raymond,
i have used a couple of cheap, older nikon lenses a couple months back
using a nikon to c-mount adapter on my super8 and 16mm beaulieu cameras.
i also used some other mounts for other 35mm still lenses, again, cheap
lenses i borrowed from soem of my friends here that have still 35mm
cameras in their closets. i do not personally own any of these still
35mm lenses. but the film, upon receivng it back from processing and
telecine, looked good. mind you, i had only shot a couple thousand feet
of film prior to those specific experiments, and was using
differnat/various cameras for which i was neither accostumed to, nor had
completely dialed in. but i did make sure is was in focus by zooming
the lenses, setting to infinity, and opening hte iris all the way and
then i focussed the viewfinder so everythign was clear/in focus, and
then i adjusted the lens down to 5', and used a tape measure to check if
i was in focus at 5', and i was for the most part with the differnat
lensessome i could not focus below 10-15'.. so after doing this i
filmed both indoors and outdoors using my colorbar slate, and i used the
range of the lens(es) and aside from some improperly exposed film(due to
my lack of experience), all the footage came out great. however,
everything seemed like i was using a 2x adapter on one of my normal
c-mount lenses ... everything was more like a telephoto lens, wherein
the subject was in focus, but anything behind or in front was not. this
was at close distances. i did not shot much footage otherwise, wherein
everything in frame was in focus, but i did shoot a little, and indeed
everything in frame was in focus when the lens was opened wide, not
zoomed. but the actual frame/image still looked like i was using a
telephoto. perhaps i am not explaning this correctly ... do you know
what i am trying to say? am i making sense to anyone?
i will upload these tests once i get my computer apple setup. perhaps
then you wll understand what i am saying. i think that if one were to
use 35mm still lenses on 16mm cameras, they just need to know things
will seemed magnified and seemingly zoomed, even when the lens is not.
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Raymond <roelrich@shaw.ca>
Reply-To: EclairACL@topica.com
Date: Sun, 03 Aug 2003 15:05:02 -0700
>If you find out, let me know, as I am considering the same. I would like
>to
>know if anyone has used Nikon lenses on either 16mm, S16 or 35mm? Do the
>zoom lenses function the same to zoom while filming. Some people say
>yes,
>others say no, and I have an Eclair I want to buy in S16 that HAS the
>Nikon
>adapter, so I need to know this?
>
>Raymond
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ian Marks" <ianmarks@lycos.com>
>To: <eclairacl@topica.com>
>Sent: Saturday, August 02, 2003 8:26 PM
>Subject: Eclair Cameras: Shooting 35mm lenses on 16mm camera
>
>
>> Does anyone have experience using 35mm still photography lenses to shoot
>> normal or super-16? I just bought a cheap Nikon to "C" mount adapter on
>> Ebay. I have also seen a Nikon to Eclair mount adapter on the net. I
>> have some fast Nikkors which generally perform well for stills wide
>> open. Short of shooting a test, can anyone tell me if these will produce
>> good results?
>>
>> - Ian Marks
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
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