CANON XL1 XL2 CAMERA XHG1 XH-A1 XLH1 XL-H1 ARRI ADAPTOR USE PL MOUNTED FILM LENSES ON XL1 GREAT FILM LOOK DOF Start Price USD 595.00 Current Price USD 595.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, October 10, 2008 End Time Monday, October 20, 2008 Location Boston Massachusetts See more about 'CANON XL1 XL2 CAMERA XHG1 XH-A1 XLH1 XL-H1 ARRI ADAPTOR' Description SquareTrade © AP6.0 Use 16mm and 35mm film lenses with your XL-1 XL-1s and XL-2 and XL H1 High Def Cameras! This is the NEW Patented BACK FOCUS Mount!! With this adaptor the Canon XL1/XL1s camcorder is able to accept Arriflex style PL mount 35mm, 16mm, and super 16mm lenses. This is a new product that allows the digital film maker to use a variety of PL mounted film lenses. Such as Cooke, Angenieux, Schneider, and more. Any PL mounted lens. The adaptor is stainless steel. It goes from the XL1 mount to a PL mount. The XL1 is used with an Angenieux 12-120mm, a Cooke wide 18mm lens, Schneider prime 35mm, and a telephoto 300mm century Tele-Athenar. I hope this will address any questions you might have concerning the Arriflex-PL- XL1 Mount The Arriflex PL-LX Lens Adaptor is a mechanical mount that enables the cinematographer to use Arriflex PL lenses with the Canon XL-1/XLls. It is made of high quality stainless steel and can be used with any Arri PL mounted 35MM motion picture lenses as well as 16MM and super 16MM: Cooke, Zeiss, or Angenieux. The adaptor allows the lens to be seated at the proper distance from the film plane, in the case of the XL-1 the distance from the CCD. It enables the lens to perform well, giving a sharp image. Since the adaptor lets the cinematographer use motion picture lenses made of higher quality glass than video lenses, one can see the difference in the quality of the image. When using the adaptor with either 16MM or 35MM lenses, most of the (DOF) depth of field is preserved, and it effectively increases the focal length of the PL mounted lens by 2x. Most DP's agree that having a 2x effect is beneficial because you are using the best part of the lens, the center. In essence, one gets a 2x extender and a PL mount. However, since this is a new product, we have not, to date done extensive testing on a variety of lenses. We have not experienced any focus problems or vignetting. We have used the mount with our 35MM Super Speed Optar T1.4 lens and the results were cinematically beautiful. In some instances one may lose 1 or 2 stops of light. This is by no means a significant issue. I come from a film background and I feel this Arri-PL Mount is a valuable cost effective tool for the independent filmmaker. Testimony: XL1Solutions, The PL adapter works like a charm. The images below are from test footage I shot with the Canon 12-165 Super 16 zoom lens (shown in the top photos) and a Zeiss/Optex 10-100 Super 16 zoom with macro. In 16x9 mode, the lenses are perfect. I noticed a very minor bit of distortion in the corners of the frame when shooting in 3:4 mode, but it's outside of action safe. Feel free to share this info and the images with anyone. I'm taking this rig on location to shoot a feature documentary starting next week. We're shooting the film segments on the Aaton A-Minima, and the video segments on the XL-1, but with your adapter, we're able to use the same glass on both cameras and achieve a level of visual consistency that we wouldn't otherwise have. I'll let you know how it works out. thanks, and it's a great product. John C The photos below are outakes from a Soap Opera shot for the Indonesian market called "Selalu Di Hati." To see more sample photos of the Spainish Soap Opeara, go here: http://www.xl1solutions.com/spainish%20soap.htm To watch Quicktime video outakes from the Spainish Soap Opera go to: http://www.xl1solutions.com/soap%20download.htm The other photos were also shot with XL-1 to Arri PL mount with 15-150mm Angenieux lens and a 28mm fixed prime lens. To view more outakes and our other products please visit our website http://www.xl1solutions.com Feature Film "After Midnight" shot with XL-1 to PL mount adaptor. To view an instructional on how to use the XL-1 to PL mount please go to: http://www.xl1solutions.com/tutorial%20of%20PL.htm Money Orders, Cashiers Check and Bid Pay Accepted Place a Bid!