Dykstraflex: Preparing to Service the Camera that Shot the original Star Wars Trilogy

In 2019, we completed a major restoration of the Dykstraflex camera crane for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. The Dykstraflex camera crane was then prominently displayed at the Academy's "Galactic Innovations" event in June 2019. Recently, the Academy asked me to do some general maintenance on the Dykstraflex camera so it could be demonstrated in an upcoming interview with John Dykstra, celebrating this groundbreaking technology. This fascinating camera was used in the filming of the original Star Wars trilogy and "Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark," among many others. This hastily assembled video shows the first tests I conducted, along with the help of Joe Lewis of General Lift and Kuper Controls, and his assistant Luca Cioci.

More information on the blog: https://bit.ly/38L4oAA You can see a quick demonstration of the Dykstraflex Trojan Head pan tilt unit during the restoration process here: https://cinemagear.com/blog/2019/06/1...