2010Cameras (Film/Video/HD) forum
Magazine jamming issues with Arricam LT 2 Perf cameras during production
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DisputedParticipants disagreed and reached no conclusion. Read the findings as positions, not as an answer.
What the thread found
- Multiple Arricam LT 2 Perf camera bodies and magazines experienced repeated film jamming problems during a feature production, with jamming occurring every 2 to 4 rolls on one camera and at least daily on another.
- Swapping out cameras, magazines, and updating software did not resolve the jamming issues.
- The problem occurred consistently across different magazine types and film stocks.
- Camera motors may weaken over their operational life cycle and cause jamming and noisy magazine problems, potentially resolved by replacing the camera body.
- The jamming issue persisted regardless of film loading technique or film condition in the magazine.
Depends on
- The cause of the jamming was never definitively identified during production.
- One respondent's experience involved 4 perf format with 1000 foot magazines rather than 2 perf, making direct comparison uncertain.
- The suggestion about weakening motors during a camera's lifecycle contradicts the observation that the film transport motor is housed in the magazine, not the camera body.