Here is our newest camera, a MovieCam SuperAmerica MKII (on the left) with an anamorphic "de-squeezing" viewfinder (long black tube in front)... and the 50mm anamorphic lens (sitting in between).
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| ASSETS! |
We now have 2 MCSA packages with 5x1000' magazines, 6x500' magazines, 2x anamorphic viewfinders and a bunch of goodies (not to mention the 2 Russian Kinor 35H packages).
A Bit about the Bits they call MOUNTS
The funny thing about photography gear is trying to fit your lens to the front of the camera body. There are so many things that have been standardized in the camera industry that it makes one pause in frustration when considering this irritating fact: there are as many lens mounts as there are manufacturers of lenses and camera bodies: Canon, Leica, Nikon... the list just goes on and on... and on. Having said this, there are some "non-proprietary" mounts that were seeming attempts at standardization in the cinema world at least, the big players in that alphabet soup being BNCR and PL. It seems that PL is the most common of these two, but that isn't really saying much. At least it's something. The problem we have run into at ETE is that our super-fab vintage lens collection is from a Russian manufacturer Lomo (AKA Ekran depending on how much Vodka you had and what day of the week it was) and guess what? Yup. They have their own mount too, it's designated OCT-19 (what is it with these Russians and October?). Luckily, it's got similar dimensions to BNCR, so if you have a camera body with a BNCR mount, you're in good territory. If you have a PL mount camera, well, PL is a smaller diameter than BNCR so get out your hard-hat and jackhammer, it's time to dig up the streets.
Guess what? Our first MCSA came with a BNCR on the front hood: woohoo! The second one? PL... But hey, don't smash your Vodka bottles in disgust quite yet! We're in good hands with the Dr. of mount-ology Steven Morton! He and his machinist worked the first mount so, being that the camera bodies are identical, he ought to be able to whip up another mount fairly easily. The important bits with the critical measurement points are in the mail as I type this, on their way to Australia where Steven will work his magic. We should have the second camera ready to accept Russian lenses in the ensuing weeks.
We are ON like Donkey Kong. Let the filming begin.
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A Bit about the Bits they call MOUNTS
The funny thing about photography gear is trying to fit your lens to the front of the camera body. There are so many things that have been standardized in the camera industry that it makes one pause in frustration when considering this irritating fact: there are as many lens mounts as there are manufacturers of lenses and camera bodies: Canon, Leica, Nikon... the list just goes on and on... and on. Having said this, there are some "non-proprietary" mounts that were seeming attempts at standardization in the cinema world at least, the big players in that alphabet soup being BNCR and PL. It seems that PL is the most common of these two, but that isn't really saying much. At least it's something. The problem we have run into at ETE is that our super-fab vintage lens collection is from a Russian manufacturer Lomo (AKA Ekran depending on how much Vodka you had and what day of the week it was) and guess what? Yup. They have their own mount too, it's designated OCT-19 (what is it with these Russians and October?). Luckily, it's got similar dimensions to BNCR, so if you have a camera body with a BNCR mount, you're in good territory. If you have a PL mount camera, well, PL is a smaller diameter than BNCR so get out your hard-hat and jackhammer, it's time to dig up the streets.
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| PL mount |
We are ON like Donkey Kong. Let the filming begin.
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