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Arriflex 35 IIC

The Arriflex 35IIC is one of the most popular and noteworthy cameras in motion picture history. It played roles in the filming of all three of the original Star Wars films, A Clockwork Orange, Enter The Dragon, The Big Lebowski and The Fifth Element, among countless other films. It was highly favored by Stanley Kubrick, who used one on virtually every one of his films.

Introduced in 1964, the 35IIC updated the previous 35IIA and 35IIBV models. It featured an improved pull-down claw, a better ground glass that could be removed by the user and a better viewing system with detachable eyepiece. Like previous 35II models, the 35IIC was mechanically very simple and therefore extremely reliable. The 35IIC has no internal electronics and is powered by external sources. The film magazines atop the camera contain the film sprockets in the magazine's throat as opposed to the camera body, making these cameras very simple and very fast to load.

Despite being succeeded by further versions of the Arriflex cameras, the 35IIC is still widely in use today.

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Arriflex 35IIC

Uncovering long buried treasures is something that we are all very passionate about here at Blue Moon Camera. We dust off old negatives and make beautiful optical prints, we refurbish your grandfather's typewriter, repair the film camera you’ve had since you were a kid, and we find new homes for your “ancient” camera collections. Today, we want to introduce you to this incredible camera that found its way into our hands (or arms in this case) a few weeks ago.

This Arriflex 35IIC is an uncovered treasure if we’ve ever seen one. This is a historic 35mm motion picture camera that has been used on the sets of countless film classics including all of Stanley Kubricks major films. This camera has a grand reputation in the film industry but we would like to focus a little more on the history of this specific specimen.

Roughly one year ago we had a woman wander in with her father’s 16mm Arriflex which we took in on consignment and sold last summer. Later that year she returned with (almost) enough pieces to construct a 35mm Arriflex - the only thing missing was a camera body. Finally, two weeks ago the camera we had been waiting for was uncovered in a family storage unit. Though we don’t know exactly how her father made use of his Arri cameras, we do know that for months he talked at the dinner table nightly about saving up to buy these dream cameras and once acquired they were well used, and loved dearly.

This camera comes with two 400ft film magazines, a vintage wood tripod, and a very notable lens: the P. Angenieux 25-250mm f3.2 Type 10x25b. The lens is almost enough of a reason to buy this kit just on its own merits. The camera does not have a modern power source and we have no way of testing it; it’s being sold as-is but of course is priced accordingly.