Eclair NPR 16mm Camera Package, runs perfect, good condition, case + accessories

Description

This is a privately owned ECLAIR NPR 16mm camera package.
I am a camera assistant leaving the business, great camera, you will love it.  Just add your favorite lenses.
It is very quiet, very clean and runs very well.
I can send you a video of it running on our standard Panavison batteries.
FREE DELIVERY IN THE LA AREA
Included are the following:
1- NPR camera body with variable speed 10-40fps and crystal motor:
Crystal speeds: 24fps, 25fps & 29.97fps
1- Orientable reflex viewfinder eyepiece
2- 400' Factory 16mm magazines
2- power cable, one newer, one needs repair
1-Factory Handgrip with custom wired electric  handgrip with cable
1- Century Telephoto 230 mm lens
1- Som Berthiot 25mm f1.8 lens
2- hard cases, one for body and lenses, one for 2 mags
1- NPR manual copy
What is an Eclair NPR?
The éclair NPR (
N
oiseless
P
ortable
R
eflex,
earlier “ECLAIR 16”
) is a 16mm film camera originally manufactured in the early 60’s.  It was considered a small, quiet camera that allowed sync-sound shooting. The NPR helped to revolutionize the art of film-making with various technical innovations and enabled independent filmmakers to create great art, as first seen in the French New Wave.  My boss, a famous DP, said all the TV shows used it in Hollywood when he started out, and it was a favorite for it's reliability and ease of use.
The NPR featured a quick-release magazine that was separate from the camera body, so magazines could be pre-loaded with film and changed quickly. This innovation made the NPR a favorite choice for documentary film-making.
SILENT
The ECLAIR 16 camera has been designed in such a way that the motor and the shutter are on the same drive shaft, so no gears are needed between them. Consequently, the camera is
intrinsically noiseless
and needs absolutely no blimp.
PORTABLE, COMFORTABLE SHOULDER RESTING
Its low and slim profile, its center of gravity very low and its compact co-axial 400 ft magazine that rests on the shoulder ensure
perfect steadiness
during hand-held shooting. A carrying handle makes it easy to carry.
MIRROR SHUTTER REFLEX, ADJUSTABLE EYEPIECE
The ECLAIR 16 has a true
reflex viewing system
using a mirrored shutter, the blade of which is an optically ground surface coated mirror in magnesium. This system eliminates all possibilities of parallax and framing and focusing can be truly cinematic. Viewing is continuous, magnified 10 times and right side up. The standard eyepiece is fully rotating and capable of a double 360° swivel. It can swivel for right or left eye viewing, for high or low position and for shooting forwards or backwards.
INSTANT MAGAZINE CHANGE
It takes
less than 5 seconds
to snap on and off the 400 ft pre-loaded magazine as
no threading is required
in the camera. The magazine itself is quick loading and most threading is in open light. It accepts 100 ft. 200 ft and 400 ft daylight loading spools and 400 ft loads on standard cores.
QUICK ROTATABLE TWO LENSES TURRET
The two position turret accepts
all lenses
and can be rotated fast. The turret has two mounts, a “CAMÉFLEX” bayonet type mount that ensures the precision seating required by heavy, wide angle and Zoom lenses; the other one is the standard C-mount that is widely used throughout the film industry. The ground glass is engraved with the standard frame or with the standard and T.V. frames. It also covers an extra area of nearly 100 % more than the aperture. So, one can see what’s happening just off screen. The shutter is adjustable from 180° to 5° and cuts across the frame from side to side; this means less stroboscopic effect than with other cameras.
ROCK STEADY IMAGE
The film transport mechanism uses a single pull-down claw and a single registration pin which permit the use of single system sound. The claw is wedge-shaped; it slides quickly into the perforation and makes contact with its lower edge before the pull-down begins. No claw chatter. The registration pin limits vertical movement to
less than one thousandth of frame height
.
SYNC. WITH ANY MAGNETIC TAPE RECORDER
Two types of motors – interchangeable – are available:
1° – 12 volt D. C. governed motor with built-in automatic clapper
2° – 12 volt D. C. crystal-controlled motor with quartz oscillator
The crystal-controlled motor permits sync. sound
without any physical connection
between camera and recorder.
Portable light self-blimped camera (20 lbs.) permitting direct sound recording facilities in studio or on location.
Great versatility of use as a shoulder camera or on a tripod.
360˚ rotating reflex viewfinder.
Instant changing co-axial 400ft magazine (less than 5 seconds); double footage indicators
tor
reels or spools.
Film mechanism with high precision single pull-down claw.
Perfect steadiness ensured by combination of a registration pin and spring loaded side pressure bar.
Maximum sharpness ensured by special back pressure plate.
Variable shutter 180˚ closing to 5˚.
Twin lens turret enables wide angle lens such as F-5,7 mm to be used in conjunction with 12 x 120 mm Zoom lens without interference.
“Super 16” format (.292 x .485), on request.
Multi-duty motor; 12 Volts tor 24 and 25 frames per second, controlled by crystal or by frequency of 50, 60, 100 cycles. Output pilot signal (50, 60
or
100) by commutator. Variable speed governed from 4 to 40 frames per second. Automatic stop in viewing position. Tachometer. Automatic or hand-driven clapper.
Portable 12 Volts battery in plastic protecting box or in leather belt.
I WILL PROVIDE FREE DELIVERY IN THE LA AREA, PLEASE INQUIRE, OR IF YOU ARE IN Southern California YOU MAY PICK IT UP TO AVOID THE SHIPPING COSTS
I guarantee this camera runs perfectly, I will send you the video if desired.
SHIPPING AND HANDLING ARE NOT REFUNDABLE AND A RETURN REQUEST WITH
PROOF OF THE ISSUES MUST BE MADE WITHIN 1 WEEK OF
RECEIPT.
NO RETURNS FOR DAMAGE DONE BY THE BUYER OR SHIPPER.
ITEMS SHIP INSURED.
Camera has been fully checked to run well at all speeds and to be quiet running before shipping to the buyer.  I can supply a video of it running.