View Full Version : Lens center to rods standard distance in 15mm rod systems?


Toenis Liivamaegi
January 25th, 2006, 11:52 AM
Is there any information regarding lens center to rods center vertical distance?
I mean lens height from rods center in 15mm rod systems like Cavision`s...

I know that Cavision rod systems for example are 60mm from rod center to rod center but I don`t know what is the designed lens center to rod center distance.

Or shouldn`t I worry about that as most FF systems are that much adjustable?


Thanks in advance,
t.

Dennis Wood
January 25th, 2006, 12:47 PM
60mm to centres, 85mm to optical axis.

R.P. Cuenco
January 25th, 2006, 02:41 PM
some of cavision's matteboxes are actually adjustable in height with the help of a bracket, and some follow focus tools, like dan's, dont care what height you set the lens at.

it's the higher end stuff you need to worry about. i.e. chrosziel, century, arri...