I have used Olympus and Nikon zooms as a C mount on a Bolex and have experienced the issues that I compensated for such as shooting above a 2.8 and a doubling of the focal length. However once I learned how to use the zoom with a c mount adapter on a rx 4 the results were quite good.
d > On May 27, 2020, at 9:14 PM, Isaac Brooks <isaacbrook...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Yeah I was just curious. The hard front with the single mount is what I asked > him about - I had access some lenses in PL at the time. I often use a set of > primes in b-mount when I can on my 16S, happily. That said I don’t think its > that unreasonable a prospect. IB > > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 11:00 PM Jeff Kreines <j...@kinetta.com > <mailto:j...@kinetta.com>> wrote: > It would likely require a hard front with one mount. > > But why do it? PL mount lenses are pricey, and there’s a lot of good glass > in Arri Mount. Besides, the 16S isn’t Super 16, so you are putting a lot of > money into a camera that would be hard to sell. (If that matters to you.) > > Converting a 16S to S16 is difficult. I’d be wary of most repair people who > claim they can do it. > > Jeff Kreines > Kinetta > j...@kinetta.com <mailto:j...@kinetta.com> > kinetta.com <http://kinetta.com/> > > Sent from iPhone. > >> On May 27, 2020, at 10:53 PM, Isaac Brooks <isaacbrook...@gmail.com >> <mailto:isaacbrook...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> >> > >> Jeff & Co, >> >> I’m sorry for the aside, but do you know of a technician that could put a PL >> hard front on an Arri 16S? Asked Les Bosher once and he said he didn’t offer >> it as an option. Thank you! >> >> Isaac >> >> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 10:05 PM Jeff Kreines <j...@kinetta.com >> <mailto:j...@kinetta.com>> wrote: >> I hate to disagree with Scott. >> >> First, I assume your camera has a standard or Bayonet Arri mount, not PL. >> >> Arri Mount has a flange focal distance of 52mm. Olympus has a FFD of 46mm. >> That means a lens can’t focus to infinity, tho it could be used as a macro. >> Zooms will be somewhat disastrous as focus won’t hold through the zoom range. >> >> If it were the other way — using the Olympus lens on, say, a C mount camera, >> there’s plenty of room — C Mount is 17.526. >> >> >> >> Jeff Kreines >> Kinetta >> j...@kinetta.com <mailto:j...@kinetta.com> >> kinetta.com <http://kinetta.com/> >> >> Sent from iPhone. >> >> > On May 27, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Dominic Angerame <dominic.anger...@gmail.com >> > <mailto:dominic.anger...@gmail.com>> wrote: >> > >> > Yeah thanks Scott was able to get a battery from B&H that works just >> > fine, very portable….Power Star 1223 12v 2.3AH also runs my EL. >> > >> > d >> > >> >> On May 27, 2020, at 7:00 PM, Scott Dorsey <klu...@panix.com >> >> <mailto:klu...@panix.com>> wrote: >> >> >> >> You could probably get an M42-to-PL adaptor and then an Olympus-to-M42 >> >> adaptor and screw them together if you really are married to that >> >> configuration. I wouldn't try it with a zoom, though... every time you >> >> add an adaptor you're adding more error to your backfocus distance. >> >> --scott >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> FrameWorks mailing list >> >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com <mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> >> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > FrameWorks mailing list >> > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com <mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> >> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com <mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com <mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com <mailto:FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > <https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > FrameWorks@jonasmekasfilms.com > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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