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  1. Stephen Perera
    what do you mean by 'speed also plays a role'....the Cooke is T2.8 and has a 20mm rear element diameter....
  2. Stephen Perera
    ...so out of interest I measured the rear element lens of the LEICA R 28mm lens and it measures 20mm...the same as the Cooke Varokinetal 9-50mm rear element lens.....compared to the Zeiss 10-100mm lens which measures 16mm......all measure crudely with a normal ruler........what gives?....can you explain what I'm seeing? never given this any thought....
  3. Stephen Perera
    would appreciate some stills yes.....thanks for taking the time....
  4. Stephen Perera
    I noticed a focus shift when in the cockpit close up on the pilot but I assure you it was only me in the entire cinema that noticed and it actually registered...the film is a masterpiece
  5. Stephen Perera
    The Cooke Varokinetal 9-50mm lens....have any of you used it? own it? whats it like ...to be used on standard 16mm film camera AATON
  6. Stephen Perera
    all good man this is why we are here!!!
  7. Stephen Perera
    I'm looking at everything and anything that I COULD BE overlooking whilst I dont have the camera with me Tyler hahaha
  8. Stephen Perera
    no no Im just thinking ahead......i dont notice anything but that's not the point Im just wondering whether this could happen....I dont have the camera on me its at a service
  9. Stephen Perera
    ...so now I'm thinking whether the AATON XTR XC I have (16mm film camera) will produce vibrations when rolling film on my not built for purpose photo camera fluid head/legs (Manfrotto) and will the jitters (if any) will transfer to the captured footage.....meaning would have to do a dreaded tripod and head upgrade....... advice...as always....more than appreciated......
  10. Stephen Perera
    .....what workarounds are there for using the existing ground glass and normal viewfinder in terms of framing...e.g. 'masks' like us Hasselblad guys have done on our ground glass and prisms.....should one want to frame for 1:66 aspect ratio
  11. Stephen Perera
    thanks all for continued advice and comments....
  12. Stephen Perera
    good points Freya.....I am European too....at the end of the say I have the dilemma os sticking with a 16mm camera format or wasting more time, money and effort going super16mm ....of course Im trying to convince myself haha
  13. Stephen Perera
    actually.... iPads like the iPad Pro is practically 4 x 3 format! thanks for the information much appreciated
  14. Stephen Perera
    thanks everyone for the comments
  15. Stephen Perera
    Well I can only buy single perf 16mm kodak stock and I guess I have been swept along with the super 16 using most of the negative etx etc and thus the irrational conflict I have....
  16. Stephen Perera
    .....Was thinking......Tyler....could I just swap out the gate to a super 16mm affordably and just mask my viewfinder to the format and get by without having to change the ground glass too.....I've done this with Hasselblad before literally creating a guideline mask for myself to crop the 6x6 view
  17. Stephen Perera
    ......before buying I researched Aaton cameras and checked the serial number of the camera I was buying and it was placed in the XTR category of serial numbers....i then downloaded the manual for it and it clearly said they call all be easily swapped over for super 16mm.....thus even though the eBay post said the format was 16mm I bought the camera anyway,.....thinking it could be swapped over.....i didnt give it any more thought.....seller said the batteries had to be recelled.... The camera came and it was in great condition....love at first sight to be honest....modern digital cameras just don't excite me....obv cos I can't buy an Arri with a set of PL mount cinema lenses..... Then someone in here told me about Alan Giles in the UK.....he recelled the batteries for me.....been talking to him a lot and he even gave me a roll of film to practice on and loads of advice every time I speak to him..... So here I am still waiting to actually be able to use the camera after all this time.....
  18. Stephen Perera
    Yes Alan Giles....he didn't tell me it could not be done but rather that I've been duped into buying a camera that can't be swapped over to super 16 unless I spend a couple of thousands to get the parts needed.....He said the ground glass and the gate are the expensive parts of the camera.....
  19. Stephen Perera
    Thanks Tyler appreciate the help man.....i want to get up and running asap as I'm doing a piece for a local charity on domestic violence I'm going to shoot on Kodak black n white stock and now this set back too......when I got the batteries back recelled from Alan I found the charger was not working.....so I got a friend of mine to rewire one for me and that didn't work either so I sent it all back to ALAN FOR CHECKING and that's the latest news.....set back after set back......
  20. Stephen Perera
    ...I sent my Aaton XTR XC to England for service, battery recell etc before I start rolling with it and Alan tells me the camera can't be converted to Super16mm as the "gate and ground glass have been swapped for regular 16mm only"...... so I stopped to think.....is it really worth all the hassle converting to Super 16mm after all?... Am I going to shoot a film on 16mm film that's going to appear in a large cinema theatre screen........prob never....and if what I shoot appears on Vimeo, YouTube, and viewed on tablets and smartphones - ironically the iPad Pro screen is practically the 4 x 3 ratio - should I not just stick with standard 16mm format? .....would appreciate thoughts.....no idea on the costs at this point to get the parts I love it by the way.....the design and ergonomics and the feel of the Aaton...glad I bought it
  21. Stephen Perera
    yes precisely.....I was kindly sent a practice film and my 'loads' are already all sounding the same once I run it through the camera and I can do it with eyes closed hahahahahahah.....it is more difficult to load 6x6 photographic film onto a plastic spool in a hot darkroom when your hands are a bit sweaty than doing the first load on an Aaton magazine that's for sure......
  22. Stephen Perera
    thanks for all the info......
  23. Stephen Perera
    can you describe what you mean by the finger push im still not sure....
  24. Stephen Perera
    I don't understand this.....do you mean just before you click the magazine in place on the camera you push up the yellow emulsion side, moving frames in the process?????? I tried this and i heard a click actually? "I always push up on the film with my finger when I put the magazine on the back of the camera. I found it helps with the engagement of the pulldown system...."
  25. Stephen Perera
    Tyler the world needs a video out there from you man hahah...as i said there's only two and they don't really describe anything in one....nobody speaks and the second one is very old, not great quality and the camera angles not good
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