16mm Lens Options and Info

Wondering how these PL converted 16mm lenses will work on the BlackMagic Camera and BM Pocket Camera.


ANGENIEUX-ZOOM TYPE 10X 15 B 15-150mm 1:2.8 

ANGENIEUX-ZOOM TYPE 10X12 B 12-120mm 1:2.2

Century 3.5mm 2.8

Angenieux 17.5-70mm t2.2

Info about them on https://www.facebook.com/groups/cmountm43/.

The 17.5~70 vignettes slightly up till about 22mm on the zoom.

I would assume most 16mm lenses unless specifically optically corrected for S16mm would behave the same way.

I can confirm that the ANGENIEUX-ZOOM TYPE 10X 15 B 15-150mm 1:2.8 (c-mount version) covers the sensor from 15mm to 150mm without any vignetting on the Pocket Cam...

It's a bit heavy so you will need some sort of lens support. Beautiful match for the pocket cam...

Thanks for the info. Looking forward to testing out the lenses next week.

The 12 to 120 definitely vignettes.

I can confirm that the ANGENIEUX-ZOOM TYPE 10X 15 B 15-150mm 1:2.8 (c-mount version) covers the sensor from 15mm to 150mm without any vignetting on the Pocket Cam...

It's a bit heavy so you will need some sort of lens support. Beautiful match for the pocket cam...

Doesn't need lens support. Its quite compact. It is a perfect zoom for the Pocket though and much sharper than the 12-120.

Anybody tried the Angenieux 9,5 - 57 ? That's an interesting piece of glass.

Just to give you some more options.
Zeiss, Schneider,Cooke & Angenieux made some pretty good Arri C 16mm Lenses. Some of them Cover the full S16 Format and can be bought for very reasonable Prices.

Zeiss also made a 12-120 T2.2 lens for S16. (From what I know it is a modified version of the 11-110 for 16mm)
However this lens is a more expensive then the others however with a range comparable to S35 24-240 it should cover most applications.

Concerning the 9,5 - 57
It was mentioned in this forum that it vignettes below 12mm.

I love the Zeiss 12~120, which i believe is labeled "Optex," as that was the company which did the slight optical conversion. I used it on a short a while ago on an SR3 and after about a day with it it was what I just kept living on the camera, eschewing our standard speeds save for special shots here and there.