[Konvas] Kinor 35 conversion

[olivier]

i have 35mm 1,4 and 75mm 1,6 lomo ....
and see many times others 1,5 lenses, i have others lenses on my set around 
2,2 ,,,

no money to buy otjers lenses in fast stop ....




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brandon Esten" <bruinflight at gmail.com>
To: "Konvas Discussion List" <cinema at konvas.org>
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Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 10:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Konvas] Kinor 35 conversion


> Great discussion!
>
> Re: Chevy engine in a Lambo
> This analogy is perhaps more apt than you thought. Chevy motors, like  PL 
> lenses, have more spare parts, are easier to find, (cheaper to  replace, 
> cheaper to maintain... ?) I put the last two in brackets  because I am 
> eyeing Zeiss glass on eBay and super-speed sets show up  all the time!!! 
> 10-30k for 1.3, 1.4; 5-20k for standard 2.2-2.8  including Cooke.
> BUT!
> I have NEVER seen a single lomo oct-19 lens faster than say 2.7-ish? 
> Maybe 2.2, never 1.x. And those lenses are always "onsies-twosies"  NEVER 
> a matched set! You just don't see Russian glass in sets, I don't  know 
> why. (Maybe all the Konvas.org folks gobbled 'em up!!! :-) lol.)
>
> But now it seems I reach an impasse! Putting the Chevy motor in the  Lambo 
> requires changing the transmission, shift linkage, electrical  system, 
> mounting brackets, frame... I'll have to pass on that Bull,  mind my pun. 
> Ohoh. I seem to remember something about puns around  these parts...
>
> Ok, so allow me to throw down the gauntlet: does anyone have a fast  set 
> of these cheapo oct-19 lomo lenses they've been wanting to part  with? 
> Probably not... I will keep my watchful eye on eBay though.
>
> And all of this just to shoot cheaply in b/w!!! Aie yie yie! The Kodak 
> 5222 kills me, I need more light and faster lenses. We're gonna burn  the 
> place down if I throw another lamp in the lineup!
>
> Oh, and I keep a watchful eye on Raf too. Seems the microscope  equipment 
> deparent is booming; the camera lenses have not changed from  "sold-out" 
> status in 2 years. No, I don't want the Rodenas (chuckles,  seems nobody 
> else does too!). Ok it's time to scamper off and refresh  the "newly 
> listed" link for "da-Bay-eeee"!
>
> Thanks for the thougts everyone! Arri 35BL it is...
>
> Brandon
>
> Sent from my iRobot
>
> On Feb 5, 2010, at 11:12, victor huey <newbi at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> The spare body I have at AraNDA, I PAID $1750 from RAF camera. I  need 
>> new electronics the original electonics was burnt out anyway.  New 
>> electronics is about $2500. So any decent offer I will consider
>>
>> Victor
>>
>>
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