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    Arriflex planar 85/f2 to Leica M?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    John,

     

    I realize that I did not fully understand what yu wrote about the Canon 12-120 Macro T 2.7.

     

    After all even if the movie industry has a lot of money to spend 1,250$ for atop-quality zoom is cost-effective if you compare to some Leica, Canon or Nikkor primes...

     

    IMO it's worth trying to attach witth the Planar 85/2.0 (with hacked body cap, glue and adhesive tape...) to some SLR body to see what you can get in 35mm still photography....

     

    OK its a bit extreme, but I remember hacking with a 35mm Angenieux lens for (stop breathing again...) 8mm cameras that can cover full 35mm frame for macro work and was very sharp...

    Arriflex planar 85/f2 to Leica M?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    "I'm not aware of any f2.7 Fluorite Canon zooms for 35mm still cameras that would result in 12mm on half frame :-)"

     

    John I'm afraid this works in the other way. A 35mm with half frame crop factor will result in a a 70mm.

     

    But well it doest work like this. The standard focal for movies camera is roughly twice the standard focal for still photography. Thus the standard lens for movie camera is a 50mm even if they are roughly using half frame still photography format.

    Arriflex planar 85/f2 to Leica M?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

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    Well I agree with you, there is some very special lenses for movies cameras. But there's also some still photography lenses used for movie camera.

     

    I know that Stanley Kubrick used some Zeiss f/0.75 for Barry Lyndon but he also used a Canon 50/0.95 made for the Canon 7. The Canon 50/0.95 is not that common but there is at least one for sale every week on the Net.

     

    Considering focal and aperture a 85/2.0 is nothing that will drill a second hole in my ass, excuse me if I get trivial, so may it well be a still photography lens.

     

    I've made some Google search about a Planar 85/2.0 and, my mistake, it seems that there was no Planar 85/2.0 for Contarex only a Sonnar 85/2.0. But on the other side I found a Planar 85/2.0 for Leica M (I don't what is it ? old ? new ? converted ?) for sale in Spain for (keep breathing) 2400 euros. So its worth testing if the lens can work for still 35mm photography and why not MF ?.

     

    My personal opinion ? I'm afraid this lens will have nothing special compared to an affordable Rokkor 85/1.7 or a more expansive brand new Planar 85/1.4.

    Arriflex planar 85/f2 to Leica M?

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    Yes 36mm cameras are half frame or less.

    On the other hand it seems that 35mm still photography lenses are often used on movie camera because the market is so narrow compared to still photography that there is non economic reason to create a downgraded version of a still photography lens for movie use. It would be interesting to compare this lens with a Planar 85/2 for Contarex to see if the design is different.

    My new (old) Leica

    in Leica and Rangefinders

    Posted

    Winfried,

     

    It's possible to make a fake III with something else than a Zorki or Fed. A Nicca type 3 with a Leica top plate would make a nice fake. Considering the current price of a Nicca compared to a Leica I don't think there's much money to earn now. But in the past ?

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