Yeah I was just curious. The hard front with the single mount is what I asked him about - I had access some lenses in PL at the time. I often use a set of primes in b-mount when I can on my 16S, happily. That said I don’t think its that unreasonable a prospect. IB
On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 11:00 PM Jeff Kreines <[email protected]> wrote: > It would likely require a hard front with one mount. > > But why do it? PL mount lenses are pricey, and there’s a lot of good > glass in Arri Mount. Besides, the 16S isn’t Super 16, so you are putting a > lot of money into a camera that would be hard to sell. (If that matters to > you.) > > Converting a 16S to S16 is difficult. I’d be wary of most repair people > who claim they can do it. > > Jeff Kreines > Kinetta > [email protected] > kinetta.com > > Sent from iPhone. > > On May 27, 2020, at 10:53 PM, Isaac Brooks <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Jeff & Co, > > I’m sorry for the aside, but do you know of a technician that could put a > PL hard front on an Arri 16S? Asked Les Bosher once and he said he didn’t > offer it as an option. Thank you! > > Isaac > > On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 10:05 PM Jeff Kreines <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I hate to disagree with Scott. >> >> First, I assume your camera has a standard or Bayonet Arri mount, not PL. >> >> Arri Mount has a flange focal distance of 52mm. Olympus has a FFD of >> 46mm. That means a lens can’t focus to infinity, tho it could be used as a >> macro. Zooms will be somewhat disastrous as focus won’t hold through the >> zoom range. >> >> If it were the other way — using the Olympus lens on, say, a C mount >> camera, there’s plenty of room — C Mount is 17.526. >> >> >> >> Jeff Kreines >> Kinetta >> [email protected] >> kinetta.com >> >> Sent from iPhone. >> >> > On May 27, 2020, at 9:02 PM, Dominic Angerame < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > Yeah thanks Scott was able to get a battery from B&H that works just >> fine, very portable….Power Star 1223 12v 2.3AH also runs my EL. >> > >> > d >> > >> >> On May 27, 2020, at 7:00 PM, Scott Dorsey <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> You could probably get an M42-to-PL adaptor and then an Olympus-to-M42 >> >> adaptor and screw them together if you really are married to that >> >> configuration. I wouldn't try it with a zoom, though... every time you >> >> add an adaptor you're adding more error to your backfocus distance. >> >> --scott >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> FrameWorks mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > FrameWorks mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FrameWorks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >> > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks >
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