Kevin Neal

wow amazing!

Will be applying soon

On 10/6/2021 at 10:15 AM, Lewis Hart said:

sounds fab - I run mine from v mount also ? I have the 16-100 kern vario switar on my EBM, not sure what lens I would need? any ideas? 

 

it's just based on the cam ground glass size/distance etc. Easiest thing is get 2-3 cheap c mount lenses via amazon, test and return the incorrect ones. Between 6-10mm on cam with 1/2.3 sensor will prob get you there.

On 9/1/2021 at 12:51 PM, Rick Kleeßen said:

Hey Kevin!

I also own a Scoopic. Could you explain what means ultra 16 modified?

greetings - Rick

Raaf nailed it. It's close to S16 without any recentering needed. 

On 9/2/2021 at 11:04 PM, Raaf Sundquist said:

Kevin,

The shots look good for available light - what lens/aperture did you use?

-- Raaf

The scoopic has a fixed lens & then I used the canon wide angle adapter for some shots. 

Was super run & gun so stayed around f4-5.6 most of the time to give myself some dof leeway, and then a couple (like that smoking shot w/ bokeh) are wide open. 500T pushed a stop is incredible when paired w/ good scan.

I have a similar setup i built to use w/ my beaulieu r16. Lens depends on sensor size obv, but i'm using this Hayear 1080p cam with an 8MM lens. I bought a couple c mount lenses + some 0.5mm spacers to test and that worked best w/ my cam. Powering the video tap camera + Beaulieu + Monitor via a v mount battery, pretty cool little shoulder rig.

On 9/25/2021 at 3:39 PM, Marek Budzynski said:

They've all been sold now but I have another couple coming up in the next month or so if anyone is interested.

Cheers

Marek

send me a PM when they're up!

On 7/8/2021 at 5:18 PM, aapo lettinen said:

The main issue would be that most people don't have the mechanical expertise or machining tools to make the conversion by themselves. 

Yea that's obviously an issue haha- personally I don't really understand setups like this anyways when they cost around 3K. That's getting close to, or equal to,  the price something like an Eclair or SR but with less features.

I believe the K-3 mod these guys are doing is crystal sync actually, they've posted some clips on their IG of the encoders and mention it being crystal.

Feel like this project would’ve been way cooler as an open source/DIY thing- I.E. “We’ll sell you these parts for a couple hundred bucks, here’s how to modify your K-3 and have a sweet camera for under 1K”

Thought I’d share some stills from a recent music video shoot. Shot on an ultra 16 modified Canon scoopic & only available light. All 500T pushed 1 stop. Not final color grade, just my quick adjustments in resolve. 
Higher res stills: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10LWsp72Wvi8Eu3_x4U6DvWFkVzoA1Xoe

Super 16 isnt possible, ultra 16 is though. Not sure who could do it other than bernie, but you could widen the gate yourself. for crystal sync, http://www.webtfg.com/sync10.htm 

Duall Camera in NJ.

http://www.duallcamera.com/services/index.shtml

Looking for an Angenieux 9.5-57mm. Preferably c mount w/ the HEC coating but arri mount would work. 
 

If interested, I have a c mount Angenieux 17-68 with wide angle attachment I’d trade. 
 

thanks!

2 hours ago, Heikki Repo said:

You are not the first to ask ?

Last Spring I tried to look for possible solutions, including focal reducers made for telescopes but unfortunately, the quality in those is, ahem, lacking at best.

I also sent an email to the manufacturer of Speedbooster but no surprise there, I didn't even receive a reply.

You might want to look into a Arri Standard to c-mount adapter. There are Arri-S Zeiss lenses (t2.2 - t2.4) available quite cheap, as there are no good quality adapters (that allow focusing) for adapting the older ones to M43. They aren't as nice to focus as the C/Y lenses with their longer focus throw, but they have the nice Zeiss "ninja bokeh" and are quite sharp. With R16 you won't even have to worry about them covering S16.

I myself have a set of 8-16-25 that I have used with my ACL and BMPCC (with a modified adapter).

Thanks for the tips! I guess the potential customer base interested in that kind of speedbooster is far smaller than the one using BMPCC's, haha. 

The arri-s zeiss stuff looks awesome. Been using the Angenieux 17-68mm + wide angle attachment for now, but def want to get a couple nice primes for situations that are less run & gun.

As I’ve been searching for some new lenses for my Beaulieu R16, I discovered the Contax / Zeiss  line of lenses that seems affordable & visually wonderful.

I’m wondering if there’s a solution similar to the Speedbooster,  (for 16mm film cameras) to reduce focal length on these 35mm lenses? I’ve seen the cheap “wide angle adapters” but they seem like garbage. 

Hi Phil,

im in the process of building an eyepiece video tap for my Beaulieu r16. 
 

I purchased this camera: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DYV815S?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

and I’m attaching to the eyepiece using extension adapters made for telescopes. 
 

Photos are of a bolex video tap Duall camera makes that functions the same way

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1 minute ago, Satsuki Murashige said:

Either install a focus gear that is extra wide on the lens, or on the follow focus itself. Or a combination of both, if the extension is extreme.

Got it, that was my initial plan. Even with the wider gear wouldn't the teeth still lose grip due to the angle shifting though?

I have an Angenieux 16-68 lens that I'd like to use with a follow focus system, however when focusing, the barrel extends (external focusing?). If I add the gear ring, it seems like the teeth would lose their grip as the ring moves forward while focusing. Is there a standard solution to this? Maybe having the focus ring at a slight angle?

thanks charles, just got an r16 off ebay that's in pretty rough shape and noticed it had this issue! Haven't run any film thru it yet so you saved me a hassle

You can absolutely do it. I've shot 500T at night without any externals & pushed 2 stops in development, which is beautiful but pretty heavy on the grain. 

 This interview with DP Helene Louvart has a great example of a creative solution- for the night scenes in the film Beach Rats (shot on 16mm) she had her assistant following the camera with a single LED light.   https://filmmakermagazine.com/104888-when-you-get-on-set-you-dont-dream-anymore-dp-helene-louvart-on-beach-rats/#.YEwqt7RKi9Y

Hey, I'm looking for an r16 service manual and/or schematic. PM or email me :hello@kevinjamesneal.us

how much are you selling the R16 for?