[Konvas] Bolex reflex lens? (off-topic)

[Bruce Taylor]

Hi Adam,
 
Those old C mount reflex finder lenses should be abundant and cheap on ebay I would think, I wonder if anyone on the list has one to loan you though. I just sold a 12-120 Angie for about $200, but the Pan Cinors and Som Berthoit's should be functional and very cheap.
 
I don't know much about slo-mo, but I recall doing stroke analysis for tennis, and 64 fps on an old Bolex was good. I would think you'ld want to do some experimentation to get the feel and timing just right for the specific action. I hear that software has gotten really good at mimicing real slow mo too, so there might be some options there.
 
Bruce Taylor
www.Indi35.com

--- On Wed, 2/25/09, Adam Frey <thefirstrule at chainsawlinux.com> wrote:

From: Adam Frey <thefirstrule at chainsawlinux.com>
Subject: [Konvas] Bolex reflex lens? (off-topic)
To: "Konvas Discussion List" <cinema at konvas.org>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 11:54 AM

I have a friend that's wants to do a shoot this summer. He will be shooting
in HD, but wants to rent one of my 16mm cameras for a certain shot. He wants
something that can go high speed for one of those slow-motion effects to make a
punch look very cliché, kinda like in the old Rocky films (it's a comedy).
Btw: Can anyone tell me what kind of frame rates they were doing to shoot those
punches? I was thinking about 120-150fps?

I'm not in a hurry, since the shoot is this summer, but I'm looking for
an inexpensive c-mount through-the-lens-viewing lens (like the old non-reflex
Bolex cameras sometimes had), for my one high-speed 16mm camera rig. Preferably
a zoom in good condition (and hopefully fairly fast). Like the old Bolexes, this
high speed camera is non-reflex.

Can anyone tell me what viewing-thru-the-lens makes/models are out there,
especially those in c-mount? Anyone know what the older lenses in decent shape
usually run so I can start budgeting?

It should look something like this, except, of course, in C-mount:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170305517940


Thanks,

Adam Frey
Director/Cinematographer
Crimson Chain Productions
http://crimsonchain.com
Cell:301-639-7146

Crimson Chain Productions
PO Box 35
Libertytown, MD 21771

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