AATON LTR 54

[hmc4me]

Hi I know this is a long shot but have any of you used this camera. I am looking for a super 16mm camera and wanted to know what the users think. I wanted an a-minima but a complete kit is almost $25000 and I can pick up the AATON LTR 54 for about $11000 and an AATON LTR 7 for about $8000.
Im not in a big hurry because it will be about a year before I buy another camera but wanted to ask. I kept looking at the Beaulieu 4008 for a year and a half before I broke down and got it. It might even be 2 years before I purchase another camera. I was going to shoot 16mm with a beaulieu from pro8mm but by the time I get the whole kit it would cost around $5k so why not go with super 16 for twice as much.
Thanks
Anthony Collins

[Nigel]

I have an Aaton LTR54. It is a great camera I have shot a bunch of stuff with it. Very solid camera. Great for everything--The Minima is a nice liittle camera but a full sized camera is a better investment.

I am selling my LTR54 if you want to discuss it send me an email. [email protected]

Good Luck

[rollemfilm]

This last summer I was doing sound for a short film and the camera that was used was an Aaton super 16.

Very nice, can't think of anything to say bad about it. Very quiet, great viewfinder. Wish I could have used it myself. I did pick up motor noise once in an interior shot, the mic was one foot away. Barely caught it...

I guess with a camera like that, the lenses will really set you back. It really deserves a good set of primes.

[hmc4me]

sure would. I've kind of got my eye set on the a-minima but $25000 is a lot to pay for a student camera. It takes me 9 months to make that kind of money. [img]smile.gif[/img] guess it cost less than a baby and takes about the same amount of time [img]smile.gif[/img]

[seekaee]

A while back I talked to the guy who runs Slowmotion and he was selling S16 Kinors with Toban motors for around $5k.I think it even came with a videotap of some sort.

I didn't buy one from him but the one I bought from ebay I like tremondously.

http://slowmotioninc.com

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