I'll defer to you Richard but that looks like no blimp I have ever seen and sure doesn't inspire a lot of confidence that it would do much... Eric Goldstein -- On Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 1:41 PM, Richard Knoppow <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I agree that its probably a blimp. However, the Mitchell IS in a blimp, > the lid is lifted to get access to the magazine. The camera is an NC and the > blimp looks like maybe its a Raby but there were a lot of different designs > and makers. NC's were supposed to be noisless but certainly were not. They > have fiber gears in a couple of places wich made them quieter than the > Standard but not enough to be used on a set without some sound-proofing. The > NC was the mainstay of the movie industry for over twenty years and there > are still many of them going. > > -- > Richard Knoppow > Los Angeles, CA, USA > dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx --- Rollei List - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org - Online, searchable archives are available at //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list