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  1. Raymond Zrike
    Well looking back at the previous owner’s listing, they did say that the batteries were re-celled with NiMh. I’ve had my Tenergy charger set to NiCd… oops. Hope it didn’t damage the batteries. I’ll set up the charger for NiMh and see how it goes. I was hoping to consolidate the camera’s battery and my other equipment to a single v-mount battery, but I could just as easily keep using these NiMh batteries and just mount a light battery on top for everything else. Would I only encounter the reverse polarity issue if I were to solder a new connector instead of the Tamiya? It seems like the Tamiya connector is somewhat common enough that I could probably find a pre-made female Tamiya to DC or d-tap (but I guess it would have to be a 12V regulated d-tap cable which would be rarer). This has been quite informative so thanks!
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    Here’s a photo of the connector on the battery.
  3. Raymond Zrike
    I believe it is a 4-pin Jaeger on my camera, though I don’t know what a Canon looks like. I’ll attach a photo. My batteries do have the plastic cases. A piece of soft padding covers up the Eclair branding I believe (the previous owner told me they added this pad themselves). The battery also have the 4-pin connector. It looks very similar to the one that’s on the camera. Is it possible they both are Jaeger? When I bought the camera a couple years, the seller said it was an ACL 1.5, so I’d presume it would be most similar to the original ACL. The batteries say on the outside Nickel Cadmium, but I believe the previous owner had them re-celled, so I am not sure what the cells are. Although with the charger I have, I set it to the NiCad setting and the battery seems to charge fine. Takes forever though. I am not at all handy with a solder—was trying to work around soldering a new cable by using the one I have here, connecting (what seems to be) the male Tamiya to a female-Tamiya-to-DC cable. Then connect that to the 12V out of a v-mount plate. But I definitely am no electrical engineer and basically have no idea what I’m doing haha
  4. Raymond Zrike
    Wow it does look a lot like that too. Hmm... I think you might be right. The wikipedia page for Tamiya connector says they're used for battery packs.
  5. Raymond Zrike
    2-pin Molex, maybe?
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  8. Raymond Zrike
    Does anyone know the name of this connector? My Eclair ACL came with a cord that is on one end a 4-pin Jaeger and on the other end this connector (and then I also have a male version of this connector that also goes to a 4-pin Jaeger). I’m trying to figure out alternative ways to power my ACL for the inevitability of my batteries dying. The ACL’s Jaeger connector is really rare and really annoying.
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    Still available?
  10. Raymond Zrike
    What board camera are you planning on trying next?
  11. Raymond Zrike
    Also just noticed you had the BMPCC mounted at a 90 degree angle—is the image sideways before it goes through the viewfinder? Had no idea.
  12. Raymond Zrike
    I looked into a using a pi for a bit, but the issue there is you have to add hdmi/sdi in some way, and you have to interface with the pay some way too, so then you end up with the same amount of bulk. Also the loose cabling freaks me out. I’m hoping to use the video tap for not just framing but also for focus, so I’m okay with some extra bulk if I can punch in on the image and keep a good amount of resolution. There are some tiny all in one 4K cameras that are probably of decent quality, but then your price starts to go up again, and then by that point the price isn’t too different from the fp (which just had its price lowered). It’s probably less of a permanent solution though, I agree. I also can limit the size of the lens if I just go for an apsc lens and change the fp to apsc mode—it stays at 4K in that mode. Something like this: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1611819-REG Also wondering, does the speed of the lens that you’re using in the video tap matter?
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    Oh the original BMPCC, wow that’s like 2.8x (owned one myself at one point). So the full frame equivalent would be like 70-100mm? Way more telephoto than I was expecting. There are definitely some macro lenses in that range though.
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    Which BMPCC did you use, the 4K one with M4/3 mount? So that would mean I'd need around 50-70mm full frame (plus the Sigma fp doesn't lose any resolution at super-35). I could probably do that. Also thinking I could just use a couple close-up filters to fix the close focus issue.
  15. Raymond Zrike
    So maybe I should try a macro lens? I was able to get it working with my iPhone camera which has a minimum focusing distance of about 4”, so maybe I need to aim for that. Although I attached the iPhone to the viewfinder rather than mounting it directly to the camera body. What focal length did you settle on with the BMPCC?
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    I’m soon going to attempt making a video tap out of a Sigma fp with my ACL. Very similar to y’all’s BMPCC solution, but I thought I’d go for an fp since it’s almost half the weight and a bit smaller. Plus it’s got the director’s viewfinder feature built in that could increase its functionality a bit. This might be a dumb question, but do I need a lens that focuses very close in order for it to work as a video tap?
  17. Raymond Zrike
    Yes there is a Zeiss Super Speed 50mm for super 16, only Mk II or III. Pretty rare though from my experience.
  18. Raymond Zrike
    I’m always interested haha—I’ll PM you.
  19. Raymond Zrike
    Where are you getting the Optar Illuminas serviced? Thinking about buying one or two myself, but it seems most of them need to be CLAed these days. Also, are you aware of if their were different versions of the Illuminas? Hard to find info online (unlike the the differences between Zeiss Super Speed versions which is well documented).
  20. Raymond Zrike
    Any chance these are still available? Could be interested in the 12mm and/or 16mm.
  21. Raymond Zrike
    Thanks for the response—will keep these options in mind!
  22. Raymond Zrike
    Besides the zoom (see my other post), I’m also looking at buying a 16mm and/or a 12mm Superspeed. I’d much prefer MkII or MkIII, but will consider MkI. Already have MkII versions of 9.5mm and 25mm. Thanks!
  23. Raymond Zrike
    Any chance that lens is still available?
  24. Raymond Zrike
    I'm looking for a super-16 zoom. It needs to go as wide as 12mm-ish on super-16 (while the telephoto side can be pretty much anything). In the $2500-$4500 range. PL mount would be much preferred. Let me know what you've got, and I'll take a look!
  25. Raymond Zrike
    Looks like Dufeal Baptiste might have one. Check out the thread they made.
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