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Posted by Oliver F. R. Feld (Member # 1911) on February 25, 2018, 01:54 AM:

Hello...

I own an EIKI Slim Line machine and my lens is a „Vario-Kiptaron MC 1,3 35-65mm“-lens which creates a very small image.
Even with a distance of 6 metres to the screen.
Who can help me to find a better lens?

Thank You very much in advance
Oliver

Posted by David Guest (Member # 2791) on February 25, 2018, 03:28 AM:

I have a 38mm lens which will give toy a decent size picture for sale

Posted by Oliver F. R. Feld (Member # 1911) on February 25, 2018, 04:32 AM:

Hi David,
I already found one!
Thank You very, very much!
Oliver

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on February 25, 2018, 04:53 AM:

Oliver, a 38 mm lens will give you a smaller picture than your zoom on the 35 mm position. To get a bigger picture, you need a 25 mm or better a 12.5 mm.

Posted by Oliver F. R. Feld (Member # 1911) on February 25, 2018, 05:44 AM:

Dominique,
thank You for this information.
I am completely new in 16mm (I am a Super-8-collector)
and I got an offer for a 25mm lens.
Thank You very much,
Oliver

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on February 25, 2018, 11:45 PM:

If you need the flexibility offered by a zoom lens, you can buy zoom converter lenses which screw on the front of a 25mm or any Eiki lens, essentially turning it into a zoom lens.

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on February 26, 2018, 02:05 AM:

Adrian, maybe There are different models of 25 mm lenses but on mine it is not possible to screw a converter.

Posted by Oliver F. R. Feld (Member # 1911) on February 26, 2018, 05:59 AM:

Thank You, Adrian

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on February 26, 2018, 01:12 PM:

Dominique - I've therefore just made certain that a zoom converter screws on to my 25mm lens, which it does. Is yours an "EIKI-16" F1.5 lens, or could it be another brand that fits, but doesn't have a screw thread on the inside of the front end?

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on February 26, 2018, 01:20 PM:

Adrian, to be precise, the zoom converter does fit the my (Eiki) 25 mm but when I project, a part of the picture is hidden. However, with a 50 mm lens, I get a 25 mm size equivalent.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on February 26, 2018, 01:56 PM:

Dominique - I see what you mean. I've used a zoom converter with a 38mm lens, but I'd have to check if it's practical with a 25mm in any situation. Perhaps you can make the picture smaller but not bigger? I guess we can probably rule out using a zoom converter with a 12.5mm lens!

Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on February 26, 2018, 02:01 PM:

Adrian, a smaller picture is ok. I have a 12.5 mm. From what I remember it's not possible to use a zoom converter but I can check next time I use it.

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