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SOLD

Great zoom lens, untested as my Aaton came with a PL mount. Glass looks clean and the focus gears turn smoothly. 

selling $500 AUD (Australian dollar)

All images: https://imgur.com/a/OvbniGt

Cheers

SOLD

Trying this sale again as I took down the ad and decided to keep it but life goes on. 

This is a recently serviced camera done by a professional Aaton service tech in Sydney, Australia. It's been completely cleaned, serviced and repaired to a perfect working order. It runs incredibly smooth and quiet and the gate is clean and stable.  The motor runs only at 24fps as that was the only frame rate the newly installed base could run at. In my opinion that hasn't been an issue.

- Aaton LTR-7
-2x Magazines for S16
-2x Freshly installed cells Aaton batteries 
-Extender eye piece
-Wooden grip


Looking for $5,500 AUD (Ausralian Dollar)

Here's my latest work shot using this camera: 

Couple of questions regarding the Bolex H16EL that I can't find. 

- Can it do continuous recording without holding down the record button?
- On a full charge, how long does the battery last?

Thanks.

IMAGES: https://imgur.com/a/38f091z

This has been completely cleaned/serviced by an Aaton professional in Sydney, Australia recently (can provide all paper work)
- PL mount
- Super 16mm gate
-XTR Prod View Finder 
-Newly installed base which only runs at 25fps
- 2x magazines all serviced and cleaned. 
-2x freshly installed battery cells inside 2x Aaton battery cases (comes with charger)

- $5,500 AUD 

Selling factory sealed 16mm kodak film 

1x 50D
3x 250D
2X 500T

$450 AUD (australian dollars) 

I have an even older LTR-7 and got told this from AZ:

"Hello Cale,

Example of a Bolex with PL mount: https://www.instagram.com/p/CGOhPacBRag/

https://www.ebay.com/c/1924579185

If you come across a Bolex that's S16 and has a PL mount then you're going to be fine. Plenty of cinematographers I know use them on set and the footage is no different from an SR3 or Aaton (if the right glass is on )

10 hours ago, Phil Rhodes said:

Ha. Is that the only picture you've been sent, of the thing with someone's hand wrapped around the crucial part?

No, multiple images are attached in that link.

16 hours ago, Dom Jaeger said:

Well spotted. It does indeed look like an Abakus converter at the back, and a B4 lens in front. I really doubt the image quality will be comparable to a S16 8-64.

How strange. When I confronted the seller that its actually not a 8-64mm they were shocked. I assume they were sold on the idea it was a true Canon 8-64mm many years ago themselves...

4 minutes ago, Joshua Cadmium said:

I almost certain that that's not a true Canon 8-64mm.

It looks like someone converted a Canon J8x6 B4 lens (what the Canon 8-64mm is likely based off of) with a Abakus 132 B4 to PL adapter. In the pictures you linked, if you compare the rear part of the optics to a Abakus 132, it looks exactly the same.

There is no simple way to convert a PL mount to Aaton - there is no off the shelf adapter. For this lens, you would have to have someone completely machine new parts for this already franken-lens. It just wouldn't be worth it. 

The easiest way to convert a lens to Aaton is finding a lens with a Cooke / Angenieux universal sub-mount and then getting an Aaton sub-mount. You can also find Arri Bayonet to Aaton adapters.

So, getting your camera converted to PL is the only real option if you have to have this lens, but you may just want to pass on it, unless you use this info to talk the seller down and make it worth your while to convert your camera to PL. This lens might even be better, optically, than a native 8-64mm, or it might be worse, but it's most likely worth less. 

But you're right. Someone has taken the Canon J8x6 B4 lens and converted the back part.

2 minutes ago, Joshua Cadmium said:

I almost certain that that's not a true Canon 8-64mm.

It looks like someone converted a Canon J8x6 B4 lens (what the Canon 8-64mm is likely based off of) with a Abakus 132 B4 to PL adapter. In the pictures you linked, if you compare the rear part of the optics to a Abakus 132, it looks exactly the same.

There is no simple way to convert a PL mount to Aaton - there is no off the shelf adapter. For this lens, you would have to have someone completely machine new parts for this already franken-lens. It just wouldn't be worth it. 

The easiest way to convert a lens to Aaton is finding a lens with a Cooke / Angenieux universal sub-mount and then getting an Aaton sub-mount. You can also find Arri Bayonet to Aaton adapters.

So, getting your camera converted to PL is the only real option if you have to have this lens, but you may just want to pass on it, unless you use this info to talk the seller down and make it worth your while to convert your camera to PL. This lens might even be better, optically, than a native 8-64mm, or it might be worse, but it's most likely worth less. 

It's strange hey? The front part looks normal but the tube part at the rear is very strange and definitely not part of the original design. 

16 minutes ago, Tyler Purcell said:

You for sure want to try and convert the camera to PL. Its not easy, there are only a few mounts around, but it would be handy for the future. Great lens tho! 

Any idea on what the tube part is on the lens in the images ?

I think that will be the go. Also what's the tube part? I've never seen it on that lens before and the seller has no clue on it.

I currently own an Aaton LTR-7 with the Aaton mount installed.

I've been offered by a local seller in my area for the Canon 8-64mm S16mm in PL and I'm wondering what's everyones opinions on some options. 

Option 1) Look into getting my Aaton converted to PL, though spending a fortune sending it overseas and getting it all done ($$$)
Option 2) Look into getting the Canon lens converted from PL to Aaton. Is this a thing?

Next part is I'm not sure of what's the tube part at the back of the lens. Here's the link: https://imgur.com/a/Dnlg0ww. I've never seen it on the 8-64mm before. 

Cheers
 

9 hours ago, David Sekanina said:

please ask your camera tech to send an image of said part (from the parts manual) so I can check if I have a spare

 

Cheers David, I’ll pass this on Monday when he’s back working on it. 

My camera tech is saying the motor is running smoothly, I should edit that part out in the question.

He said he's after a "0261221 core retainer shell "

I've recently purchased a very old LTR-7 which requires a new motor/circuit board etc  and I'm seeing if anyone can sell spare parts. I've got two magazines and a eye piece from an XTR-Prod so I'm all good with that part. It's more so the ground glass and motor region that needs help.

Looking for Aaton batteries for my Aaton LTR-7. I have a old Aaton and the modern conversion batteries for NP-1 batteries would be a hassle. 

There's been multiple topics about designing a modern day S16mm camera and the cost/efforts. Tyler made a point that there shouldn't be a completely knew one but rather modify already existed versions out there. 

I don' t know this person and I assume they're not on this group either,  but this film maker/engineer in Russia is taking the K-3 and completely making it into a modern day run and gun S16mm camera. There's talks a motor is coming soon to the design. You can check his instagram out and see the video assit in action 

All images can be found here: https://imgur.com/a/LXjFUl1

So Rokinon Cine Xeen's would work on a Aaton LTR-7 with what adaptor? I currently have the Aaton mount

I just picked up an Aaton LTR-7 and I highly recommend one. With your budget you could potentially get an LTR-54 or XTR... 
Great S16mm cameras and Aaton system works so well for single shooters.