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24/28/30mm lens options

Started Aug 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
Hithertoo Senior Member • Posts: 1,841
Re: 24/28/30mm lens options

No what I mean is old TV/Cinema lenses, not the Fujian CCTV lenses. People write off C mount because its not PL mount, but up until the early 2000s C mount was quite popular in film and television shows.

16mm film cameras use C mount and there are a lot of old lenses that are quite good, not just the CCTV junk such as the Fujian lenses.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_mount

Most of the older series of Stargate, things like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Dawsons Creek, and etc were shot on C mount cameras. They're less expensive and you could get huge rolls of film at inexpensive prices back in the day. Other films include notable entries such as Requiem for a Dream, Scarface and Endless Summer.

Considering Micro Four Thirds is basically the digital equivalent to Super 16 it makes sense that there are plenty of people who use it for this purpose today. There are people who love it because it basically gives you the same frame size as Super 16.

If you want more information have a look at the list of films out there that have been shot on Bolex cameras, you'll be surprised.

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