Danita, If you are looking to buy a Mitchell, be advised they are getting to be pricey especially with lenses and accessorues. If or when you find one, always ask for the serial number and look it up on our serial number chart. These cameras may look old but the basic design was still the same into ...

Great to hear from you Richard. According to the records and the serial number chart I have published on this webpage, ( top tab "serial numbers" on the main page - http://mitchellcamera.com) # 26 is a Standard from 1923. As explained in the charts, GC's and Standards-based on serial numbe...

No. Completely different system. They ditched the turret and went with a quick change mount to counter front of the camera noise. That mount is what the PL mount came from. The Panavision mount is essentially the same with a rotation of the locator pin. Afterall, the GC/Standard mount was a 1920 des...

John, Have you registered your Mitchell on our site? It is easy to do and will provide you with more information about your camera. The registration page is the 3rd selection on the top right tabs on the home page. Or- http://www.mitchellcamera.com/registration.html will get you there. You can find ...

Here is a shot if a Mole-Richardson. Note the three ribs.

Really grainy shot. Hard to tell except for the flipped left gear wheel and the obvious cables suggest a partially motorised gear head. Oldest inventory was always fodder for modifications. Would bet that gearhead is an old Mole-Richardson. Again, this was all poverty city. Everybody thought this wo...

Sorry for the delay. Busy with studio project. I have a better picture similar to your second shot but it looks like a setup shot since the camera is not plugged in. The in that shot camera is obviously not an NC as the motor is at the back of the camera. An NC is distinguished by the motor being ne...

You can PM me here or contact me at ejohnson@mitchellCamera.com. Would be interested in hearing your story about your camera(s).

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ED.

We are in the last week of our camera registration drive specials. This is an important feature of MitchellCamera.com to give these cameras a better future and resource documentation of what has survived. Please contact me. Ed Johnson, director.

Neal, Welcome. You have half your answer already but as to the use, it is complicated. The Bipack was something Mitchell cameras could handle because of the long shafts for the pulldowns and the registration pins. Other specially built optical printer and camera stand cameras were specifically desig...