Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/01/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At WRC-TV(NBC) Washington, D.C.,there was an NPR we used for documentaries, magazine shows and one other producer insisted I use one ; however, I used the Arri BL and later owned Arri SR 16 and much preferred them to Eclairs. The 35 SR's were/are great production camera. I returned to stills about time the Aaton and video became the tools of tv magazine production so I missed those tools. No more picture that move, OT I use tripods. I did draw funny looks with Leica R4's on OC100 head on HD wooden legs with only 350mm lens, but damned sharp images. Steven > From: "Steve LeHuray" <icommag@toad.net> > Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2000 11:02:35 -0400 > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: Re: [Leica] OT: Eclairs, was Tripod myth > > Malcolm, > Sure mine still works even though at #235 it is a very early one. I have > mine pretty tricked out with studio rig, follow focus, 3-stage swing away > matte box on 19mm rods, Tobin miniature motor. Next I am going to have it > converted to S16mm. I don't use it that much but last summer I shot a 1/2 > hour home video on cooking. The NPR, like the Leica, was ahead of it's time. > Steve > Annapolis > > ---------- >> From: Malcolm McCullough <blayne@mbox2.singnet.com.sg> >> To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >> Subject: [Leica] OT: Eclairs, was Tripod myth >> Date: Sun, Jan 9, 2000, 10:50 AM >> > >> Steve LeHuray wrote: >> >>> Yes, same thing with my Eclair NPR. >> >> Good grief! Does that still work? - which is what an airline stewardess >> said to me when she saw me getting on the plane with my NPR. >> How many other LUGgers have an NPR, ACL or CM3? Should we start an Eclair >> Faction? At least we could celebrate the 40th birthday of the NPR >> (Noiseless Portable Reflex - an extremely reliable 16 mm movie camera with >> rapid change magazines much used for documentary and news work). >> >> I admit that I use an aluminium tripod with mine - 150 mm Medium >> Ronford-Baker legs with an RB Fluid 4 head. >> >> Regards, >> Malcolm >> Singapore >> >>