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Topic: SUPER 8 SCOPE LENS
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Steve Klare
Film Guy
Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 03, 2006 02:11 PM
Hi Rod,
Welcome to the forum!
Your message warms my heart because wouldn't you know it, that is exactly how I got into 'scope as well! I bought "Sounds of Arizona" from Derann, but their 'site failed to mention that it was 'scope. (it does now, as far as I know) They offered to take it back, but I decided since I liked the film I'd keep it anyway.
I watched it squished for a while until I snagged a 'scope lens on ebay. -Man! Talk about "tall in the saddle"!
Mounting the lens is not a big deal. It only needs to be kept with the lens' "de-squish" axis horizontal to and held as close as possible in front of the projector's lens. Beyond this anything goes: bags of rice, and piles of books like I started with.
There are commercial ring adapters which mount to the projector body, and allow it to swing away.
My approach is a little more primitive, but works fine. I built a platform that the projector sits on which allows the front leg to tilt the optical path into alignment with the anamorphic mounted on its own little shelf. This entire assembly then tilts to adjust the image height on screen. I knocked it together with scrap lumber in about an hour. (A more advanced version is pending!)
Something you may run into is the fact that many screens are not formatted with 'scope in mind. Two years ago I was using a 4 foot wide tripod screen that was primarily meant for slides (ie: formatted as a square). The problem I ran into is that the 'scope image is so wide relative to height the best I could do on that screen was an image 18 inches high. Until I got a rectangular, large screen these films were not very impressive at all!
Still the same, 'scope is wonderful stuff and well worth the effort!
[ August 03, 2006, 11:07 PM: Message edited by: Steve Klare ]
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All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...
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Joerg Polzfusz
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 815
From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted August 04, 2006 06:36 AM
Hi & welcome,
there are several professional holders out there:
http://www.ffr-film.de/Katalog/Seiten/Anamorphotenhalter.htm
http://www.wittner-kinotechnik.de/katalog/07_vorfu/e_halter.php
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Nevertheless I constructed the holder for my "Rectimascop"-anamorphot myself out of some "fischer technik" parts - lego, wood or a kid's metal construction kit will do, too ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
You can use any 2x Anamorphot from this list - as long as the rear size is larger than your projector's lens:
http://super8wiki.com/index.php?title=Anamorphic_Lenses#2x_Anamorphic_attachments
Most of them are out of production - but you can find many of the Kowas/Suns/Sankors/... for 100EUR or less on eBay.
Beware when buying are large anamorphot (rear size: 62,5mm or larger) designed for 35mm/70mm-cinema-projectors: Most of them can only focus when the screen is at least 20 meters (66feet) away from the projector! (Hence they aren't listed in the wiki.)
Hope this helps,
Jörg
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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm
Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005
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posted August 08, 2006 11:23 PM
Joe: sorry, my misunderstanding - what I was saying was that scope lenses were very expensive at Wittner's, but it escaped my attention that you were looking for a scope lens holder. Afraid I can't help you there, one of the Big Four (Derann, Foster Films, CHC, Independent 8) might have one in sooner or later. I actually got a nice free-standing bracket from Paul Foster a couple months ago, so with a little luck you should be able to score one soon.
EDIT, I really should have said Big Five as I just remembered Perry's Movies - must confess I often forget about Ian Perry's stuff since he doesn't run a website - actually it's been a while since he posted a sales list... ![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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