Arnold & Richter ARRI 300 Blimp

studio camera from the estate of the late Austrian film producer Kurt Miksch which was used to shoot a lot of Austrian and German feature films – among them the 1959 film “Die Halbzarte" starring Romy Schneider. The submarine-like blimp is made of aluminium and was originally constructed for a Arriflex 35 II A with a 300m magazine. The noise of the camera is reduced to a minimum by a sophisticated combination of insulation materials and elastic seals. The equipment consists of a fully equipped blimp (No. 94) with cassette motor and matte box, an Arriflex IIB (No. B6258) which is mounted on the flat base synch motor, a Cooke Speed Panchro 2/75mm, 4 interchangeable film gates for different standard and widescreen formats, 6 x 300m film magazines, various additional parts and cables. The camera is mounted on a hydraulic stand and comes with an aluminium carrying case. A wonderful exhibit with a history!