Moviecam is a

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equipment company specializing in movie camera systems for

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History

Originally started in

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as an in-house project of

Fritz Gabriel Bauer Fritz originated as a German nickname for Friedrich, or Frederick (''Der Alte Fritz'', and ''Stary Fryc'' were common nicknames for King Frederick II of Prussia and Frederick III, German Emperor) as well as for similar names including Fridolin an ...

and Walter Kindler's Moviegroup

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company in the late 1960s, the amount of research and development needed to create a new and modern motion picture camera system from scratch led to the formal creation of Moviecam as an independent corporate entity in 1976. Although only three camera models (

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, and SL) were produced in significant quantities for international usage, the high quality camera design, simplicity of usage compared to the contemporary models of

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and Panavision, and integration of modern and pioneering camera features led to widespread usage in the film industry. Arri subsequently bought the company in the 1990s. At Arri, Bauer developed, together with Walter Trauninger and their camera development team, the Arricam System, which combined the basic movement and design of the Moviecam systems with the precision electronic parts and complement of camera accessories already designed by Arri.

Content

The Arricam cameras were released in 2000 and remain the flagship camera line of Arri's 35 mm products. Despite the fact that Moviecam cameras have not been manufactured for almost ten years, their quality and features have kept them in service to meet their consistent high demand by

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shoots. In 2010, Moviecam released a camera focusing tool called

Moviecam EasyFocus Moviecam is a motion picture equipment company specializing in movie camera systems for 35 mm film. History Originally started in Vienna, Austria as an in-house project of Fritz Gabriel Bauer and Walter Kindler's Moviegroup film production com ...

, a high precision measuring system with safe laser, for crane shot usage, etc.

Products

Camera lines

Moviecam 1 Moviecam is a motion picture equipment company specializing in movie camera systems for 35 mm film. History Originally started in Vienna, Austria as an in-house project of Fritz Gabriel Bauer and Walter Kindler's Moviegroup film production ...

(1976) *

Moviecam 2 Moviecam is a motion picture equipment company specializing in movie camera systems for 35 mm film. History Originally started in Vienna, Austria as an in-house project of Fritz Gabriel Bauer and Walter Kindler's Moviegroup film production com ...

(1976) *

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(1980) * Moviecam Super/SuperAmerica (1984) *

Moviecam Compact Moviecam Compact is a movie camera product line created by Moviecam in 1990, developed by Fritz Gabriel Bauer with the improvements after developed Moviecam SuperAmerica. Description Its potential applications are widespread, and it is regular ...

(1990) * Moviecam Superlight (1996) * Moviecam Compact MK2 (2004)

Accessories

(2010)

References

External links

Official website of Moviecam EasyFocus
Austrian brands Movie camera manufacturers {{Filming-stub