From: jay blanchard (email suppressed)
Date: Tue Feb 15 2005 - 11:12:31 PST
Oh yeah, no viewfinder on that one...duh. Sorry, I've
been looking at a lot of lenses lately.
Any other recommendations? (Primes are DEFINITELY
out, BTW)
Thanks,
Jay
--- Jeff Kreines <email suppressed> wrote:
> On Feb 15, 2005, at 11:00 AM, jay blanchard wrote:
>
> > Is it worth the asking price if I'm just looking
> for a
> > simple zoom lens for an old dual-perf non-reflex
> > Bolex?
> >
>
> No, as you have no way to look through the lens.
>
> However, there is a version of this lens made with a
> viewfinder that
> isn't bad on a Bolex -- much more interesting if you
> can find the
> Angenieux .7x adapter that turns it into a
> close-focussing 12.5-50.
>
> But you can probably find, as cheaply, a 12-120
> Angenieux with finder
> (bigger, only focusses to 5 feet).
>
> But zooms are overrated. Get a 10mm Switar and
> discover the true
> beauties of your Bolex!
>
> Jeff "has zooms, never uses them" Kreines
>
>
>
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