Elmo16-CL Wide-angle lenses

[etimh]

I have an Elmo 16-CL that I've just started using to project some 16mm--the 50mm lens on it works fine, but I've recently had to move to a smaller studio space and consequently have a much smaller throw distance.

I really need to get hold of a wide-angle projection lens for the 16-CL. I think the two options are the 12.5mm or the 20mm. Any thoughts on where I can pick one of these up (besides ebay, which seems to be barren)?

Any thoughts or leads? Thanks in advance.

Tim

[bolextech]

These lenses are very hard to find and quite expensive when they do pop up. What I did was to get some 1 inch and 1 1/2 inch lenses from Bell&Howell which have a diameter of roughly one inch and have a sleeve machined compatible with the Elmo mount. They work great.

Cheers,
Jean-Louis

[Lunar07]

I have 12.5mm (0.5") high quality Buhl projection lens for 16mm projectors just for the occasions that you mention. What is the rear diameter of the lens on your projector? This may work if you want to borrow it (and return it back of course )
Just keep watch on eBay for such lenses in the range of 12.5mm to 20mm (like eBay item 310301755987 or eBay item 250874543409). But as Jean-Louis mentioned, they are hard to find and expensive when available.
However, right now on eBay there are two Buhl lenses for 16mm projection: one is 1" (eBay item 360386121671) and the other is 1.25" (eBay item 260849549887). These should work fine.

[bolextech]

310301755987 and 250874543409 would work but 5/8 inch be too wide.

360386121671 lists no dimensions so it can't be determined if it fits.

The 260849549887 looks like it's mounted for later Bell & Howell projectors but it could have a removable sleeve with a one inch diameter underneath.

Cheers,
Jean-Louis