What about F-mount to C-mount?

[ETCFILMS]

Seems like lots of people want the 3K (I for one! the price is within my range) but want to use 35mm glass.

What about using a F-mount to C-mount adapter? People shoot 16mm with this kind of setup.

Is there any pros and cons of using such adapter?

I know its not as good as just snap it in (I know! I just spend half hour try to put my Nikon via a Canon adapter and lock in a DOF adapter :S) But it seems to me this set up will be ideal for lots of people out there.

A. Not much budget
B. want to try their hand on RED.
C. Already have a few glass in their bag.

+1 might upgrade to S35 Scarlet in the not so distant future (finger cross)

 

[J. Bernard Vallon]

I believe you mean a C-mount to F-mount adapter, as the reverse is not possible. C-mount has a tiny tiny flange distance of 17.52mm, nikon has 42mm. However, both of them are available as options on the Scarlet 2/3 model, so I dont know why you'd need an adapter.

 

[ETCFILMS]

Yes you are right - the other way around :0

But from what I read from the spec of the 2/3 Scarlet (3K)

Mini-red mount / B4 mount / C-mount

Am I missing something here?

 

[Dan Hudgins]

DSLR-SLR vs. Machine Vision 2/3" lenses

DSLR-SLR vs. Machine Vision 2/3" lenses

DSLR and SLR lenses will cover the 2/3" sensor but they resolve less than 100 lp/mm most of the time, so the images will be a bit soft, perhaps.

A better bet for high resolution on 2/3" sensors is to use high quality 5 Megapixel Machine Vision lenses like maybe,

http://www.goyooptical.com/products/industrial/highreso.html

And perhaps some of the better Arri Standard 16mm lenses with an adapter.

DSLR/SLR lenses can be useful for focal lengths longer than 75mm since there are not as many long Megapixel lenses around...

 

[J. Bernard Vallon]

I see. I combined 2 scarlet bodies.

I used a c-mount to f-mount adapter on an eclair camera once. Nikon primes looked great, however I really didnt have a solution for wide lenses except the c-mount lenses, and they looked soft by comparison. However they were crappy old c-mount lenses, I'm sure zeiss lenses would be 100x better.

 

[ETCFILMS]

The way I see it, if the mount is available. It beats to use a DOF adapter. In terms of Price and quality (I have 4 different DOF adapters - M2 RedRock / Letus Extreme / Jag35pro and a DIY one) Letus is the best. But still you have all the limitation come with it. And don't forget - the price again!

Well it still early at the moment. Everything are just speculation. Who knows, they might throw in a proper 35mm lens adapter

(hope someone from RED is reading this )

 

[chuck colburn]

Mount adapters traditonaly were called the lens mount to the camera mount. So a Nikon to "C" mount is the right way to call it.

 

[Charles Angus]

The way I see it, if the mount is available. It beats to use a DOF adapter. In terms of Price and quality (I have 4 different DOF adapters - M2 RedRock / Letus Extreme / Jag35pro and a DIY one) Letus is the best. But still you have all the limitation come with it. And don't forget - the price again!

Well it still early at the moment. Everything are just speculation. Who knows, they might throw in a proper 35mm lens adapter

(hope someone from RED is reading this )

It won't work like a DOF adapter, if that's what you're thinking. DOF and FOV characteristics will remain 2/3" even with a 35mm lens mounted.