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Brannon Carty
Film Handler

Posts: 29
From: North Carolina
Registered: May 2011

posted June 25, 2011 08:55 PM

Hey,I just got a CinemaScope lens the other day,but I need a bit of help...the seller told me the thing would just screw in,I knew he was wrong...but oh well...I took pictures comparing my actual BIG lens to the CinemaScope lens.My main lens is Bell and Howell and my Scope is Bausch and Lomb.Tell me if I need an adapter or what can I do?

Bell and Howell lens is 76mm [3 ins] f/1.6

Bausch and Lomb is an 2x expansion,E.F. 2.00 inches,1302 VF

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Model Owned: B&H Filmosound 550

"You're gonna need a bigger boat." - JAWS (1975)

Films Owned: Killer Fish

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Wayne Tuell
Master Film Handler

Posts: 488
From: Minden, NV
Registered: Jul 2009

posted June 25, 2011 10:23 PM

That is an all in one lens. Contact Omer to have him make you an adapter. Let him know what you have and he will fix you up.

owhayne342(AT)aol(DOT)com substitute the (AT) with @ and the (DOT) with . in the email.

You have a good lens, and Omer has made many adapters for what you need. I had one for a long time and sold it just a month or so ago.

The only scope lens I know of that screws directly into the B&H prime lenses, are junk so you are much better off with what you have. The B&H 921, as one person put it, is like looking through a Coke bottle. It never can get a sharp focus.

On anther note, how does that 3" lens work for you? Do you have such a long throw you need that big of a lens to keep the picture small? Could you use a 2.5" or 2" lens (or smaller) to increase the picture size?

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Brannon Carty
Film Handler

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From: North Carolina
Registered: May 2011

posted June 26, 2011 02:01 AM

I myself have not been able to use the lens...the lamp went out so I have to replace it,but when I do,Ill be able to test out the image and lens,etc.Also thanks for recommending that guy!

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The Young Film Nerd.

Model Owned: B&H Filmosound 550

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Wayne Tuell
Master Film Handler

Posts: 488
From: Minden, NV
Registered: Jul 2009

posted June 26, 2011 05:24 PM

No problem, Omer is the go-to guy for lens adapters of any kind.

What type of lamp do you need?

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Brannon Carty
Film Handler

Posts: 29
From: North Carolina
Registered: May 2011

posted June 26, 2011 11:53 PM

It is a Sylvania Projector Lamp CWA 750W 120V.Thankfully I found one on eBay for $13.

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Model Owned: B&H Filmosound 550

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