Arriflex
Camera
Arriflex
ca. 1941
Metal and glass
Overall: 15 1/2 × 8 1/2 × 15 in., 10.6 lb. (39.4 × 21.6 × 38.1 cm, 4.8 kg)
1978.0462.0012
DescriptionCrackled-black, vaulted, 35mm, electrically powered, motion picture camera with three-lens turret, 5 cm f/1.5 lens, 3 cm f/2.0 lens, 8.5 cm f/2.0 lens, optical eye level viewfinder, tachometer, footage gauge, rheostat, power switch, boom attachment hardware, eye cup, lens hood, magazine lock, and two eyelets for neck strap. The camera accpets dual 400 foot spools.
Inscriptions Engraved in metal on product label on right side of camera: ARRIFLEX / Engraved in metal on front of camera: Nr 1457 / Engraved in white and red on 5cm lens on front of camera: Sonnar 1:1.5 f=5 cm T Carl Zeiss Jena Nr.2706934, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, 1.5, m, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 6, 8, 15, INF. / Engraved in white and red on 3.5cm lens on front of camera: Biotar 1:2 f=3.5cm T Carl Zeiss Jena Nr.2706644, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, m, 0.5, 0.6, 0.8, 1, 1.2, 1.5, 2, 3, 5, 10 INF. / Engraved in white and red on 8.5cm lens on front of camera: Sonnar 1:2 f=8.5cm T Carl Zeiss Jena Nr.2707206, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, m, 1.7, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 7, 10, 15, 30, INF. / Engraved in metal tags on lens turret on front of camera: 30, 50, 75 / Engraved in metal on product label on left side of camera: ARRIFLEX / Engraved in metal on door latch on left side of camera: Z, A / Engraved in black on viewfinder on left side of camera: 4, -, 0, +, 4 / Engraved in metal on speed dial on bottom of camera: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 / Inscribed in white on bottom of camera: 78:462:12 / Embossed in black on magazine on top of camera: ARRIFLEX, ARRIFLEX / Printed in black on magazine on top of camera: 1, 1 / Embossed in plastic on footage gauge on magazine on top of camera: 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 0 / Embossed in black on orange label inside camera: Filmschleife nach weisser Markierung einlegen! / Printed in black on frame counter on back of camera: 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, Bilder/sek.
