SLR lens on a 4008ZMII

[Ralphie]

I recently pickup up a Pentax K mount to C mount adapter for my 4008ZMII. I wish to buy a another pentax K mount lens to use on both my SLR and Beaulieu. Has anyone here ever done this and what focal length would one recommend. I was thinking about a Tamron 28mm-210mm or a Tamron 75mm-300mm. Is the 75mm going to be too telephoto for handheld work. Also, what would the above focal lengths equate to for super 8?

Thanks in advance.
Ralphie.

[reflex]

I was thinking about a Tamron 28mm-210mm or a Tamron 75mm-300mm. Is the 75mm going to be too telephoto for handheld work. Also, what would the above focal lengths equate to for super 8?

I remember Bjorn telling me to multiply by 6.3, which puts you into telescope territory.

[Lunar07]

I recently pickup up a Pentax K mount to C mount adapter for my 4008ZMII. I wish to buy a another pentax K mount lens to use on both my SLR and Beaulieu. Has anyone here ever done this and what focal length would one recommend. I was thinking about a Tamron 28mm-210mm or a Tamron 75mm-300mm. Is the 75mm going to be too telephoto for handheld work. Also, what would the above focal lengths equate to for super 8?

Thanks in advance.
Ralphie.

They translate into the same focal lengths. You need a wide angle lens to use as normal in Super8 - 10-13mm.

[reflex]

They translate into the same focal lengths. You need a wide angle lens to use as normal in Super8 - 10-13mm.

Technically correct, but I think Ralphie was trying to get at whether the lenses would be too extreme to use. The answer is that the image will appear magnified over 6x what one would see in a 35mm SLR viewfinder. That makes it very difficult to use the lenses he mentioned without an extremely solid tripod.

[Ralphie]

Technically correct, but I think Ralphie was trying to get at whether the lenses would be too extreme to use. The answer is that the image will appear magnified over 6x what one would see in a 35mm SLR viewfinder. That makes it very difficult to use the lenses he mentioned without an extremely solid tripod.

Exactly. It makes sense to me now. And as Lunar07 mentioned, I will try to find something closer to the 10-13mm bracket, maybe even a prime.

Thanks.

[discs of tron]

a decent 35mm prime in that kind of focal length would cost you about the same as a sync-sound s16 camera with a lens.

[Ralphie]

The only wide angle primes I could find were Russian Zenith 16mm fisheyes. Anyone know of their image quality.

Ralphie.

[Nigel]

I am confused...

You are looking for a wide prime for what reason?? What about the 6-66 that comes with 90% of ZMII's??

Good Luck