JohnBarlow Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I thought I would share some shots of my compact Moeller rig. The tiny lens is the Pentax Auto 110 2.8/50mm lens, which has a rotating front element, which is not a problem in my setup and is just perfect for a 2.35:1 crop. A really great feature is that I can set up for precision verticality once and thereafter all my shoots are perfectly aligned. Goodbye slanted video. Another great feature of the lens support is that it lets me use auto focus rear lenses. I just focus the Moeller and half press the camera shutter to focus the rear lens and I am done. This makes life with a double focus system a breeze. I decided to name this "Scope on a Rope" :P Francisco Rios, Mondo, nahua and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 looks good! those pentax lenses are great the 50mm and 70mm are sharp 18mm is also very good I stop them down by adding a small washer on the rear to reduce the appeture - they go even sharper then OzNimbus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuickHitRecord Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Very cool. Do you have any footage that you can show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OzNimbus Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 I stop them down by adding a small washer on the rear to reduce the appeture - they go even sharper then I've got a set.. .never tried the washer trick.. damn good idea! The 18's a little soft, perhaps the washer will do the trick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy lee Posted April 1, 2013 Share Posted April 1, 2013 Ive got 3 of each lens one fully open f2.8 one with washer glued right on the back at f5.6 - ish one with washer with very small aperture hole about f11 - ish for use outside in sunlight with nd4 filter work well just swop lenses over as necessary depenting on lighting conditions nd's on the front are essential Cokin do sizes that fit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarlow Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 @Andy Yes the auto 110 lenses are little gems. I got the whole set with camera never used for just £30 - a steal any day of the week. I find at HD resolutions the 2.8/50mm is sharp enough without stopping down, just Variable ND handles the light levels. Just a bit of vignetting on the NEX, but perfect for GH2/3 With a scope crop to 2.35:1 the vignetting doesnt matter anyway :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBarlow Posted April 1, 2013 Author Share Posted April 1, 2013 @ Nick No footage yet, I have only just put the final touches to the rig - still waiting on minor parts like metal knobs etc. I did a quick test with stills with the Moeller and Auto 110 2.8/50mm see below The first is at MFD plus 1 Zeiss Proxar and the second with 2 Zeiss Proxars 0.5 bayonetted together, sharp enough for me :P Francisco Rios and Mondo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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