Super 16 lenses on Scarlet or Epic S35 ???

[Thibaut de Chemellier]

Hi,
Will it be possible to use Super 16mm lenses on S35 Scarlet or S35 Epic like we do with the Red one with its cropped sensor ?

[Justin O'Neill]

Yes, both the S35 Scarlet and Epic have a windowed 2k mode which should work great with S16mm lenses.

[Damien Molineaux]

But in truth, the 2/3" Scarlet will be better, even perfectly, suited for S16 lenses.

With the 2/3" Scarlet and S16 lenses you will have 3K resolution, ideal for a 2K or 1080p finish, while S16 lenses on the Red ONe or on an Epic will only allow you to shoot at 2K, which is not quite sufficient for a 2K or 1080p finish.

Cheers,
Damien

[Lee Saxon]

Don't even need Super16 to cover 2/3" Scarlet, you could go regular 16mm...I think?

[Damien Molineaux]

Don't even need Super16 to cover 2/3" Scarlet, you could go regular 16mm...I think?

You are absolutely correct :

Mysterium-X 2/3" (ref. Brook's sensor chart)
* 1.89 aspect ratio (my calculation)
* sensor size: 10.1 by 5.35 mm (3072 x 1620 px)
- is this the full sensor size, which means the recording area is likely to be even smaller ? Or is there no look around ?

16mm (ref. Wikipedia)
* 1.37 aspect ratio
* camera aperture: 10.26 by 7.49 mm (0.404 by 0.295 in)

Super 16 (ref. Wikipedia)
* 1.66 aspect ratio
* camera aperture: 12.52 by 7.41 mm (0.493 by 0.292 in)

Cheers,
Damien

[David Mullen ASC]

In reality, a lot of 16mm lenses cover Super-16 anyway, it's mostly the wide-angles and the wide end of the zooms that you have to worry about. Otherwise, it's not particularly that there are whole sets of 16mm lenses and whole sets of Super-16 lenses, it's a mixed market.

[David Rasberry]

Comparison of image sizes for 16mm, 2/3" Scarlet, and Red 1 2k based on active pixels and pixel pitch of 3.3 microns for Scarlet and 5.4 microns for Red 1

[Bastien Tribalat]

I'll ask it here just not to make another thread as my question might have its place here....

IF there was an adaptor for Micro 4/3 lenses, what would it do with the 2/3 sensor ? (I suck at maths... lol)

[David Mullen ASC]

A 4/3 lens would cover the 2/3" sensor area just fine. A 4/3 sensor is 17.3mm x 13mm.

[David Rasberry]

4/3 format lenses will cover 3k on the S35 models quite nicely too.