Mario Cisneros

The camera is just regular 16mm. Yes I've been thinking about converting it. Although, for now I will just project the film and telecine it myself, so unless I widen the projector's gate, I wouldn't be able to see the entire frame. Another possibility would be Ultra 16mm conversion, it is cheaper and no need to recenter the lens, the problem is that the projector would scratch the image area of the film,,, am I correct? You mean the Zenitar-M 16mm f/2.8 ? It seems to be a nice lens, better than the Peleng, but not as wide. Do you have any footage samples ?? It would be nice to see how the Peleng performs on the K-3. I've been trying to find some videos about it on YouTube and Vimeo without any luck =(

Thanks Ian and Olex for your responses... My K-3 (which is still on its way here) is the M42 version, so it seems that my only choice is the 8mm Peleng. There are also those wide angle adapters that you put where the filter goes on the zoom lens... well, that would be a new topic I guess. Any way I'll play with the meteor zoom first. Mario

Thank you very much for all your great responses. This is definitely one of the best forums to learn and expand your knowledge! Wow, 21 years old! that's really interesting. I guess I'm going to have a little fan with these rolls... I will definitely buy fresh stock to test the camera first, They sell tri-x and plus-x B/W for $20 each at B&H, it's the cheapest I've found so far... After that I'll experiment with those 400ft rolls. I'm actually pretty excited about the grainy image look ;) . Ian, I'm very curious about your horizontal arrangement. I have access to a woodshop and would be interesting to build a simple one. If you have a chance to upload a couple of pictures it would be great! Well, I'm not planning to commit too much money on my projects right now. It is more of an experimental stage for me. But once I get enough knowledge on film shooting, I will start with my real projects, that is composing short films about architectural spaces. (a good wide angle lens would be great or perhaps a fish eye?) Best, Mario

Hi, This is the first time I will be using a film camera :rolleyes: ,,, just bought a k-3 with all accessories from eBay for a decent deal. It comes with 2 400ft rolls, a Canon fit RMC Tokina f=80~200mm/f4.5 lens and a vintage tripod, all this for $250. The rolls are: 400’ refrigerated Kodak Vision 200T Color Negative Film 400’ refrigerated Eastman 7291 Color Negative Film I understand this two films are discontinued products.. so will I be able to send it to a lab for processing? does anybody know if these rolls are single or double perforated? And the most important, How do I transfer the 400ft rolls into 100ft spools? Please, any help would be greatly appreciated Regards, Mario