chuck colburn

Lighten up on Einstein. After all he did not learn how to read untill he was nine. I guess he was busy elsewhere. lol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_lens_mounts

Be careful what you stick in the hole. Some lenses can interfer with the mirror shutter.

The Empireflex was built from the ground-up for "Empire Strikes Back", as the name suggests.

Almost from the ground up. It used an existing VistaVision movement.

The M model Arri gear drives the magazine as opposed to the S model which has a seperate motor drive that is attached to the side of the magazine. Elsewise the basic movement is the same.

For some reason I remember the yellow look of the glass in the K35 lenses was due to the type of lens coating. But it's been awhile.

Prices?

The "thing" I want to die is that barf cam style of shooting. The "people" I want to die are not the crew of that movie but others that would end me up in jail if I used their names.

B U Should be PU. Most God awful camera work I've ever seen.

Can't figure out why that Barf Cam style is so popular. First time I remember it was in some cop show from the early eighties. We would watch it and laugh are asses off at how bad it was. Some things and some people just won't die.

Thanks Max

Hello Ethan,

What is a digital imaging technician ? Is that like being a film camera man except with solid state cameras?

thanks,

Chuck

Max,

What is the Mitchell 14.5 lens you speak of? I don't recall them selling lenses under their name. I remember an Angenieux 14.5 mm lens for both cine and still camera use as I had one on my Exacta 35mm camera and use to service lots of them for cine use.

thanks,

Chuck

Great congratulations!!!!! it was in your favor all a long man

that guy can go and die in a freaking ditch man

Now now be nice. That wouldn't be good for the enviroment. lol

Any camera can have a behind the lens filter. Bolex was doing it before there was a Panavision. The thing is that whatever lens is used has to be collimate for use with a behind the lens gel filter as the filter increases the flange focale depth optically about .0015". Doesn't sound like much but it wreaks havoc with wide angles and speed lenses.

Sean,

We used to yank them off of Ang. zooms all the time when the owner went from using an Auricon or whatever none reflexed camera to an Arri or whatever. I would think that Century Optics or some other lens repair facility would have a drawer full of them.

Saw one on ebay a week or so ago. If you find one I could probally talk you thru on the mounting and the alignment of the mask.

Unless your zoom is just missing the side finder you can't just attach one to a lens that does not have the the proper rear optical housing. Two different optical mechanical configurations altogeather.

This unit looks nice as you can dial in the amount of system lash you desire.

http://www.denz-deniz.com/folo_foc.htm

I believe you also have to offset the lens mount. One millimeter if I recall right.

Hi Chuck,

 

The Filmo's in PV's inventory are often used as Crash cameras, I wonder what they might use in place of a Geneisis (possibly with a factory made Nikon mount).

 

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

Actually it's the Eyemo (35mm) used for crash cameras. The Filmo was the 16mm verstion. That's why it might be a bit tight on PV hardfronting it. lol

Mayby the Geneisis will become the "Eyemo" for this century! Guess they better get on designing some new crash housings.

Hi Jan,

 

You forget, early Panavisions were rebuilt Mitchells. Arri's 2c's, 3's, 435's, Mitchell Mk II's, Fries Mitchells & Aatons have all been Panavised to date, why would Panavision not fabricate a PV lens mount?

 

I think we have seen enough real photos, & who says that what we see today will actually hit the street as an identical product, 'did subject to change' end! I missed that if it did.

 

My best,

Exactaly Stephen.

And did any of those after market PV mounts on whatever camera cause a lawsuit to be issued by Panavision? It's just a lens mount . Jezzy pezzy, if I had a lathe and a mill and you wanted a PV mount on your BH Filmo I'd build one for you. On second thought it might be a bit of a squeeze on the Filmo. lol

What type of reg. problem is it?

Vertical jitter? Side weave? Breathing? All of the above?

Some Arri S models were made with a 60hz pilotone generator built in that would allow for "jam" syncing a Nagra or other types of recorders. Not elequant, but doable.

Yeah I think your right Mike it was Kowa. I remember C.P. was heavily involved with Canon during the K-35 days and I got them confused.

You don't see them very often but C.P. offered a set of primes in the C.P. mount. If I remember right they were made by Canon, but I could be wrong about that. Also every so often you see the Angenieux 5.9mm prime in C.P. or Arri mount . This was a very good lens, f 1.8 I think and good rectalinear correction.

Make sure it has a beer opener, very useful.

That's what the bumper of the pickup truck is for.

No, not hyped about that.

Just can't take anymore shaky barf cam in the face cinematography.

leave that for the cop shows