ARRI 16S (16ST)
ARRI's classic compact 16mm MOS (non-sync) news/documentary camera, released 1952; over 20,000 sold. Uses the same twin-blade "butterfly" mirror shutter design by Erich Kästner as the 35mm Arriflex. Lightweight, rugged, hand-holdable — a favorite for learning cinematography.
- Format: Std 16
- Shutter: 180° mirror reflex, rotates 45° between lens & film plane
- Speed: 8–48 fps, interchangeable 12V DC motors (governed or crystal)
- Lens mount: 3-lens divergent turret, Arri standard mount
- Magazines: 100 ft internal daylight spool; 400 ft external top magazine
- Weight: ~2.9 kg (6.4 lb) body
- Size: ~245 x 193 x 145 mm
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