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Schneider Super Cinelux Anamorphic

JohnBarlow — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 14:49:19 +0000

Anyone have one of these?.

The coarse focus is done on the Cinelux via a thumb screw at the front but the fine focus is done on the imaging lens attached to the rear so there are two focus controls to worry about.

I am interested in a modification, but first I have some questions

1 have you taken one apart? - if so please post pictures

2 the focus range is 3m - INF, via a small knob - how many full turns to go from near to far?

3 is the focus low torque or high (stiff), could it take a pinion gear for gearing or servo/stepper?

Optimizing your lenses

Brian202020 — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:13:30 +0000

Both http://www.rplens.com/ and http://www.ducloslenses.com/Duclos_Lenses/Main.html will optimize your SLR and DSLR lenses to be used in more of a cinema situation. They put on a simi-permenant lens gear, a step up ring to 80mm OD/77mm ID threaded, and they de-click the iris. I beleave they also dampen the lens. You get all this for $250 per lens. I've been debating doing this to all of my lenses for a while now, but the problem is, I want to upgrade a few of my lenses first. Until I do I'd like to benefit from the standardized 80mm OD/77mm ID threaded step up rings. Does anyone know where to get these? They are more than just the standard step up ring especially the ones from http://www.rplens.com/.

"Varifocal" Lens modification for GoPro HD Hero 2 - any good?

SAS — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:45:52 +0000

http://nofilmschool.com/2012/07/get-more-out-of-your-gopro-with-a-varifocal-zoom-lens/

What do you think to this?

The lens costs roughly £100 and I already have the GoPro HDHero 2. I would like to try this but have no experience for skill with modifying electronics... so I would get someone to help me if I tried it...

I think before I buy my GH2H, It might be a good idea to make the most of my existing camera and modify it... Im not sure though as there aren't many videos of actual footage shot with this lens online that I can find.

Any thoughts?

thanks.