Keneu Luca Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 So there are a decent amount of threads here about people who have had an ulra16 conversion done to their cameras, most by Bernie. My question - can you talk about the image you see in your camera's viewfinder - are you exposing parts of the film that are not visible in your viewfinder? I know this may depend on camera type. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Garner Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 Hey, good question. On a Canon Scoopic you will not get a viewfinder modification because the ground glass isn't designed with extra glass to use. So you're approximating when you shoot. But it's not a big deal. You will end up approximating based on the TV safe lines in the scoopic viewfinder. Safe bet is to use the top and bottom of the TV safe zone (or just outside of it), and on the left and right you'll get some extra image that you can't see. So, it's not for critical framing, but you can approximate... Cinelicious has a good framing test on vimeo. Just search for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Carruthers Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I use a Eclair NPR and I can see the whole Ultra16mm frame. Bernie added new marks on the groundglass What camera are you thinking of converting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keneu Luca Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 I use a Eclair NPR and I can see the whole Ultra16mm frame.Bernie added new marks on the groundglass What camera are you thinking of converting? My ARRI SR2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Oliver Christoph Kochs Posted April 27, 2010 Premium Member Share Posted April 27, 2010 You SR2 will better be S16. Ultra 16 is more for cameras that have fixed lenses like the Canon Scoopics or if the lens mount is difficult to re-center. Super or Ultra - you'll have to convert your mags as well or the guides and rollers may scratch your film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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