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Ron Flex

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  1. Because I have very little patience and money I went out today and grabbed the 2nd hand Nikkor 35-70 zoom lens. Works fine with the LetusXL, the lens is relatively sharp and produces a nice wide angle. F3.3 is a tad slow but is ok outside, just pointless indoors without lots of light. Comapred to the older FD and Nikkors from the 70s it does feel a tad cheap but its not so bad. My main issue is how slack the focus ring is. The slightest touch moves it. I much prefer the stiffness of my old FD lenses. Is there any way to stiffen the focus ring up? Thanks!
  2. I am looking to use a Nikkor AF 35-70mm F3.5-F4.5 Pretty slow but 3.5 is fine for outdoors in the summer and the zoom range is exactly what I need.
  3. Wow spot on! My problem I guess is that I am doing film studies and not film production (Wish I had done the latter). We only have 1 practical module per year. I am interested in how you determined my whereabouts through my use of language. I always thought my internet tone was pretty non-descript! Thanks for all the advice. I have a production job over the next 3 weeks shooting a promotional film but its just me and a friend doing it so there won't be any meeting other production people since we will be the only 2. I think my best bet is to wait till my 3rd year starts and try and grab some attention round uni. Unfortunately at the moment everyone has gone back home for the summer.
  4. Hello, I am curious about the use of Nikon AF lenses with DoF adapters. Is it posibile to manual focus these auto focus lenses or disable auto-focus altogether? Will AF lenses fit AI/AIS mount? Thanks
  5. I am a film student and I am looking to join or create a group who create films. I have searched and searched and cannot find anything other than professional production companies in my local area. How can I create a group of like minded people who are talented and will take it seriously? I own all my own camera and sound equipment which is all of broadcast standard so that isn't a problem. Suprisingly nobody on my course is actually interested in production work which is making it very hard. What is your advice forum go-ers?
  6. Thanks for clearing that up. I guess the lack of infinity focus is not the worst thing for a a DOF adapter as the whole point of it is to have a shallow DOF without having to zoom in the 20x lens. Just depends on how much the infinity focus is afffected and to what affect it has on rack focusing. I have been looking at Nikon lenses but the prices are quite expensive. The difference in price between a Canon FD 1.8 50mm and the same spec Nikkor is huge.
  7. Yes, it is the modified Minolta lens at the rear of the unit which attached to the Letus. It acts as a relay lens and has backfocus adjustment. Image is here:
  8. And will the back focus lens be able to rectify this to some degree?
  9. Hello, I recently bought a LetusXL adapter for my XL2. It has not arrived yet. I am completely confused about the issues of flange focal distance and back focus with this adapter. It comes with a Nikon mount but the lenses are expensive and I already own a lot of FD lenses. I bought a glassless adapter that allows an FD lens to mount to a Nikon body. I assumed issues regarding infinity focus did not matter when it came to these adapters. I knew there would be some issues regarding flange focal diastance however I assumed the back focus lens that mounts to the XL body would rectify this problem. I thought this was its use. I have been told that the back focus will allow FD lenses to focus infinity (or near enough) and others have said that the back focus will have no effect. What is the real deal here? A few of these LetusXL adapters even had reversible mounts for both FD and Nikon!! Also will I be able to mount a 50mm F2 Pre-AI Nikkor to the mounts that Letus use? Thanks!
  10. Hello. I have decided to switch over from 16mm to digital. I am selling all my film stock and camera. Once all my kit is sold I should have around 550-600 pounds to spend. I am looking purely at 2nd hand prosumer cameras. Ideally I would like a Canon XL1 after seeing good results and I have used Canon in the past. However 2nd hand prices seem to be above my budget, although I have seena few around my price range. What other cameras are in competition with the XL1 and can be had 2nd hand for 550-600 pounds? Or what prosumer camera would you recommend? I use Sony prosumer cameras at University and really do not like them. Thanks!
  11. All the film is sold now. CP16 auction time has been reduced
  12. I bought it November 2008 from a friend who bought it earlier that year. I think so anyway, is there anyway to check the manufacture date?
  13. Now on Ebay UK: 3 cans of 250d 16mm http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250369332400 3 cans of 500t 16mm http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250369332855 CP16/A camera package http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...em=250369340637
  14. I don't really have the money to support 16mm so I want to get rid of my kit. For sale: CP16/A Camera body in good condition with the usual scratching down the side. Mechanically sound and quiet. X2 PLC4A Magazines X2 Mitchell Magazines 4 Core Adapters 2 Batteries (Both healthy, 1 original and 1 Whitehouse Visual) New Whitehouse charger 240v/120v Comes in an old suitcase come flightcase Now to the Lens. The lens is a Angenieux F12-120mm with external viewfinder. However the viewfinder has snapped off from the lens! The lens still works and is in good condition with no fungus. The actual optics are fine but the viewfinder has snapped off. I am unsure of how to fix it or what spare bit to buy. I have not really tried any proper lens technicians. Film I have the following refridgerated and sealed cans of Kodak Vision 2 in 16mm. X3 cans of 250D X3 cans of 500T Prices For the CP16/A I am looking for around £400 which includes shipping within the UK. For the film I want to sell as a lot at £30 a tin plus P+P. I will put up pictures tonight. PM me with any interest.
  15. Need a new lens for me CP16A, must have a prismatic viewfinder and c-mount. PM me if you have one.
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