by Mechtec » Tue Mar 05, 2019 10:16 pm
Cinemachinery wrote: ↑Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:07 pm
The 1st sales brochure is from 1946. Is that the year the 16mm camera was introduced?
Hi, Charlie, I went through the American Cinematographer magazine and it appears that the first Mitchell 16 were delivered in November 1946, precisely a year after initial announcement. Mitchell had invited to a presentation at the new Glendale works October, 1946. They had prepared a little set where one could shoot with the new camera.
Bell & Howell, now seriously thronged also on the small-gauge field, answered with a license that went to Germany. The result was the Arriflex 16, presented April, 1951. It was the last bigger deal of McNabb who died January 5, 1949. I admit, it’s a theory of mine, but who explains the many Bell & Howell things that constitute the Arriflex 16?
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The 1st sales brochure is from 1946. Is that the year the 16mm camera was introduced?[/quote]
Hi, Charlie, I went through the American Cinematographer magazine and it appears that the first Mitchell 16 were delivered in November 1946, precisely a year after initial announcement. Mitchell had invited to a presentation at the new Glendale works October, 1946. They had prepared a little set where one could shoot with the new camera.
Bell & Howell, now seriously thronged also on the small-gauge field, answered with a license that went to Germany. The result was the Arriflex 16, presented April, 1951. It was the last bigger deal of McNabb who died January 5, 1949. I admit, it’s a theory of mine, but who explains the many Bell & Howell things that constitute the Arriflex 16?