8mm Forum: Elmo 16CL Short Throw lens wanted

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Posted by Stuart Hilliker (Member # 737) on November 20, 2018, 03:55 PM:

Does anyone happen to have a short throw Elmo lens for sale. I know there’s a 38mm lens in existence, is there anything wider?

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on November 20, 2018, 05:48 PM:

Hi Stuart...I don't know if you have looked at this thread located in the Technical Tips Section:

http://8mmforum.film-tech.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=5;t=000910

It's an alternative if you can't find an Elmo lens. I use a 25mm lens with an Elmo sleeve adapter. Obviously the image won't be as bright or as crisp as a genuine Elmo lens...but it will give you a larger picture at a shorter distance.

Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on November 20, 2018, 06:07 PM:

The Elmo 16mm lenses are great but clean examples can cost. Look for the wide adapter or the zoom adapter. These will screw directly onto the 50mm or the 38mm and give a big picture. The very best option is to have the 20mm lens from Elmo. This is a beautiful multi element lens rather than purely literally 20mm and again can be expensive. The zoom adapter will even go on the 20mm and give a very short throw big picture although there is a little distortion at the biggest zoom. The other way is, as Janice says, to get an Elmo sleeve and use a cheaper older 25mm lens in it. Good luck.

There is a zoom adapter on eBay Germany right now...

https://www.ebay.de/itm/ELMO-Zoom-Konverter-0-8-1-25x-fur-16mm-Filmprojektion-Projektionsobjektive/202492218551?hash=item2f257a0cb7:g:ESgAAOSwMXdaqYS3:rk:13:pf:0

Posted by Stuart Hilliker (Member # 737) on November 21, 2018, 03:15 PM:

Thank you both for your advice. Very much appreciated.

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on November 21, 2018, 04:31 PM:

Hi Stuart hold out for the 20mm Elmo one, best lens going really for 16mm in the home.

I got mine from David G and its a beauty and the best lens I`ve ever owned in Cine. ( Thank you David ).

They do vary slightly, like the Elmo 1.1`s in super 8, but overall the 20mm`s are great.

They are about, so good luck.

Best Mark.

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on November 21, 2018, 08:30 PM:

As Mark said, the very excellent Elmo f1.4 20mm. I have about a 15-16' throw, and it almost fills an 8'x 6' screen

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on November 22, 2018, 03:18 AM:

Very nice Joe, if a CL or AL or 16AA the one with the slot rather than thread is needed. But you can get away with it, either way

But I`m sure Stuart knows that.

Best Mark.

Posted by Keith Wilson (Member # 4888) on November 24, 2018, 03:30 PM:

I have an Elmo converter lens that I don't use it screws on the front of your standard lens to make the picture larger

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