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INDEXDoes anyone have access to 16mm lenses for use on a film or know who I could ask?
8 years, 5 months ago - Benjamin Hodder
I am looking to use an PL Mount 16mm lenses for a film shoot with an ARRI SR. I wondered if anyone knew where I could go to see about borrowing a lens or two? A 50mm would likely be the most useful lens to start with.
All equipment would be insured by the production. Any help appreciated.
Thank you for your time.
Look forward to hearing from you, if you need my email is: hodderfilms@gmail.com
Ben
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8 years, 5 months ago - Mark Wiggins
You can use 35mm lenses on 16mm cameras. Just remember that a 50mm becomes roughly 25mm (as a rule of thumb I always halve it; not 100% accurate but near enough.
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8 years, 5 months ago - Benjamin Hodder
Hi Mark,
Thank you for your response. I would really like to hear more if possible, are you able to suggest any adapters or give me any links to them? I would be looking to convert Nikon lenses, to a PL mount camera. Thank you for your help and time.
Best,
Ben
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8 years, 5 months ago - Mark Wiggins
Don't know of any adapters that will mount non-pl glass to pl. I was talking about 35mm pl glass when I said 35mm. It covers Super 16. So Xeen, Celere, Canon, Zeiss, Cooke etc with pl mounts will all work. Probably easier to get those than rehouse Nikons to PL mount. Would imagine that would be expensive.
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8 years, 5 months ago - Benjamin Hodder
Hi Mark,
Thank you for getting back to me, yes that seems to be the case. It would be ideal if there was an adapter, but I guess it would be a rehousing job after all. Thanks for the suggestions on the 35mm PL mount lenses. If I can't source any 16mm, I will know what to look to. Thanks again for your help on this matter.
Best,
Ben
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8 years, 5 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin
I've vague recollections of the reason you can only adapt one way is all to do with focal planes and distances from the back of the lens, making everything soft. Going in one direction, adding a spacer, works where the focus is behind the sensor. You can't, though, dig into the camera body to reduce the space!
Response from 8 years, 5 months ago - Paddy Robinson-Griffin SHOW
8 years, 5 months ago - Mark Wiggins
Yep. You can add distance by adding what are called 'shims' but you can't take it away.
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8 years, 5 months ago - Benjamin Hodder
Hi thanks guys! I found out that you can really only only on PL mount lenses. 35mm frame size is the only mod you can do. You are quite right it is to do with not being able to get in far enough inside the camera with the lens, the 16mm lens overshoots inside considerably getting it close to the film plane. Here is a link I was sent today on flange and focal distances, that helps to clear it up. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flange_focal_distance
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