Uli Meyer

Here's a link to the shot that goes with the photo above 🙂 Very quick grade, needs a bit of gain maybe.

Not limited to home movies. The OP mentioned documentary work. Next week I'll be filming urban foxes in London. 35mm is as viable as 16mm for that kind of work.

Yes, 24 Volt. I had the original batteries modernised by Hawk-Woods. You can see one mounted on the right side of the camera. I do switch off the camera during brakes which means one battery lasts a long time.

Again, it all depends on what you want to do. It is possible to strip down an Arricam LT to the bare minimum so you can operate it solo. I've been walking around London with my LT to shoot documentary footage on my own. I took it onto a bus inside my Hamax pushchair, ready built, including a high hat and fluid head. Of course, if you want to shoot narrative, it becomes an entirely different ballgame. Professional shoots don't vary that much when it comes to formats. A Super 16 film shoot with a 416 or an SR3 is not much different compared to one with an Arricam.

I'm advocating for 35mm, it is the superior film format for my taste. Expensive, yes, that is a painful drawback. Nevertheless, I love it. You can operate a 235 on your own, no problem. I've stripped down my camera to the bare minimum, eliminating the video assist since you don't need it working on your own. I use a riser plate that allows you to mount 15mm rods and a Wooden camera follow focus and lightweight mattebox. The camera weighs 9 kilo with a loaded 400ft mag and a UP. This means that you don't need a massive tripod either. I'm using a Sachtler 1910 Cine 7+7. I build the camera before I go out and it fits easily into my camera bag. It all depends on what you want to do with it.

Well finally! 😉

I'm looking for a 16mm and 85mm...

Looking forward to seeing your test footage!

Which lenses? Are they 35mm glass?

Isn't this a documentary about cinematography rather than a movie that features film-making? Still, good reminder that it exists.

Clip-on matte boxes will eventually wear out your focus threads. 15mm mounting is the way to go. You will need a rubber donut for the zoom lens but I don't think the one you have will fit any of the options you mention. Smallrig offers a silicon donut for theirs and Wooden Camera zip box pro with 15mm swing away support offers a cloth one. I'm using an ARRI LMB-25 with an LMB 4x5 tilt and flex adapter and LMB lightweight rod adapter for 15mm rods for my vintage lenses.

Scanity is absolutely fine and unless you are planning to add visual effects or printing back out onto film, you don't need dpx files. Prores 4444 is great to work with. But why 2K? I always scanned my 16mm at 4k and it does make a difference. Kodak London charges the same no matter if it's 2k or 4k.

Viewfinder and ground-glass isn't the same thing. That must be a different service.

Following.

Thanks Robin, good idea, I might just do that. I recently watched Fargo and considering that the film was shot with Standard Speeds, it looked extremely sharp to me.