8mm Forum: Lens wanted for 16CL

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Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on December 02, 2007, 05:12 AM:

I'm trying to find a lens for my 16CL around the 30 - 35mm mark. Please contact me direct if anyone can help.

super8 at mrelmo dot co dot uk.

Thanks, Kev.

Posted by Steven Sigel (Member # 21) on December 02, 2007, 11:36 PM:

HI Kevin -
I've never heard of such an animal for Elmo -- there are 50mm, 38mm, 25mm, and 20mm lenses around, but I've never seen a 30mm or 35mm... You'd probably have to go with a lens for another machine type with an adapter...

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on December 03, 2007, 01:13 AM:

The 38 with the optical converter will give you 30.4, so this is probably what you want to do.

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on December 03, 2007, 04:29 AM:

Hi JM, What Optical converter are you talking of? I have an Elmo converter x 0.75 This gives me nearly the correct size picture I'm after with the 50mm lens but there is a slight softening of the image which I dont like.

Am I right in saying that the above combination gives me 37.5mm? If that is correct then I could just get away with the 38mm with the projector just slightly further back.

Kev.

Posted by Rob Koeling (Member # 35) on December 03, 2007, 04:37 AM:

Wittner sells new 35mm lenses for the Elmo. Just in case you have just won the lottery, there is also a nice 20-60mm zoom lens available new (bottom of the page):
Wittner

The 35mm lens pops up on the German Ebay every now and then (and sells mostly for around 100 Euro's). But then again, you might be lucky. An auction for an Elmo 75mm lens ended yesterday and the lucky winner (a certain robk....) won the lens for just 11 Euro's!

- Rob

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on December 03, 2007, 04:57 AM:

Rob, That 35mm would be perfect but not at that price! [Frown]

I think its a case of keeping my eyes peeled but at least it good to know that 35mm does exist for the CL [Smile]

and if I win the lottery...... [Big Grin]

Kev.

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on December 03, 2007, 05:35 PM:

HI Kev, you could try Omer Wahyne in the US, asking him if he has a proper 35mm smaller bore and his sleeves are very well made, quality items.
You should be OK at 35mm as I don`t think any smaler gauge machines used that size anyway, but need to ask its 16 proper.

He`s usually quite reasonable.

Best Mark.

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on December 04, 2007, 01:22 AM:

quote:
Hi JM, What Optical converter are you talking of? I have an Elmo converter x 0.75 This gives me nearly the correct size picture I'm after with the 50mm lens but there is a slight softening of the image which I dont like.

It's either the fixed Elmo optical converter or zoom converter (0.8-1.2). What's your converter? Is it an Elmo. I don't experience that softening you're talking about. But then again, the 50mm is such a crisp lens. And so is the 38...

quote:
Am I right in saying that the above combination gives me 37.5mm? If that is correct then I could just get away with the 38mm with the projector just slightly further back.

You're right. And your converter with the 38 would give you 28.5. Do you still have some titles to shift around?

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on December 06, 2007, 12:20 PM:

Hi JM,

Its an Elmo converter that Mark T gave me years a go. Its marked as an Elmo Zoom Wide Converter X 0.75. I'm now wondering if its actually designed for one of the Elmo cameras. Its rear thread is 43mm across.
This is the converter below:

Mark, I dont know this Omer Wahyne. Can you give me contact details?

Kev.

Posted by Mark Todd (Member # 96) on December 06, 2007, 04:07 PM:

On its way to you Kev, good luck.
Best Mark.

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