ARRI cine lenses for Q?

**baldeagle21b** · 03-11-2017, 05:13 AM

Came across a long list of ARRI cine lenses that could be used with Q and a Fotodiox adapter. Anyone have any experience with these?
Are there any standouts to recomment?
US List of 82 lens arri mount,

Unregistered User · 03-11-2017, 08:14 AM

Arri cine lenses tend to be quite heavy (5 pounds) and expensive ($10,000+ used.) The native Q lenses would probably out resolve them. You might want to rethink this approach to the Q.

**baldeagle21b** · 03-11-2017, 08:58 AM

Originally posted by Cipher

Arri cine lenses tend to be quite heavy (5 pounds) and expensive ($10,000+ used.) The native Q lenses would probably out resolve them. You might want to rethink this approach to the Q.

Thanks. I did note the high price of some on Ebay. Hard to judge physical size from a small .Jpg without a frame of reference. If the idea is so outlandish, why would Fotodiox make adapters for Q and m4/3?

Unregistered User · 03-11-2017, 09:33 AM

Because of the insanely high resolving power of the Q sensor, it would be an excellent way to check the center sharpness of an Arri lens. Fotodiox makes all sorts of adapters, somebody must be using them. I have a Minolta Maxxum to Q adapter myself (for a 300mm mirror lens I got cheaply.)

03-11-2017, 05:13 AM	#1
baldeagle21b Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 223	ARRI cine lenses for Q? Came across a long list of ARRI cine lenses that could be used with Q and a Fotodiox adapter. Anyone have any experience with these? Are there any standouts to recomment? US List of 82 lens arri mount,

03-11-2017, 08:58 AM	#3
baldeagle21b Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 223 Original Poster	Originally posted by Cipher Arri cine lenses tend to be quite heavy (5 pounds) and expensive ($10,000+ used.) The native Q lenses would probably out resolve them. You might want to rethink this approach to the Q. Thanks. I did note the high price of some on Ebay. Hard to judge physical size from a small .Jpg without a frame of reference. If the idea is so outlandish, why would Fotodiox make adapters for Q and m4/3? Last edited by baldeagle21b; 03-11-2017 at 09:13 AM.

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03-11-2017, 08:14 AM	#2
Unregistered User Guest	Arri cine lenses tend to be quite heavy (5 pounds) and expensive ($10,000+ used.) The native Q lenses would probably out resolve them. You might want to rethink this approach to the Q.

03-11-2017, 09:33 AM	#4
Unregistered User Guest	Because of the insanely high resolving power of the Q sensor, it would be an excellent way to check the center sharpness of an Arri lens. Fotodiox makes all sorts of adapters, somebody must be using them. I have a Minolta Maxxum to Q adapter myself (for a 300mm mirror lens I got cheaply.)