lars preisser Posted April 14 Share Posted April 14 Hi, I just got an old Angenieux lens but it does not fit my ACL II (yet). Can I remove a cameflex mount of another broken lens that I have and fit it on this one or do I need another adapter or does the lens not fit at all? I would be thankful for any advice. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-5_Aigw72ZifWG_LYvCI52WmbtHLjlVN/view?usp=drivesdk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Simon Wyss Posted April 15 Premium Member Share Posted April 15 Looks like Arriflex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Me too...looks like Arri standard (Arri-S). I'm guessing you don't have an Arri-S or Arri-B/S camera mount "adapter', that screws onto the camera flange. I think the ACL native camera mount is TS (or is that TS-1?) and the camera mount adapter is called TS/Arri-S etc...The B/S one does both, the button on the side retracts the tab that sits in the Arri-S groove. Those two "adapters" are the most common ones around and used to be easy to find, just becoming scarce when prices rose again. Happy to take notes from Simon if I have muddled a term or got it backwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lars preisser Posted April 15 Author Share Posted April 15 Thanks for the quick replies, sadly the only Arri S/B - ACL adapter I can find is $350 at Du-All Camera (USA) and I am in Europe. The ACL also has a c-mount but I am not sure if I should adapt the lens to c-mount though because of its size and weight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 Not in Europe, but at least in the UK: http://www.lesbosher.co.uk/Eclair ACL Page.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregg MacPherson Posted April 15 Share Posted April 15 (edited) That is actually a fair price in todays market. Prices for 16mm gear have risen. Even at the low point a few years ago one might still have paid $200 or more for that adapter. You asked about remounting your zoom from Arri-S to cameflex (CA-1). The mounts exist for the zooms (10x12, 10x9.5, 10x15), I'm sure of that. But I don't think its a DIY job, and it will need collimation after. Not a good spend strategy. Better to buy the TS/Arri-B/S adapter, then you have a factory camera mount for all S or B lenses. I looked at Du-All's page and didn't see that adapter yet, but saw a cheaper option...page down about 6 times...The language can get confusing. i interpret this as what I call a CA-1/Arri-S or Arri-B but maybe it does both S/B. "Arri Std/ bayo Mt - Eclair CA-1 mt lens adapter $150 Arri Standard or Arri bayonette Mount - Eclair CA-1 mount lens adapter Works with Eclair NPR or Eclair ACL CA1 Mount cameras Stainless Steel" Not sure if you get an adapter that can do both S/B or if you have to choose. Obviously if its the later, then the price is $300 if making comparison to the TS/Arri S/B adapter at $350.. Most importantly, the TS/Arri-S or B adapter is the best way to keep the flange distance accurate. With the CA-1/Arri-S adapter I found you introduce another source of error...TS/CA-1/Arri-S Hope you are convinced. Edited April 15 by Gregg MacPherson spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joerg Polzfusz Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 There are also some adapters on eBay, e.g.: https://www.ebay.de/itm/125792271912 https://www.ebay.de/itm/125793778903 … But I don’t know whether they fit your use case or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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