Silver Vespa -- NEX-5 & Bausch & Lomb Super Cinephor 4.75 inch f1.9. Click for larger.
Now that I have tried a few projection lenses, they all have one thing in common: all very sharp wide open, and all purple fringing like hell in highly reflective edges. The Kern-Bolex 50mm f1.3 is the worst, and the Super Cinephor 4.75 inch f1.9 is close behind, where the Astro-Kino 65mm f1.5 fares a bit better.
I think I have found a possible solution to adding aperture control to projection lenses. I have tried it today on the Super Cinephor 4.75 inch f1.9 lens with pretty good results. What I found was a disc like aperture that fits inside a 52mm filter ring. It can sit between two 52mm filters. The problem is the aperture control is vertical, which means I can not change it unless I unmount the lens. I am working making the aperture control arm work horizontally, from the outside of the filters. This will only work with long lenses, unfortunately.
Hi Yu-lin,
ReplyDeleteNot sure if you've seen this m43 to Canon adapter and not sure if you couldn't somehow adapt one for your needs with the projector lenses.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamcansing/sets/72157626532416387/
@Chster: I know of this adapter. It's made by Kiping but is rather price. Also it does not have a focusing mechanism. When you add all that together, the whole thing will be too long for all but the very long projection lenses.
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ReplyDelete@obakesan: Sex sells, and that's not going to change any time soon!
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