in 1989 a relative small number of cameras had been made. The production ended with a production count of just over 20.000 pieces. Very best wishes

Hello, certainly not the ideal comment to start my contribution to this forum with (I promise I will introduce myself soon), but have you noticed the last picture of the Arri M auction http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARRIFLEX-M-16mm-Camera-Body-/250985975100?nma=true&si=fhwYW%2B8Q5Zk3B%2BFojmrzlvgwD%2BE%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557 in which it is clearly visible that on the right handed side of the body the serial number under the Arri logo has been filed away? There is a new number „7533“ that has been scratched in the bottom of the camera but the door shows the number „M1011“ Whoever this did (not necessarily this ebay seller himself) and for what reason, which well reputable firm would service this camera anymore? Would you dare to send this to Arri for a lubrication and lookup? Would you buy a camera that has an altered serial number? These cameras are so old we could say „who cares anymore?“, but on the other hand, the new owner would certainly run into problems once service is needed or when he has contact with a policeman or the customs. Have you any ideas for legal reasons why the serial on the body has been removed and the one on the door has been left untouched? I could imagine such practice when a camera receives a new door (but would find it more likely that in this case the number on the door to be changed or filed away rather than the body number), but here the new number at the bottom does not match the door number, which makes it more mysterious. Don´t get me wrong - I don´t want to accuse the ebay seller - maybe there is an explanation for this. Best wishes Peter Btw.: Some say the 16 M cameras look shabby, but I like their appearance.