ECLAIR NPR. The Eclair NPR was introduced in 1960 and was the
first 16mm camera to embody all of the criteria for 16mm sync
cameras. It is light ("Eclair" means "light" in French), quiet,
has a crystal-controlled motor, coaxial 400-foot capacity
magazine, and rests on the shoulder for steady hand-held
shooting. The magazine can hold reels or spools, with a seperate
footage-counter for each. It has a turret that holds two lenses;
one lens mount is the Eclair CA-1 and the other is a standard
C-mount. The CA-1 mount is ingeniously designed to accept a
number of adaptors, including one for the ubiquitous Arri
bayonet mount. As with most used cameras, NPRs are usually sold
in packages consisting of the body, a crystal-sync motor,
battery, cable, 2 magazines, a zoom lens (usually an Angenieux
12-120mm, but occasionally a Zeiss 10-100mm), and a case or
cases. Prices are about $3,000 for a package without a crystal
motor (it has a non-sync motor instead) to $10,000 for a highly
modified wide-screen camera with video