identify this lens?

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gagan512

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sorry for being the n00b around here, but i was hoping someone might help me identify this lens:

- Motorized Zoom Fujinon
- Type-D12X7.3B SND43B
- Video drive auto iris
- Vari-Focus from 7.3 to 88 mm

...any outside chances that i might be able to somehow adapt it to a m4/3rd camera?
thanks!
 
Well it could be a C-mount, do you have any pictures? Most lenses can be adapted to the m 4/3 platform, though you should probably remove the external zoom if it has it.
 
here's a picture-

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if its a c-mount, i might be able to use it with an adapter. does it seem like it would have manual zoom, focus, aperture control?
 
It does have manual zoom, focus, and aperture. You can adjust the aperture by turning the dial on the right hand side of the photograph (the numbers 16, 11, 8, 5.6, ect) are labeled on it. You should be able to turn it and see the aperture blades open and close inside the lens. The zoom is controlled by the next dial which goes from 7.3 to 88 as labeled. Then your focus is the final dial market by the orange and white numbers denoting your focus scale. While I don't have a clear view of the mount, I would say it is probably a c-mout lens from a broadcast camera.

From my experience adapting this kind of lens to the M 4/3 platform I can almost definitely tell you that you will get heavy vignetting on the wide end (from 7.3-24). This is because these lenses were designed to be used on a camera with a smaller sensor. If you are looking for a fast zoom for a reasonable price I would suggest the old Vivitar series 1 28-90 f/ 2.8-3.5 in the Canon FD mount or Nikon mount. You can find them on ebay for around $30 and they are nice and sharp. Also remember that the actual field of view is multiplied by two for m 4/3's cameras. So a 28mm lens on a gh2 gives the field of view of a 56mm lens on a Full frame camera (like the 5d mkII). A c-mount adapter can be had for about $5 on ebay, I would pick one up just to play with the lens if I were you.
 
Aaron De Pry said:
It does have manual zoom, focus, and aperture. You can adjust the aperture by turning the dial on the right hand side of the photograph (the numbers 16, 11, 8, 5.6, ect) are labeled on it. You should be able to turn it and see the aperture blades open and close inside the lens. The zoom is controlled by the next dial which goes from 7.3 to 88 as labeled. Then your focus is the final dial market by the orange and white numbers denoting your focus scale. While I don't have a clear view of the mount, I would say it is probably a c-mout lens from a broadcast camera.

From my experience adapting this kind of lens to the M 4/3 platform I can almost definitely tell you that you will get heavy vignetting on the wide end (from 7.3-24). This is because these lenses were designed to be used on a camera with a smaller sensor. If you are looking for a fast zoom for a reasonable price I would suggest the old Vivitar series 1 28-90 f/ 2.8-3.5 in the Canon FD mount or Nikon mount. You can find them on ebay for around $30 and they are nice and sharp. Also remember that the actual field of view is multiplied by two for m 4/3's cameras. So a 28mm lens on a gh2 gives the field of view of a 56mm lens on a Full frame camera (like the 5d mkII). A c-mount adapter can be had for about $5 on ebay, I would pick one up just to play with the lens if I were you.
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thanks Aaron!
I think i'm going to give this lens a shot with a c-mount adapter. With ETC mode on the GH2, hopefully I can get rid of the vignetting, and get an effective focal range of 37-450mm (* 5.2) at a fast f1.4!
I already have a few FD primes and a zoom (50/1.4, 34/3.5, 135/3.5, 70-200/4) and I think I'll give the Vivitar a shot as well, it looks like a no-brainer to pick up at $30!
 
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