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I don't know if it means something or not but there is a new update released on the 3rd of July.
it says, compatibility with IOS 10 and bug fixes. Did anyone tried it yet?
Would this mean will see a new update in the studio software aswell?

Recently I did a test with the Bolex 16/32/1.5x, HCDNA, Ultron 40mm and Samsung NX1. 
 

Recently I did a test with the Bolex 16/32/1.5x, HCDNA, Ultron 40mm and Samsung NX1. 
 

Back to the Bolex family again! I few weeks ago I just send only 5 emails to Bolex shops all over the world and there was one guy in Ellijay (US) that has one in stock, not mentioned for sale... till I mailed. Today I received this little lens and it is in almost NEW quality. Now I have two 1.5x lenses, but I think the Bolex will be standard mounted on my NX1.

Yes, I did ;-)

Back to the Bolex family again! I few weeks ago I just send only 5 emails to Bolex shops all over the world and there was one guy in Ellijay (US) that has one in stock, not mentioned for sale... till I mailed. Today I received this little lens and it is in almost NEW quality. Now I have two 1.5x lenses, but I think the Bolex will be standard mounted on my NX1.

Back to the Bolex family again! I few weeks ago I just send only 5 emails to Bolex shops all over the world and there was one guy in Ellijay (US) that has one in stock, not mentioned for sale... till I mailed. Today I received this little lens and it is in almost NEW quality. Now I have two 1.5x lenses, but I think the Bolex will be standard mounted on my NX1.

Back to the Bolex family again! I few weeks ago I just send only 5 emails to Bolex shops all over the world and there was one guy in Ellijay (US) that has one in stock, not mentioned for sale... till I mailed. Today I received this little lens and it is in almost NEW quality. Now I have two 1.5x lenses, but I think the Bolex will be standard mounted on my NX1.

I shot these footages While I was working on a project at City of North Bay long time ago. In fact, it was my first time using an anamorphic lens!
All handheld and double manual focus...........hard & crazy experience........let me know what you think and guess what camera did I use!

Taking lens: Olympus OM 50mm F1.4 & 100mm F2.8
Anamorphic Lens: Bolex Moller 8/19/1,5x (redstan clamp)
 

a normal price for a Bolex 16/32/1.5x is about between  $1,5K and $2K at this moment. Also depending what colour flares it has. The lens in the auction is missing one screw in the front ring, which means that the lens is opened by someone. If that was done by a professional,  you will have all screws. $1K for this lens would be a fair price. If you have luck, you can find higher quality Bolex lenses for less than $1,5K

a normal price for a Bolex 16/32/1.5x is about between  $1,5K and $2K at this moment. Also depending what colour flares it has. The lens in the auction is missing one screw in the front ring, which means that the lens is opened by someone. If that was done by a professional,  you will have all screws. $1K for this lens would be a fair price. If you have luck, you can find higher quality Bolex lenses for less than $1,5K

Hey! Recently I did a Promo video for a XCO bicycle race, and the intro was shot using my DIY'ed anamorphic adapter from the 35nap 2-3.
I'm pretty excited about the image I can get with it. The adapter though still needs some work to be a bit more precise in lens alignment, and of course some solution to double focus would be awesome. But for projects, where I have time, I'd try and shoot with it the next time also. Probably a bit too much color effects in the intro to fully enjoy the anamorphic image, but it still shows through.

To everybody I can say, if you have a Bolex, keep him, don't sell him. It's a great lens. I owned one and sold him. Now I have a Kowa c35, also a great lens but as second lens I am looking for a Bolex 16/32/1.5x again. So if you want to sell your Bolex, let me know. Thanks!

The complete setup with hardcoreDNA (HCDNA + C35 + Ultron 40mm + NX1). For the mic I am using Audio Technica mixed with other parts of VideoMicro. Needed only a minimalistic rig.
..... Time to make films

 
 
 
 

Finally I was able to shoot a quick test with the Bolex, not much to see here, just me terrorising my mates with a camera:
 

I will leave a bit of a "test log" here for future reference:

On the BMPCC I am able to go 22mm and I have a feeling it might work with 21mm lenses too, depending how close you can get to the front glass when attaching the Bolex. At 22mm I have no hard vignetting, that is without cropping from 2.66:1.
With a 0.58x Speed Booster my Mir 1B 37mm is vignette-free, and the original 0.71x Speed Booster is good to go from 30mm. Obviously cropping to 2.40:1 would give me many more choices.
The Bolex is sharp. Like very.. very sharp. Basically it all comes down to the taking lens behind it, if that looks good wide-open then it will look just as good with the Bolex screwed on the front. If the taking lens performs like a rotten cabbage then the same can be expected with the Anamorphot.
Unlike others the Bolex was actually intended to be a taking lens and it can focus down to roughly 0.7m without diopters. It has a perfectly usable 62mm front thread as well. In this video I had a Tiffen Black Satin 1 + Hoya UV and IR Cut + Genustech Eclipse Variable ND on the front, these were all 77mm and caused no extra vignetting with the Mir 1B. Some of the vignetting you see here was actually added in post.

Nothing special, im only impressed how detailed the footage from NX1 is...
https://vimeo.com/219396291 pw: staschitz

The front of the HCDNA does not rotate, the Kowa to the Ultron with the RedStan clamp (with small srews).

Don't forget to show us some footage !

Yes, less is more. The lenght is not so much, the weight is more. That makes the combo also more stable. The Ultrom works fine with the Ultron. But be carefull, there only 3 little screws on the back of the lens that holds your camera. You cannot walk aroud, you need a small rig. I don't have helios lenses and at this moment no ND filter. Step by step ... Soon I will sell another lens and then I can spend a little for something news.

The complete setup with hardcoreDNA (HCDNA + C35 + Ultron 40mm + NX1). For the mic I am using Audio Technica mixed with other parts of VideoMicro. Needed only a minimalistic rig.
..... Time to make films

 
 
 
 

The complete setup with hardcoreDNA (HCDNA + C35 + Ultron 40mm + NX1). For the mic I am using Audio Technica mixed with other parts of VideoMicro. Needed only a minimalistic rig.
..... Time to make films

 
 
 
 

the one for C35 from Redstan is just the best, there is nothing even close on the market for that glass

C35 is a beautiful lens, very sharp, great contast, amazing blue flares, close focus, convenient de-squeeze, truly Hollywood quality glass, but  i use it less and less, my heart is with 2x  

The subtle flares on the reflections on the waves- nice capture

My third lens is the Kowa anamorphiC 35 - 1.5x. The other two (Bolex 16/32/1.5 and Iscorama pre 36) I sold already. These three lenses belong to the top of anamorphics at 1.5x. They are different from each other but I like the sharpness and clearness of the Kowa. Perhaps this thread will give others to share ideas and footage. Here my first test, paired with the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm and Samsung NX1. Enjoy!