Kowa Prominar 2x

[illgrain]

hey guys! i am new to anamorphic and to this fantastic forum!

recently i have bought this huge kowa prominar lens from ebay. didn´t expect that it´s that huge ;-)

do you guys know this lens? does this lens include a talking lens which i can unscrew? read this somewhere but have no clue how i should do this?! and could you suggest clamps or preferable a DIY solution to mount this on another lens?

sorry for all the noob questions but i hope you can still help me.

thank you so much!

 

[illgrain]

thanks whoisjsd!

i bought it cheap so i will give it a try. for the rails: https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Universal-Aluminum-Support-Baseplate/dp/B00OFJMKZA/ref=pd_cp_421_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B00OFJMKZA&pd_rd_r=DX0TX2HWHXE40EVF3F5A&pd_rd_w=Ylykz&pd_rd_wg=c8Y4G&psc=1&refRID=DX0TX2HWHXE40EVF3F5A

would this work?

 

[illgrain]

thanks a lot for the info.

i keep my eyes open.

[Todd Matthews]

Looks like the same seller that sold me mine a few months ago (same "2001: A Space Odyssey" poster in the background).  The range of focus on that is limiting, and there are no commercially-available diopters/rangefinders that size, so it's best to rehouse the glass.  I used a bellows and mattebox for mine.

Yep, definitely the same guy, or perhaps he used his photos.  I saved the pics from the ebay listing...

[buggz]

What matte box rig is that?  Looks nice, though, looks heavy.

I'm wanting something, just don't know...

>> Todd Matthews said:
>> Looks like the same seller that sold me mine a few months ago (same "2001: A Space Odyssey" poster in the background).  
>> The range of focus on that is limiting, and there are no commercially-available diopters/rangefinders that size,
>> so it's best to rehouse the glass.  I used a bellows and mattebox for mine.

 

[DBounce]

On 9/21/2017 at 3:59 PM, Todd Matthews said:

Looks like the same seller that sold me mine a few months ago (same "2001: A Space Odyssey" poster in the background).  The range of focus on that is limiting, and there are no commercially-available diopters/rangefinders that size, so it's best to rehouse the glass.  I used a bellows and mattebox for mine.

Yep, definitely the same guy, or perhaps he used his photos.  I saved the pics from the ebay listing...

That's a crazy looking rig Do you have anything you shot using it?

[Todd Matthews]

@Buggz: It's a cheap Fotga mattebox. There's no sense in destroying a nice one.

@DBounce: I've shot quite a bit, but haven't had time to do much editing.  It'll be on my vimeo.

[Snowfun]

I too have just bought a Kowa Prominar - bigger than expected! Will make my BM Micro look slightly silly (hoping to rig it on 15mm rods with lens support but not yet sure what taking lens might suit - 35mm?)

I hope to post some results once my step up rings arrive.

Tim

[illgrain]

thanks guys for responding.i have bought the lens from canada and yeah, it seems he sells a lot of this stuff ;-)

fantastic stuff, todd! i would be very interested in the image quality of the lens.

in the meantime i bought a möller 32/2x lens for a good price. the lens arrived this week and i am very happy with it. the size is perfect, like an old vintage tele lens. not very heavy. 

all i need now are the clamps. i am looking for a DIY solution, perhaps i try a 52mm lens hood. 

so for now the kowa collects dust. hell, i have a gx80 and this thing is double size and weight ;-)