older ARRI IIB film cam??

[dlang]

Hey guys,
I have a guy who has a really nice collection of lenses for his arri IIb and I pretty much have access to them whenever. I have virtually no experience with "flim" camera's, but have worked extensively in the "digital" realm. I have a Brevis 35mm adapter for my HVX and am using Nikons. I was wondering what type of mount the arri IIB lenses require and does cinevate carry a lens mount for them. Thanks for any direction.

 

[Barry_Green]

The IIB uses Arri Standard mount. You can't use those on a 35mm adapter. You can get Arri Standard -> PL mount adapters and then use the lenses on a 35mm adapter that supports PL mount, but Arri Standard->PL adapters cost about $500 each, and you'd need one per lens.

You can get cheapo knockoff adapters off ebay for about $80.

 

[baquajim]

http://visualproducts.com/storeProductDetail01.asp?productID=701&Cat=11

$400. I think you can get by with one, you will just have to change the switch the adapter everytime you switch lenses. No big deal though.

 

[dlang]

http://visualproducts.com/storeProductDetail01.asp?productID=701&Cat=11

$400. I think you can get by with one, you will just have to change the switch the adapter everytime you switch lenses. No big deal though.

That's a bummer...that means I would be about $800 bones into it between tha arri to PL adapter and then the PL mount for brevis...Guess I'll have to pass

 

[Glen Gustafson]

Another caveat is that a 35mm movie camera really shoots "half frame" images compared to a SLR.

It seems like the 35mm adapters are aimed at using still camera lenses, so a lens engineered for a 35mm movie camera may not cover enough of the ground glass on some adapters.