Steven: Didn’t know you were at B&H. What department?
The Arri grip was plastic, and had a 3/8-16 thread, and an activator rod that pushed a switch in the base of the Arri 8. Which was pretty silly, since the 16S held better using the built in thumb-grip and viewfinder tube (with prime lenses). These grips held well, fit the hand nicely, and were used by Pennebaker in his early rigs. Of course they had the problem of being plastic. Penny famously (after unknowingly ingesting some wine laced with acid at the Monterey Pop festival) put his camera on a table and walked away, forgetting the camera was tied to his battery belt. The camera smashed on the floor, and the grip broke off. Penny shot Hendrix using the short stub of a handgrip that remained. My first Auricon with CP motor had a version cast from that grip out of aluminum. But as usual I digress. Jeff Kreines Kinetta j...@kinetta.com kinetta.com kinettaarchival.com On Jan 28, 2014, at 9:06 PM, Dominic Angerame <dominic.anger...@gmail.com> wrote: > Oh, and back on topic - If I recall, and it has been a while, there is > something special about the bottom of the Arri S, something about a handle or > support that would send a rod up into the bottom of the camera, starting it > when you pressed the trigger. I think it was through the 3/8"-16 threaded > mounting hole (got to be a better term for it). Perhaps I misremember and it > was the IIC. Jeff Kreines Kinetta j...@kinetta.com kinetta.com kinettaarchival.com
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