Thomas Dyrholm

Thanks for your input Dom and Eric! Those frame grabs are really low quality so it's probably difficult to tell the difference (why is there a file size limit of only 300kb pr attached file in here???) but It seems like you get what I mean. I cant't remember the exact price I paid but I think it was around $500 so that was probably a fair price. Eric, what is the name of the place in London you are referring to? And will they be able to service both the lens and the camera? The camera is by the way in pristine condition and works really well but would be nice to have it checked. And Dom, since you are saying that a lens like this shouldn't cost more than $600 and that a full overhaul would probably be half the prize of another lens, are we talking around $300 dollars for full overhaul? That's actually a lot less than what I thought. I will try and conctact Visual Products and hear what they think. And to everybody else: if you know of other places, preferably in EU, that will do the overhaul for a reasonable price please let me know.

Hi! Some time ago I bought an Angenieux 9.5-57mm F1.6-2.2 for my Arri 16S 16mm camera. I was searching for a small and fast zoom lens and this lens seemed to be a perfect match for my needs. Moreover, I got the impression that it is a pretty sharp lens compared to other older Angenieux zooms from that era and that I had a pretty good reputation back then. Especially the later version called "HEIC" with better coatings. I'm pretty sure that the one I bought is one of those as it has a late serial number and rainbow colored reflections in the front element. Anyway. Did a small unscientific test and was somewhat disappointed with it's performance. Obviously I didn't expect it to be tack sharp wide open but it is really soft on all apertures below 4. Also it seems to be softer in the left side compared to the right side. I just have this feeling that something is wrong with it and that it might need to be serviced. Haven't ever had a lens serviced so I'm not sure how much the optical performance can be improved or if it's mainly mechanical functions thats possible to improve? Am I having unrealistically high expectations to this, old lens or do you think it would be possible to improve it's optical perfomance by getting it serviced? The lens has no scratches or fungus, but a tiny little bit of internal dust. Shot the test on a FS7 in 2K center crop mode.

In overall good condition. No fungus or haze. Smooth iris. A singe small scratch on the front element, a little bit of internal dust and some clear spots that I cant figure out what is. Maybe some oil droplets or air bubbles in a glass element itself? Haven't noticed any visual effect of any of the above. The lens is located in Denmark but I will ship worldwide upon request. Asking 350 dollars or 300 euro.

Looking for a set of Kinetals with Arri S mount. Preferably 9mm, 17,5mm and 25mm.

I'm planning to collect a set of Cooke Kinetals for my Arri16S. Someone who is considering selling a single lens or even a set? Prefereably 9mm, 17,5mm and 25mm.

Thanks Tim. It took me a while to figure out exactly what model I had bought since I initially couldn't find any photos of other 16S with a light meter. I think it's called 16S/B-GS? The serial number is 18503 so yes it's probably one of the last ones. We bought it from the daughter of a former cameraman who worked on national danish television. The camera and the aluminium hardcase still has the television logo on them. Along with the camera, and the three Schneiders, the hardcase is packed with a lot of the original extras. A variable speed motor, an Angieneux 12-120mm zoom, periscope, mattebox, filters. Even an old and dry leather strap that I don't dare use with the camera even though it would look cool.

Hi Marco. Did you buy the camera and did you get it serviced by Georg Bogner? I have recently acquired an Arri 16S in pristine condition. I works properly but before using it on a project I would like to get et serviced. From my research it seems like Georg Bogner is the last person here in Europe who stills service these cameras!

And here is the camera. The light meter can be seen right under the Arriflex logo.

Sorry - I totally forgot about this thread. We found a local guy who made us a v-mount battery plate. Basically it's just a v-mount plate and a voltage regulator set to 8.4 volt with a 4 pin output. It works perfectly. The light meter seems to be on point and the variable speed motor can run up to around 50fps. We still use the original 2 pin connector from the original power cable but it's pretty worn out and the solderings seems fragile. I came across a post on a facebook group regarding these connectors. Seems like there' a guy in Japan called Mr. Kosuge who makes them. Think his shop is called MUK Camera Service. Apparently they 3D print these connectors. I'm considering buying one to make a spare power cable as the original connector seems pretty fragile.

Actually I think the constant speed motor that came with the camera could be the new model you're talking about. Is there a way to determine wether it's the new or the old one? Mine has a small box on the side - could that be the transistor your'e talking about? I'm pretty sure that the camera itself is on of the last that left the factory - it's from the beginning of 1975 according to Arri. It has a built in light meter which seems to be pretty rare? Regarding power supplies I've been looking into different solutions. I found a pretty standard Tilta V-mount plate that has a 8V output. To me it seems to be the easiest and hopefully most reliable solution. Probably not the cheapest though. Also I believe the original motors were built for 8V and not 8.4V. I could be wrong but remember I read it somewhere in one of the original manuals for the camera. For the light meter I guess it's quite important that the voltage correct?