Century compared to the LA7200

[Dave Reeve]

I came across this post that compares a Century Optics wide screen converter to Panasonic's LA7200: http://www.horroblepictures.com/p/cinematography.html

 

I have to admit that I didn't realise that Century Optics was a subsidiary of Schneider Optics. I also didn't realise there were two Century Optics adapters -the standard DS-1609-SB which is the most common on ebay, and the DS-WS13-SB which is focusable and can be zoomed through. More info here: http://www.schneideroptics.com/pdfs/century/brochures/CP_PD170_VX2100.pdf

 

 

[Tito Ferradans]

It's a shame that this focusable Century is so hard to find!

 

Using it with a Mir-1b (37mm) at f/2.8 I can get sharp focus at less than 1m away. It's a bit like double focus, but much faster and not necessarily so accurate.

 

I got one of these, and decided to let go of my smaller centuries and Panny as well. :)

[Dave Reeve]

Yes I think I'm going to look out for one of these. I've got a standard Century, Optex (which seems fairly identical to the Century) and a Panasonic - I just haven't had the time to compare them all yet!!! But will do.