5 mm ▁Mitchell ▁NC ▁cam eras ▁on ▁the ▁market ▁as ▁the ▁X R ▁went ▁into ▁production . ▁Later , ▁Cinema ▁Product s ▁sold ▁their ▁remaining ▁Mitchell ▁invent ory ▁to ▁a ▁Japanese ▁company ▁ ▁when ▁the ▁X R 3 5 ▁was ▁challeng ed ▁by ▁compet itors ▁but ▁still ▁s elling ▁well . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁Pan av ision ▁and ▁Ar rif lex ▁came ▁to ▁market ▁with ▁their ▁l ighter - weight ▁ 3 5 mm ▁cam eras . ▁Pan av ision ' s ▁P ana flex ▁and ▁the ▁German ▁Ar rif lex ▁ 3 5 BL - I . ▁These ▁cam eras ▁were ▁not ▁bl imp ed ▁in ▁the ▁sense ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁camera ▁in ▁a ▁housing ; ▁these ▁cam eras ▁were ▁designed ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁up ▁to ▁be ▁quiet . ▁▁ ▁The ▁light ▁and ▁erg onom ic ▁Ar ri ▁ 3 5 BL - I ▁gave ▁European ▁film ▁mak ers ▁( and ▁eventually ▁the ▁American ▁" Br ats "), ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁shoot ▁studio - quality ▁ ▁( double ▁system ) ▁sync ▁sound ▁mov ies , ▁but ▁faster , ▁on ▁real ▁locations ▁– ▁and ▁even ▁hand h eld ▁– ▁and ▁with ▁smaller ▁cre ws ▁and ▁support ▁equipment . ▁( D ue ▁to ▁the ▁limited ▁resources ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁ ▁the ▁Italian ▁Ne o ▁real ists ▁and ▁French ▁New ▁W ave ▁had ▁evol ved ▁around ▁the ▁approach ▁of ▁shooting ▁wild ▁syn ch ▁or ▁" No isy - syn