Excerpts from Arriflex 16SR3: The Book
Two Minute Refresher Course
Here's a quick chart comparing features of the previous models with the
new 16 SR3.
16 SR1 |
16 SR2 |
16 SR3 |
|
voltage |
12 | 12 | 24 |
mirror shutter |
180 | 180 | 45, 90, 135, 144, 172.8, 180 |
mount |
bayonet | bayonet | PL |
analog dial on magazine |
footage exposed | footage exposed | timecode sensitivity |
video |
change finder | change finder | integral video
assist |
format |
Standard 16 | Standard 16 | Standard / Super16 |
features |
ARRIGLOW, Timecode, Computer Interface | ||
speeds |
24/25 externally variable |
24/25 externally variable |
Direct input of all speeds, crystal accurate to 1/1000 fps |
weight(body+mag) |
12lb (5.5kg) | 11lb (5kg) | 13.5lb (6.1kg) |
sound level |
28 db | 24 db | 20 db |
finder xtndr |
10x | 10x | 10/17x magnifier |
standardmodel |
5-75 fps | 5-75 fps | 5-75 fps |
finder |
symmetrical | symmetrical | symmetrical |
magazines |
black | black | grey w/ black grip |
highspeed model |
10-150 fps
grey mags |
10-150 fps
grey mags |
5-150 fps
grey mags with |
size (l x h x w)(viewfinder horizontal) |
264 x 195 x 160mm
10.4 x 7.7 x 6.3" |
264 x 195 x 160mm
10.4 x 7.7 x 6.3" |
264 x 195 x 172mm
10.4 x 7.7 x 6.8" |
16 SR1 and 2 cameras have been modified to Super16 with 172.8 shutters, and PL mounts.
The World's Worst Camera Assistant
from Introduction to Arriflex 16 SR3 Book
The World’s Worst Assistant--a mythological character of monumental ineptitude--was
born on a particularly difficult shoot in the Caribbean.
Conditions were not friendly to people or cameras: sand, salt water, wind, heat, bugs. We had dug a large hole in the beach to get a low angle. Water was filling the hole faster than we could bail.
As the water reached high-tide level and tempers achieved similar heights--especially mine--using my equipment, against all better judgment never to bring ones own new package on tropical beach jobs--it was at that moment when Scott Rathner, our excellent camera assistant, wondered how the world’s worst assistant would cope in such a dreadful situation.
"I’d like to change my airplane reservation right now to an aisle seat," he called out to the already-harassed AD.
"And while you’re at it," Scott added, "can you change my hotel room so I can have a king-size bed?"
Since then, the exploits of the World’s Worst Assistant have become legendary.
Many of the tales have been true, unfortunately. We never cease to be amazed at what really goes on out there. The assistant who tried to loosen a stuck lens with a huge hammer. The production assistant who left the camera truck parked unattended in the world’s worst neighborhood to make a phone call, and was surprised when the entire package had been stolen by the time he returned. The assistant who put film in the gate--emulsion side in.
You’ve probably worked with Arriflex Cameras for the last twenty years.
No doubt, you’ve already used the latest generation cameras.
But, since every reader of the Arriflex books will have a different level of expertise,
Jon Fauer's books assume the worst, and are written for The World’s Worst Assistant
-- as well as the best Assistants, Cinematographers, Producers, Rental House Personnel and
Film Students.