Comments on: Using 35mm Photo Lenses

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 17:13:57 +0000

Hey Justin, I think that lens has automatic aperture – there’s no dial on the lens to manually adjust the f-stop. If you had an adapter you could use it on an ACL but the lens would be permanently wide open at 2.8.

I don’t think you’d get any vignetting. You would have to control your exposure using lighting, film speed and ND filters. So you might be in trouble if you tried to shoot outside on a sunny day. But you might be fine if you were inside and had total control over the light levels.

By: Justinflux

Justinflux — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:03:24 +0000

Hi Jason

This is excellent info.
Very well written.

I am wondering how a lens like the TOKINA 11-16mm 2.8 would work on a S16mm sensor.
It is an APS-C lens and is great on the Canon 7D.

It has manual focus ring BUT auto iris.
I assume it will look great, but be locked to “open” iris??

Cheers

Justin

By: Xavier

Xavier — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:08:25 +0000

Hi Jason,

Thanks for the reply. So a wide c-mount lens would round out the kit.

I have a 16mm c-mount but maybe able to use something wider. Thanks for your input!

Xavier

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:29:24 +0000

Well I think the “standard” 16mm prime lens package is something like 10mm, 25mm and a 50mm. So what I have is a Nikon 28mm & Nikon 50mm and a c-mount 10mm to round out the set.

I think 50mm is a nice portrait lens on the ACL and the 28mm is a great “normal” lens.

I also happen to have an 85mm and a 105mm but that’s because I already owned a nikon still camera and lenses. They are too telephoto for average use but they still take great shots if that’s what you need.

By: Xavier

Xavier — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:22:31 +0000

Hello!

So I’m wondering, what kind of Nikon lenses are people using with their ACL? So examples of ACL Nikon lens kits would be a big help.

I’m thinking of getting wide-angel 28mm, then a zoom, probably from 35-70, or 50-105 or thereabouts.

What do you all recommend?

Thanks,
Xavier

By: Jason

Jason — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 02:35:18 +0000

hey michael, thanks for the kudos! you would probably have the most success in the Eclair forum as well as the 35mm forum at cinematography.com – there are a lot of people who hang out in the forums with experience in all kinds of cameras.

By: michael prestage

michael prestage — Sat, 23 Oct 2010 02:44:12 +0000

Hi. I have a question but first off I just want to tell you what a great site you have. It makes me wish I had gotten a smaller format camera. Which brings me to my question… do you have any leads or links to info and or manuals for the 35mm Eclair CM3? I’m in the process of purchasing one and there is no manual or documentation that comes with it. I have NO clue how to load it and there’s not a single video online to give one an inkling as to where to begin. My only film experience is with a non-reflex Bolex that of course has auto-load on it. If you know of any info (or books)out there I would be eternally grateful if you could steer me in the right direction. Much thanks. Regards, michael p.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 03:40:23 +0000

Hi Soubrier, you can find such adapters on eBay, otherwise you can have a high-quality one made by Les Bosher (see the resources page) that does not use the C-Mount, rather attaches onto the sturdy ACL intermediate mount.

By: Soubrier

Soubrier — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 13:39:32 +0000

If I understood, 35mm lenses are ideal for telephoto applications. Therefore my Leica M 50 and 90 summicron should do a great job when shooting 16mm. All I need is a C-monut to Leica M adaptor: where to find it? For wide angle I am covered. Best regards and tks for your article that really help the enthousiast amateur like me.

By: erkan

erkan — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:43:56 +0000

Don’t forget:
The focal lenght is same.
It doesn’t matter whether it is a lens for 16 or 35mm format, that only affects lens coverage, i.e. a lens for 16mm format will vignette on 35mm format.
The focal length is the focal length, only the view changes depending on the format.