The Blackmagic Pocket Cinema Camera 6K is out for a few weeks now – you can take a look at our full review here – and as you probably know it features a Canon EF lens mount. If you want to shoot with PL lenses on the BMPCC 6K, a new product just launched on Kickstarter: the Bezamod P6K. This product is not a simple “snap-in” PL to EF adapter. It is a modification kit that eliminates the flange depth limitation imposed by the native Canon EF mount. Let’s take a closer look. PL Lenses on Canon EF Cameras Adapting PL lenses to Canon EF cameras – or cameras with a Canon EF mount – is not something new. The flange focal distance of a PL lens is 52mm, and the flange focal distance of a Canon EF lens is 44mm. So a bit of simple maths later, if you want to mount a PL lens to a Canon EF camera, you need a simple mechanical lens adapter that corrects this 8mm difference. Indeed, you will still be able to focus to infinity with this type of “snap-in” adapter. Image credit: ShareGrid Some companies already manufacture such adapters like Fotodiox, MTF, and so on. What’s different between a standard snap-in adapter and the Bezamod P6K? Bezamod P6K The Bezamod P6K is a complete modification kit by cinematographer and colorist Clifton Stommel. A few years ago, Clifton already launched the Atoch C2S, an SSD recording option for the Blackmagic URSA Mini that...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 23 August, 2019