Category: Lens Mount
ARRI LDS Extenders for Alura Zoom Lenses:
ARRI’s Product Manager, Thorsten Meywald gives us a run down on the new Alura LDS Extenders; 1.4x and 2.0x. The focal length range of the ARRI / FUJINON Alura Zoom lenses is significantly increased with the use of the easily and quickly mounted extenders. The Alura LDS Extenders mount between the camera’s PL mount and [...]
HolyManta Internal ND Lens Adapters:
Quick one for you Thomas Larang, an engineer from Uppsala in Sweden brings you the HolyManta VND (variable neutral density). Thomas is using crowdfunding to get the HolyMantra VND into your hands. If you like what you see then give him a holla. Neutral density (ND) filters are needed on bright sunny days, especially when [...]
2X PL 35mm Extender For ARRI Cameras:
The Schneider Optics High resolution 2X PL to PL stainless steel mount extender, has multi-coated optics for professional 35mm film zoom lenses. The Schneider Optics 2X PL 35mm extender mounts between the lens and ARRI camera with a two stop light loss. Please see Schneider Optics for more information about their 2X PL 35mm Extender [...]
Meet The Super 16mm Lenses For The Digital Bolex Camera:
The Digital Bolex team have announced a series of three lenses and a Universal Follow Focus they have in store for their d16 camera. The three super 16mm lenses are 10mm: focus range: 3.3′ (1 meter) to infinity, 18mm: focus range: 3.7′ (1.12 meters) to 6.5′ (1.98 meters,) and the 38mm lens: 5.6′ (1.7 meters) [...]
Hot Rod Cameras To Design and Make PL Mount For Digital Bolex d16 Camera:
I have had quite a few dealings with Hot Rod Cameras and I must say that Illya is a stand up guy with the reputation, drive, industry knowledge, and rock solid product to back that up. So when I heard he was talking to the Digital Bolex guys it got my attention straight away. On [...]
Digital Bolex Lens Mount in Either Old School C-Mount Turret or Passive EF:
Digital Bolex update: Joe has cracked the 3D printer code and steadily beavered away on a C-Mount Turret and Passive EF lens mount for the upcoming D16 camera. The EF Digital Bolex camera lens mount is a completed version while the C-Mount Turret is at stage one, with work still to be done on it. [...]
Sony VG900 LAEA3 FF No Auto Focus LAEA2 Crop Auto Focus:
Received a message from Francesco Bollorino about an issue that his testing of the Sony NEX VG900 camera uncovered; that the supplied lens mount adapter the LA-EA3 works in full frame mode with no vignetting but does not have auto focus features. While the older LA-EA2 lens mount adapter allows for crop mode shooting without [...]
Allstar A-Mount System is a Universal Lens Mount System:
The Allstar A-mount system is a universal lens mount system for your large sensor camera. The Allstar A-Mount can be used on many different camera makes, models and with different lenses, apparently without back focus issues. The A-Mount universal lens mount system is made of thick stainless steel, and is very strong and accurate. It [...]
Tokina 16-28 F2.8 PL Mount Cinema Lens:
At Photokina a nice phat chunk of glass has been dropped; the Tokina 16-28mm F2.8 PL mount lens. The Tokina 16-28mm PL mount F2.8 has an all new 56mm diameter aspherical glass element incorporated into the front lens group, while there are 2 more aspherical elements in the rear group. 3 SD super-low dispersion glass [...]
TLS Cooke Speed Panchro, Rehousing a Classic Lens:
True Lens Services or TLS have rehoused the first of a set of historic Cooke Speed Panchro lenses. Bringing the Cooke Speed Panchro lenses up to modern day specification and using their in house design and manufacturing facility that produced the Genus Matte Box range; True Lens Services have produced a lens activated by a [...]
DSLRstudio Canon EF Lens Adapters:
KCW Technica are now stocking DSLRstudio Canon lens adapters. Pick the Canon EF lens adapter that suits your older lens and then run through the videos to see the KCW Technica testing of the lens adapter. Or press play on all of the videos at once and crank the volume up for some trippy music. [...]
Triad Canon C300 Camera EF to PL Lens Mount Adapter:
Triad Professional Camera Support have announced their new Canon C300 camera EF to PL lens mount adapter will be shown at NAB 2012. Look for the Alphatron booth at NAB 2012 to get a demo of the Triad Canon C300 camera EF to PL lens mount adapter and Triad EF to PL lens mount adapter [...]
