General Information

Serial #

11128

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL BODY; GLASS LENSES; SYNTHETIC EYEPIECE AND CAPS/.2 METAL WITH GLASS FILTER/ CASE: WOODEN WITH METALCOVERING AND VELVET LINING; LEATHER HANDLE AND STRAPS

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

39.0 cm

Width

26.0 cm

Height

22.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine cameras

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Arriflex

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

PROBABLY THE LATE 1950S AND 1960S

Canada

WAS USED AT THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL IN OTTAWA

Function

USED TO RECORD MOVING IMAGES.

Technical

FEATURES A MIRROR REFLEX SHUTTER SYSTEM WHICH ROTATES AT 45 DEGREES BETWEEN LENS AND FILM PLANE. WHEN THE SHUTTER IS CLOSED ITS MIRROR SURFACE REFLECTS ALL OF THE LIGHT TO THE EYE WHICH ALLOWS FOR FOCUSING & VIEWING ON A BRIGHT CRISP GROUND GLASS IMAGE EVEN IN DIM LIGHT. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTING ON BODY INCLUDES: 'ARRIFLEX/ 16/ No 11128' 'MADE in WESTERN GERMANY'/ BADGE ON SIDE: 'ARRIFLEX/ 16'/ PRINTING AROUND LENSES INCLUDES: 'Rodenstock-Heligon 1:2 f=50mm 3830234' 'Schneider-Kreuznach Arriflex-Cine-Xenon 1:2/75 7193985' 'Rodenstock- Heligon 1:2 f=16mm 4256138'/ METER ON BACK PRINTED '10' TO '50' IN TENS/.2 PRINTED ON FILTER: 'FILTER NO. 85/ IV'/ BADGE ON FRONT OF CASE: 'Made in Western Germany'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

.1 MATTE TEXTURED BLACK WITH SHINY METAL TRIM/.2 BLACK/.3 EXTERIOR: "HAMMERED" SHINY SILVER COVER WITH SHINY METAL TRIM; WINE VELVET INTERIOR; BROWN LEATHER

Decoration

N/A