Jorge Diaz-Amador

Many years ago, when I was an ARRI dealer, I purchased the last NEW ARRI 35IIC Röntgen cameras from ARRI USA. These cameras have ZERO use other than the factory film test. I have ONE N.O.S. 35IIC Röntgen camera body remaining. This is the only body that I modified to accept a 35-3 ground glass holder. Lens port is ARRI Standard. I modified the lens port so that it centers on Academy 35. This avoids scratching the mirror shutter. The stock lens centering on the Röntgen cameras is Silent (DIN S35) and can only be used with ARRI Standard lenses with short mounts with a relief bevel and no projection of lens elements past the mount, or the mirror shutter will be scratched. So this is a very important modification to preserve the scratch-free mirror shutter. This camera has a 35IIC High Speed (80 fps) film transport and a full aperture (DIN Super 35) gate. These bodies are compatible with any 35IIC motor and 35IIC or 35-3 film magazines. The film door is hinged at the rear. The door will need to be modified by making an opening above the ground glass holder, mounting a 90º prism, and mounting a relay lens and video assist camera. Very compact c-mount 1080P and 4k cameras with HDMI or SDI output are now available at low cost. There has been a lot of interest lately about using these cameras as precision film transports for 4k+ Digital Film Scanners. I had another N.O.S. body without a mirror shutter which sold recently. This body is the only one I have remaining. I regret that I cannot offer any further modifications to this camera, nor modify another camera body. I closed my workshop over a year ago and have made a pivot to the high tech industry. I no longer have space or time for this type of work. I am currently located in the San Fransisco Bay Area. This camera body is located in Los Angeles with a client. Inspection and delivery can be arranged. Price $2950.- USD. Shipping and insurance at buyers expense. If you want to know more about these cameras: http://cinematechnic.com/products/arri-35iic-rontgen-medical-camera/ Contact me at cinematechnic [at] m a c d o t c o m Almost forgot: I DO NOT HAVE ANY 2-perf (Techniscope) or 3-perf parts, 35IIC Crystal Motors, or anamorphic blocks for the 2C viewfinder. Repeat: I do not have these parts! Thanks! -Jorge Diaz-Amador / CinemaTechnic

Thank you for the interest in my work. For the 35mm form High Speed (as Zeiss calls them) or Super Speed (as ARRI called them): Get 1.0: Bayonet mount, 9-blade Reuleax triangle iris, T1.4 max aperture, lightweight and delicate mechanics. Get 2.0: Greatly improved mechanics, PL mount, 7 blade conventional iris, 180º focus, T1.3 aperture Gen 2.1: Same as above, 350º focus, improved mechanics Gen 2.2: Same as above, geared iris Gen 3.0: Larger focus scale with feet or meters exclusively and larger focus marks. Mostly identical to gen 2.2 otherwise. There are minor changes in coatings and more adjustments in the later versions. P.S. I consider the "B-Speed" designation apocryphal. It was never used by ARRI or Zeiss.

Thanks for the interest in my work, and hello to Satsuki and Tyler. Hang in there guys, I know it's tough now. I can still service film cameras, and I still have all my tools, but I am limiting service to the cameras I really know well: The ARRI 16SR 1-2-3-3A series, 35IIC 35IIIC, 35-3. I can also do basic service on the Moviecam cameras, but not a major overhaul. I do not work on the ARRI 16S, 16M or 16BL, or the 35BL (other than basic things such as FFD calibration), or anything non-ARRI with the exception of Moviecam. I have relocated to Portland, ME. My current area of focus is lens testing equipment (collimators), and prototyping optical products. I am willing to continue doing the film camera service as long as there is sufficient demand. Ever since Clairmont Camera closed down I have seen much less demand so if the trend continues I may not be able to continue. Those of you that want to keep film alive: Resist the tendency toward commoditization. Just because you can get brand new made-in-China gear cheap and it is the same (so you can buy from the cheapest seller), that model does not translate at all to something so unique and specialized as film cameras. If you don't support the few of us that are still doing this work, or if all the work goes to one company or person, it won't take much to kill the whole ecosystem off entirely.

Nicolas, I’m sorry I didn’t notice this when you posted it. Also it was just before I began working in this problem. Over the last four years, I’ve spent a lot of time on this issue. I’ve discovered that the Richter collimators tend to go out of calibration. Whether it is due to time, mishandling or users tampering with the components is not clear. The most recent Richter Cine products are already over 20 years old. There is no way for a user to get an accurate do-it-yourself calibration, at least not to today’s standards. For this reason I started to offer a calibration service in late 2017. One day in 2018, back when I was based in Burbank, CA, I tested 20 Richter Cine collimator objectives on the same day. The test was done using my Moeller-Wedel collimator. Alex Nelson was present for some of this testing and we calibrated his objectives. The result was surprising: ALL 20 objectives tested at a different back focus! I was able to determine the correct focus setting and began calibrating objectives to a standard. Calibrating the R-2 Collimator Block is complicated by the very poor quality eyepiece and the fact that the reticle is held in a smooth sided tube with a single set screw holding it. Also you have to calibrate the grid reticle as well. Currently I calibrate the R-2 Blocks on my Moeller collimator, using a procedure I have developed over time. The procedure I use does not involve looking through the Richter collimator itself. I am now able to get focus accuracy of 0.002mm or better on the Richter Collimator systems after calibration. There is more information about this on my website: cinematechnic.com Hope this helps. I know its a big problem shipping things in-out of South America. If you’re still in Peru perhaps the people at ESO can help you.