tom mcgarrity Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 When was an Arriflex 2b with serial number 1341 made ? Brass viewfinder and slider switch underneath to close of rear light entry. Also small hood. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted September 19, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2020 https://cinematography.com/index.php?/topic/24032-arriflex-ii-c-35mm-serial-number/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 19, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2020 As far as I know (and confirmed by that thread Simon linked to) serial numbers below 2000 are WWII era models of the original Arriflex 35. What makes you think yours is a IIB? Do you have pics of the camera? The 35 and first 35II models had a simple eccentric screw movement rather than the cardiod (rounded triangle) cam design that was introduced with the IIA around 1953. Have a look at my IIC blog post for pictures of both types of movement: http://cinetinker.blogspot.com/2014/04/arriflex-35-iic.html A brass viewfinder sounds earlier than a 2B too. Very early models (I think below serial no 1000) have only one pinch release for all three mounts on the turret, rather than a separate release for each. I think all the WWII models had a Pertinax (type of Bakelite) gate rather than a steel one. Is the serial number on both the body and the door? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcgarrity Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 On the front of the body Dom. I bought it on eBay, listed as a 2b. Very interesting blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 19, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2020 Can I see inside the chamber, how the pull down and the gate looks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcgarrity Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 Here’s a selection. Note slide underneath for shutting viewfinder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 19, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2020 Yes that’s the early pulldown mechanism. Looks like you’ve got yourself an original Arriflex 35 Handkamera, probably from the early 1940s going by the serial number. Congratulations! Might have filmed WWII. Bit of a collector‘s piece, but still useable. It will have a 120 degree shutter angle. Is there a serial number on the inside of the door as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dom Jaeger Posted September 19, 2020 Premium Member Share Posted September 19, 2020 I’m also curious about the lenses it came with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcgarrity Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 Thanks for all your help. I don’t see a number inside the door. It didn’t come with any lenses. I had that Telestigmar left over from my last 2b, about twenty years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcgarrity Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 If only this camera could speak, what stories it would have. It look like it’s been through the war! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 2:35 PM, tom mcgarrity said: If only this camera could speak, what stories it would have. It look like it’s been through the war! More than likely it has! The German military must have been the major customer, you see Arris in German military photographs all the time. Quite a historical item. Hope you got a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom mcgarrity Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 Good price, after a bit of brinksmanship. It was listed as a IIB ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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