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Re: Set-up - basics and work habits
by john sharaf on Apr 1, 2012 at 12:10:41 am

Craig,

PL mount lenses can be very large and heavy, so serious "support" is required to keep the alignment correct and the lens mount from being damaged. This has required after market suppliers like Solid Camera, Hot Rod Camera, Element Technica, Zacuto, Chroszeil, Vocus, Arri and others to design complete systems for this purpose, not to mention balancing the load on the tripod head.

A prime lens can weight 4-6 pounds and a large zoom like a 12X Optimo is 24 lbs and almost 18" long, which creates a lot of leverage. Even full sized movie and digital movie cameras require a support system for these lenses, the lens mount adapter you mention is just one part of the necessary kit.

JS

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