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ARRI

Arriflex S

ARRI's 16mm MOS production camera, introduced in 1952. It was the first professional 16mm camera with a reflex viewing system, built around ARRI's twin-bladed "butterfly" mirror shutter. Uses a three-lens turret with ARRI standard mounts, accepting 100-foot internal spools or 400-foot external magazines. Over 20,000 units were sold, making it one of ARRI's most commercially successful cameras.

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Babette Mangolte

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Borrowed from Robert Rauschenberg (owned by Yvonne Rainer). Used to shoot Akerman's La chambre and Rainer's Lives of Performers (1972)
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Last updated March 24, 2026