Joe Farris

I've got a 15-40 Optimo I'm looking to sell. It's about a year and a half old. Near perfect condition. Asking $45,000 OBO. Please email joe at visionsoflight.com with any questions. Thanks, Joe Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. joe at visionsoflight.com www.visionsoflight.com

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Hey Charlie! I don't have the reports in front of me but there was probably 8 or 9 shots with a similar flare to those pictures plus a couple more with flares along the left or right side of the frame. We used a set of 35 super speeds from fletcher and my Angenieux 11.5-138 zoom. The shot in the parking garage with the yellow/orange look was on the zoom, that much I remember. The flares did happen on both the primes and the zoom. We did use a matte box but other than the few daytime shots with ND and an 85 there was no filtration. The color of the flare is the same as the light source. I'm pretty confident it isn't a light leak but something within the camera itself. when the actor would cross in front of the light source the flare would go away. I'm fairly certain it's coming down the lens. Stan and Al over at fletcher have been helping me track down the problem and have been a huge help. I'll forward the info about the mirror to Al. we think we've narrowed it down to the mirror shutter/ gate area but still haven't solved the issue. I sent the camera back to the dealer and they said they repainted the back of the mirror because it wasn't as "matte black as it's supposed to be". I shot some more tests after it came back and the the results, although did not replicate the original problem completely, did have hints of it that made me believe the problem hasn't been fixed. I'm out of town for the next 2 weeks but when I get back I'll have to get in touch with Elvir. Thanks for the help!

I'm positive it was not the eye on the eyepiece. We had shot for 3 days, transfered the film, then shot another 3 days and transfered a second time. After seeing the problem in the first transfer we we're well aware of it. We had suspected it might have been a leak through the extension eyepiece but the second 3 days we shot with out the extension and the problem continued. Definitely had a matte box and flags. The gaffer and 1st I had on the job are highly experienced, which is why I don't buy that it's a simple flare. Also, the flares did not appear in the eyepiece during the shoot. I hadn't thought about the conversion to super 16. I guess I didn't really put that in the mix because I went out of my way to buy it from a very good used camera dealer and not off of ebay. According to the camera dealer tech, the light at the top right of the shutter is normal ( I have a hard time with this) I'm trying to add some frame grabs but for some reason their not attaching..... Ok I can't get the attachments to upload to the website so I put a few up on yahoo. http://new.photos.yahoo.com/visions_of_light_inc

Just under a year ago I bought a used Arri SR2 from a reputable used motion picture camera dealer. With the exception of 2 rolls of test film right after the purchase I had not shot anything with the camera until this past december. After a 6 day shoot in various locations, night interior/ exterior, day exterior we noticed what looks like a flare in probably a dozen or so shots. Almost all are center frame, with a slight angle from the upper right to lower left. There are a few shots which have more of a straight down flare along the edges which seem to occur when the light in the scene is more over the top of the camera. Project Specs: Arri SR2 Angenieux 11.5-138 T2.3 Super 16 Zoom Zeiss 35mm super speeds Kodak 7229 After a bunch of tests and lots of generous time by camera tech at a rental house I use we have still been unable to narrow down the problem. We have found a few things and run some tests, but nothing that replicates exactly what happened on the short film in December. I should note that the 2 rolls of test film I shot after purchasing the camera we're all shot at dusk with nothing but very soft natural light. here's what we've looked into so far. 1. There appears to be a small light leak ( what I would call a leak anyways ) in the upper right corner of the gate when looking at the gate from the rear and shinning a mag light down the lens with the shutter closed. I was told by the camera dealer I bought it from that this is not cause for alarm and is standard in SR's. I don't know if this is true, I don't have another body to compare it to. 2. Shot tests with lens cap on, moving a 1k around the camera to check for light leak. Test came back clean. 3. Shot a test with a crystal pistol firing when the shutter is closed. Test resulted in a definite light leak. ( word from the tech at the camera dealer is that this is not a valid test and that the crystal pistol is way to strong of a light source for the shutter to stop it from hitting the film.) Personally when viewing the crystal pistol it really didn't look all that bright to me. 4. Supposedly upon return for service to the camera dealer the back of the mirror shutter was found not to be as "matte black" as it should be and was repainted. I and the camera tech that i have been working with are convinced this is not just a normal lens flare. The camera dealer is stressing normal lens flare and that they did not find any issues with the camera after I returned it for them to check out. Flares appeared across most of the super speeds as well as a few zoom shots. They were not consistent with any one magazine. The crew on this project were all seasoned professionals. One of the shots that concerns me the most in a handheld shot I did out a 3rd story window. I had a street light center frame and as I tilted down, the moment the street light was out of frame the streaking flare appeared (frame 1). I did a similar test after the camera was returned from service and still noticed a similar effect on street lights in the back ground. We've really run all the tests we can think of. I'm really afraid to take a job with this camera at this point. I have had it on consignment with a rental house (they have been extremely helpful in trying to help me solve this problem.) but neither one of us feel comfortable renting the camera out. The camera dealer I purchased the package from did check the camera out for free even after the warrantee had expired but does not seem to think this is a serious problem. If anyone has any idea's, or experiences that might help solve this I'd really welcome the assistance. I'd hate to think I bought a lemon, I purposely avoided ebay and went with a reputable dealer in hopes of avoiding this type of thing.

Hi Everyone, It looks as though I will be shooting a small low budget HD feature in Montana towards the end of March. Anyone have any good recommendations on crew and equipment? I'll probably be looking at something like a 3 Ton, Fisher 11, Kino's, Gaffer and a couple of guys. Possibly a Steadicam/cam op as well. I'll be bringing in the camera package and my assistant. Thanks for the help. Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.653.1997 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

I bought a SRII a few months back. I'm wondering what others do as regular maintenance? Do the on board batteries need to be charges every month or so? Just want to make sure it stays in good shape wile in storage. Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.653.1997 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

These guys make a good modular system. I haven't used it myself. I had a look at it at birns and sawyer a few years back. I think you can even use a microforce as one of the handles. If I rememeber correctly It's fairly expensive. http://www.tangohead.com/prod_blue.html Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. 312-829-8244 Office 630-306-8244 Cell 630-653-1997 Fax www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

Hi All, Does anyone know where I can get a wide angle eyepiece for an SRII? I tried calling Kish Optics with no answer and their email bounced back. Are their other options besides the Kish? Any help would be great. Thanks.

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Hey Guys, Just thought I'd give you an update on my findings. I finally got the camera about a week and a half ago. I've had a little bit of time to play around with it. I'm not sure what the sales rep was talking about with the "you'll loose 10%" but Andy and Frank were dead on. It's a little difficult to see the very corners of the frame but moving your eye a bit seems to work. I'm going to look into a wide angle eye piece, I'm sure that will make things more comfortable. It's nice to finally own a film camera!

The Cinerama Dome is at the ArcLight Theater in Los Angeles. They still show How "The West Was Won" occasionally. I think they might run it once a year for a month or so. I had a chance to see it back in October. Really amazing. Does anyone know if there is any way to see any of the other 7 Cinerama films?

Thanks for the info guys. It's good to hear I shouldn't have a problem. I'll take a look at it when it arrives in a week or so. I might look into the wide angle eyepiece though. Is that something I can just order?

Hello all, I recently bought an Arri SRII Super 16 package (I haven't actually got it in my hands yet). I bought an extension eyepiece with the package but I was told that it will not cover super 16. I was told I would loose about 10%. Is there a way to modify it to make it cover super 16? I'm sure someone out in 16 land has run into this.

Call Kari @ Fletcher Chicago ( 312-932-2700 ). She'll answer all your questions. Feel free to contact me if you have specific questions (I'm an Owner/Op) Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.653.1997 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

I have 4- 1000ft cans of 5245 that I think are about 2 years old. I had the lab do a density test. The results are slightly out of kodak specs. Is this film worth anything? I'd love to get $600 for all 4 cans but I'm not sure what it's worth. Is anyone interested? Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.690.7678 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

Does anyone have any opinions on the Mole HMI Pars? I am looking at buying a pair of 1200w and 575w pars in the next few months. I have used the Arri 1200 pars a number of times, their built well and are great lights. Mole seems to have an almost identical design for their 1200 Par. Any opinions out there? Thanks. Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.690.7678 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

Not sure why your having problems, I shot a short film with the HVX200 2 weeks ago. I had an old 867mhz G4 power pook with FCP 5 and a small lacie external firewire drive. Just conected the camera to via firewire, did file, import, panasonic P2. Everything imported and I was editing on the set 20 min later. FCP takes the MXF files and writes new quicktimes so you do need double the hard drive space it took to shoot the project but it worked fine. Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.690.7678 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

I am assuming you are going for "proper exposure" and not an under exposed "look". If you were trying to expose the woman's face for correct exposure you can't simply take the reading the meter gives you and set your lens. A light meter is calibrated to expose for "middle gray". light colored skin tones usually fall a stop or so above middle gray. taking an incident reading at the subject with the meter facing the camera is the best way to determine your subjects exposure. If when you took this reading the meter reads f13 that would be the correct exposure for a gray card under that lighting condition. I would have opened up a half to a full stop for proper exposure. Making it somewhere around f8 or f8/f11 split.

you might try the 12v single kit from kino flo. The 15" lamps put out a little more than the 9" mini flo's. You can also get a harness for a 2 ft lamp and use it in the car as well. Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.690.7678 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

speaking of calibrating meters... where might one have minolta and sekonic meters calibrated. I've had mine for 5 or 6 years and never had them checked. Joseph Farris Director of Photography Visions of Light, Inc. Office: 312-829-8244 Pager: 800.808.8244 Mobile: 630.306.8244 Fax: 630.690.7678 www.visionsoflightinc.com joe@visionsoflightinc.com

Hello All, Does anyone have any experiences shooting out dated stock? I have 4 1000ft rolls of 5246 that were stored at room temperature for the last 2 years. I had a lab do a density test on each of the rolls. According to the lab Kodak recommends density values of roughly 18/60/94. The 4 rolls each came out with about the same readings of 29/70/97. I'm not exactly sure what these numbers are referring to. From what the lab explained I would see some fogging especially in the red, that over all the image might seem a little flat. So I guess I'm asking is this what others have experienced? Is there anything that can be done to counter this? If the image looks flat can I bring it back in the transfer? I'd hate to have to throw out 4000ft of film. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

Hey guys, thanks for the responses. One of the reasons I was going to grade the images pre edit was simply because I have a friend who's a colorist and is willing to do us a favor. Rather than pay to have a one light and then have to go back to telecine for the final we were just going to do it all at once. Not my preferred way but we are only shooting 2 400ft rolls so it shouldn't be to bad. We'll see how it all works out. We shoot tomorrow.