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Here you can find the Questions and Answers section for your favorite Russian Cinema Gear and about the konvas.org mailing list.

It is very important to understand that by reading these Questions and Answers, the archives, or even reading individual list mail, placed here and throughout this site as a kind of "theoretical guideline of friendly advice" to help in working with Russian Cinema cameras and gear, you fully agree that no one connected with konvas.org, none of the members of the discussion list, nor anyone else linked to or from this site, discussion list, discussion list topics, or discussion list messages will be held liable or responsible for any damages, injuries (whether physical or mental), or to other properties, resulting from following said advice.

In other words:
USE THIS INFORMATION AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
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51 What is a Konvas 35mm Motion Picture Camera? admin 7739
52 Was the Konvas the first Mopic camera in outer space? Administrator 1517
53 What do OCT, OST, and OKS mean? Administrator 1734
54 What is 2-perf (also called Techniscope)? Administrator 4002
55 What is 3-perf Super35? Administrator 3088
56 What is Super35 (4-perf Super35)? Administrator 2011
57 What's an Anamorphic lens? Administrator 2645
58 What is a film gate and how does this affect my negative? Administrator 2856
59 What is a film projection format versus a film recording format? Administrator 2914
60 What's the angle of my Konvas shutter? Administrator 1455
61 I just got a 16mm Kinor, should I modify it for crystal sync? Administrator 1679
62 Where can I get a Konvas, Kinor, or other Russian Film Equipment? Administrator 1727
63 What's the history behind the Konvas discussion list? Administrator 1041
64 What are the guidelines, protocols, and etiquette for the konvas.org discussion list? Administrator 1204
65 Can I use an OCT19 or PL mounted lens with a DOF Adapter? Administrator 3441
66 What's a 35mm DOF adapter? Administrator 11552
67 What does "Depth of Field" mean? Administrator 1709
68 What's the difference between a "fast lens" and a "slow lens"? Administrator 2420
69 What is an f-stop? Focal Distance? Why are my marks missing? Administrator 2083
70 Is there an English manual for my Russian made camera? Administrator 1842
71 Why do I have blue (or orange) fogging or bleeding onto the negative? Administrator 1453
72 What kind of modifications can I do to my Konvas & Kinor? Administrator 1557
73 Where can I find movies-footage shot with these cameras? Administrator 1993
74 Where do I get my Konvas or Kinor serviced? Administrator 1447
75 Do Russian cameras run B&H or KS perforated film? What's the difference? Administrator 1990
76 How reliable is a Konvas or Kinor 35mm Camera? Administrator 2849
77 Lomo lenses: how nice are they? admin 6294
78 How loud is the Konvas? Administrator 2417
79 About Russian Cinema Camera Gear Konvas Cinematographer 5955
 
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