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- Thu Aug 18, 2016 7:58 pm
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Mitchell Cameras; ownership history
- Replies: 83
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Re: Mitchell Cameras; ownership history
Oh yes, I have seen photos with Technicolor cameras on these blue painted Mitchell legs. Although I don't think it is common to have big Moy or Worrall heads on them, but I have seen that too. I've been told, but not seen in person, That there are two sizes of Mitchell friction heads and the Technic...
- Tue Aug 16, 2016 9:12 pm
- Forum: Mitchell Cameras - Wanted and For Sale
- Topic: lenses
- Replies: 5
- Views: 22108
Re: lenses
lilybettia, nice looking camera. Keep looking on eBay and they do turn up. Try an ongoing search for Baltar and look through the new listings. What is the serial numbe of your camera? Are you familiar with the particulars of your camera? I ask as I see ther are the knobs for the floating iris and ma...
- Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:52 pm
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Mitchell Cameras; ownership history
- Replies: 83
- Views: 211756
Re: Mitchell Cameras; ownership history
Hello Tiffany, Very nice tripod. It looks like it could be one of the first made; it has the earliest Mitchell Factory location (Los Angeles) and it is an extremely low serial number, it is no. 21?. It has the earlier style leg locking knobs as well. History on tripods is not very likely, however th...
- Tue Jun 07, 2016 9:13 pm
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Stiff Movement on Mitchell Standard (advice)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 68382
Re: Stiff Movement on Mitchell Standard (advice)
Nice camera. Too bad the front was altered but common for cameras that were used in animation. If it is a standard, it likely has bronze sleeves, not bearings. The grease gets old and dry. You would want to make sure that you oil all the correct spots to oil theses cameras. I have a diagram somwhere...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:31 pm
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Miniature Mitchell Cameras scaled up from photographs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 30646
Re: Miniature Mitchell Cameras scaled up from photographs
Spectacular collection! Your lucky to have them and we're all lucky they didn't get dumped. I own a Mitchell Standard that was made in 1931 and sold to Paramount studios. It filmed many movies and stars like Marlene Deitrich and Bing Crosby. In the 1980s Paramount sold a bunch of their cameras and e...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 10:17 pm
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Sam Dodge and his BNCR #157 Video Tour
- Replies: 3
- Views: 29079
Re: Sam Dodge and his BNCR #157 Video Tour
How was Sam able to find out that it works on Inavasion? I'm always interested to hear how people find out...it's often like detective work!
- Sun May 22, 2016 4:24 pm
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Mitchell Standard serial numbers
- Replies: 5
- Views: 32202
Re: Mitchell Standard serial numbers
Another interesting note is that the L base has the knobs for the floating iris, movable mattes, etc. This is a very nice feature. Often times the internal workings are removed.
Mark
Mark
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 9:20 am
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Sam Dodge YouTube demo of 1922 Mitchell Standard #5
- Replies: 10
- Views: 54552
Re: Sam Dodge YouTube demo of 1922 Mitchell Standard #5
Regarding Mitchell camera no. 333; what is the serial number on the viewfinder? Also can I bother you for some photos of the inside, showing the disolve mechanism? My camera is missing some parts and I need some good clear pictures of them so I can find them. Thanks!
- Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:51 am
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: Stein Color Cameras (Mitchell Standard Copy)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10841
Re: Stein Color Cameras (Mitchell Standard Copy)
Hello and thanks for the pictures. Is the black painted camera you show all original? I am trying to figure out what the original front looked like. Do you know? Did it have a turret? Single lens? Thanks, Mark
- Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:33 am
- Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
- Topic: mitchell found in dumpster, help id
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10151
Re: mitchell found in dumpster, help id
Hi Mike, I take it the tripod has wood legs? Sounds like a standard Mitchell made tripod with a newer head on it. Mitchell made these tripods starting in the 1920's and into the 1950's and probably later. The address for Mitchell being in Los Angeles puts it being made in the 1920's and probably the...