Kelley Cross

Hello All, Liquidating last of my film gear. I’ve got a link to pics of everything: http://www.motifsets.com/gear/ Included are a Kinor 35C complete with four mags (2-100 ft. and 2-400 ft.) long and short viewfinders, matte box, filter trays, rods, pistol grip, follow focus, lens support, dovetail, power supply, cases, and more. - $1,600 I have a second Kinor that needs some attention. The prism in the top portion of the camera needs adjustment. Other than that, the camera runs fine mechanically. It comes with a long viewfinder, pistol grip, 1000 ft. mag and cases. - $600 Also have a Konvas with a modified PL mount. - $300 I have a set of Tiffen 85nd 4x5.65 filters (85,.03,.06,.09) excellent condition - $300 Tiffen set of Coral filters (1/8,1/4,1/2,1,2,3,4) - excellent condition - $400 I’ve got 2 6x6 Matte Boxes by Samys. These are great rigs I had modified to work with the Kinors. They include all the focal mattes, lens trays, rods, supports, cases and more. Refer to the pics for visual details. - $400/ea. Also have 1 O’Connor 100 fluid head for parts (leaking at base). - $100 I have a Tascam DAT recorder without AC adapter. Was working, but I'm selling as parts - $50 Also a Lomo 300mm OCT-19 lens in excellent shape. - $300 I have various viewfinders and an anamorphic desqueezer for the Konvas along with some addition optical elements. - Contact me for prices Much more including batteries, color meter, film splicers, and on and on. - Contact me for prices If an item doesn't have a price listed, contact me and we’ll work something out. Thanks fellow Konvasers and Cinematographers. I do hate to part with this gear, but a new direction mandates I switch gears as it were. *** I’ll be adding to this list in the days and weeks to come. Please let me know if something you’re looking for is not on this list -- I might have it. Thanks again everyone, Kelley Cross kelleymailbox@gmail.com

Hello All, I'm liquidating a grip of my Russian 35mm flim gear. I’ve got a link to pics of everything: http://www.motifstone.com/gear/ Included are a Kinor 35C complete with four mags (2-1000 ft. and 2-400 ft.) long and short viewfinders, matte box, filter trays, rods, pistol grip, follow focus, lens support, dovetail, power supply, cases, and more. I have a second Kinor that needs some attention. The prism in the top portion of the camera needs adjustment. Other than that, the camera runs fine mechanically. It comes with a long viewfinder, pistol grip, 1000 ft. mag and cases. Also have two Konvas rigs: one complete with mags, pistol grip, mags and support. The second unit is just the camera. I’ve got 2 6x6 Matte Boxes by Samys. These are great rigs I had modified to work with the Kinors. They include all the focal mattes, lens trays, rods, supports, cases and more. Refer to the pics for visual details. I have a custom Sound Barney for the Konvas. Also have 2 O’Connor 100 fluid heads; one with 150mm ball and one without. Also have 2 pristine Schneider 6x6 ND filters (.6 & .3) Also selling my Ronford standard and baby sticks for 150mm ball. I have a Nagra 4.2 in excellent shape. Also a Nagra 4L, also excellent, but needs a new pinch roller. The existing one has a crack in the rubber. I have a Tascam DAT recorder Also a Lomo 300mm OCT-19 lens in excellent shape. I have various viewfinders and an anamorphic desqueezer for the Konvas along with some addition optical elements. Much more including batteries, color meter, film splicers, and on and on. I’m going to list prices here for the film packages and the complete items. For the various bits and pieces, contact me and we’ll work something out. I do hate to part with this gear, but a new direction mandates I switch gears and follow the digital path. ---------------------- Kinor 35C Package: $2,200.00 Kinor 35: $800 Konvas #1 Package: $700 Konvas #2 Camera: $300 Samys 6x6 Matte Boxes: $500/ea Konvas Sound Barney: $150 6x6 Schneider ND Filters: $100/ea Ronford Standard Tripod: $700 Ronford Baby Tripod: $400 O’Connor 150mm fluid with ball: $300 O’Connor 150mm fluid w/w ball: $150 Nagra 4.2: $500 Nagra 4L: $300 Tascam DAT: $100 Lomo 300mm OCT-19: $600 Color Meter: $50 *** I’ll be adding to this list in the days and weeks to come. Please let me know if something you’re looking for is not on this list -- I might have it. Thanks again everyone, Kelley Cross

Sad indeed. I have a couple of Moviolas as well. Alas, film has gone the way of the Do Do. Lamentable.

Hi all, I have a set of Tiffen Coral set for sale - Tiffen 4 x 5.65" Coral Solid Color Filter Set - 7 filters: 1/8, 1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 3, 4 Excellent condition. B & H retails these at $296.50 per filter: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/85978-REG/Tiffen_45650CO3_4_x_5_65_Solid.html/?gclid=COeG_8Wwn8cCFZM6gQodJf0PXA $500 for the set, firm. The set can be seen here: http://www.bpicturestudios.com/coral/ best, Kelley (323) 580-1555

I have a Kem 35mm 8-plate table in very good shape. Both side leafs, picture head and speaker included. Local pick-up here in Glendale, CA. $300 Best, Kelley Cross (323) 580-1555

I have a Kem 35mm 8-plate table in very good shape. Both side leafs, picture head and speaker included. Local pick-up here in Glendale, CA. $300 note - the pic is not the table I have. I'll have pics of mine up tonight. Mine is actually in a little better shape. Best, Kelley Cross (323) 580-1555

Hello all, I'm clearing out various goodies from my shop. I've got a chest of some 5245 (50D) Kodak stock that I never got around to shooting. All short ends -- probably around 10,000 ft. total. Bought around 7 or 8 years back now. Been kept in cool dry environment. I have some other stocks from the same era as well. Best, Kelley Cross (323) 580-1555

That’s a very good point, and one that was brought up to me by a friend as well. I put a call into one of the old guard at Mole Richardson to see if I could glean any info. I believe that most of the arc lamps were DC although some were AC powered. I think in addition to Mole, there was a company called Beattie. There could be a host of elements to contribute to this artifact, but I think with bringing in an arc lamp into the test is a good start.

Kind of an esoteric question, but I’m on a project where I’m trying to emulate a mid 30s look. One of the aesthetics I’m after is the frame to frame variegation in exposure. As I examine some captured plates, I can see an inconsistency of upwards to a 1/2 stop and more between them. I realize there are a myriad of factors that could be contributing factors, (a shiny pressure plate, faulty shutter, uncoated Cooke Speed Panchro’s, and on and on). But as a starting point, I’m wondering if “mildly” creating some inconsistency with the supply voltage to camera might be a starting point. I'm sure consistencies in voltage from the 30s is not what it is today. I’m beginning some tests with a Mitchell BNC and come Cooke lenses. Also, I want to achieve all effects and artifacts in camera, or photo-chemically. No digital. Attached are three plates of Gregg Toland’s “Les Miserables”. A good gauge, for me, of the variegation is the pattern size of the key highlight on Fantine's forehead. best, Kelley Cross

Exactly David -- 5.6 max. with the rear attachment. Sans the oblong bokeh and horizontal flares, I was hoping to cut in with the zoom footage and make it somewhat seamless. There won't be a lot shot with the zoom -- just a few long shots and close ups. I guess I'm going to go ahead and invest in setting this lens up.

I thought I’d throw this thread out for discussion. I’m about to start a production with my round front Lomo anamorphics (35, 50 and 75) with my Canon 7D along with film to be shot with my Kinor 35H (35mm Russian camera similar to Movicam). Lenses have all been collimated and serviced by Paul Duclos and function wonderfully. I also have a 25-250mm Lomo zoom that is remarkably crisp. Paul stuck it on the bench and focus was nice and sharp all the way through. I have a rear anamorphic attachment for this lens that will take some doing (and expense) to mount to the rear of the zoom. I’ve been told that this zoom with the rear attachment will not cut in nicely with the round front primes as I would ostensibly loose “the look” of barrel distortion and substantially less (and different) lens flares that the round front primes provide. Was wondering if anyone had experience or thoughts on this. I’d love to use the longer focal lengths from the zoom for close ups (150mm and up) and matching lens flares along with the soft look of the round fronts would be a plus. I know I could do some things in Shake or AE to emulate this, but would obviously prefer to do everything in camera. Thanks, Kelley Cross www.julysun.com

Hello All, There used to be a lab here in Los Angeles called RGB that was located on Highland. They've since gone under. Does anyone know of a lab that will process MP film bulk loaded from 36 exposure canisters? Also I was wondering if anyone who had done this type of testing found either 1/30 or 1/60 to be closer to replicating 24 fps shutter.

I've recently picked up a Spectra Tricolor Temperature Meter. I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with this and perhaps had some insights as to how it would rate against the meters from Minolta and Gossen. It's been calibrated recently and my daylight and tungsten readings seem to indicate accurate correction as the filters used are producing nice results from the lab. Just not sure how reliable this device is and if it warrants spending the money for the more expensive temp meters on the market.

That sounds interesting Adam. What sort of contract? Do you do the conversions?

I'm curious as to whether anyone has shot with both an arri bl-4 and a kinor (35 h or c) and could describe some differences. I just purchased a kinor and plan to do two projects in September. I've tested about 1,000 ft. so far and the registration seems rather solid. The projected prints are nice. My limited experience with the arri was nothing but great. An excellent camera and obviously very quiet. There is a fair amount of noise from the Russian camera in comparison but for shooting exteriors, it doesn't seem to be an issue. The lomo lenses are comparable to the Zeiss in terms of sharpness, in my opinion. I would love to get some other thoughts. Thanks, Kelley Cross