Love 16 and Super 16 lenses. I have the Angenieux 12-120 f/2.2 RX and 16-78 f/2.2. I've used them with a cheap Canon EOS M hacked with Magic Lantern. In 2.8K raw mode it has a x2.9 crop, so I get to use those lenses with no vignetting and convert to CDNG.
@jdfour7 The lens didn't vignette at all on the Sony FS5 II. I have noticed that the "Super 16" version of the Sony is smaller than the actual Super 16 gate. The crop S16 on the BMPCC may be slightly larger, but it should be negligible. You should not have any vignettes issues at all. Yes, almost all cameras reduce the format you can capture when you "crop" the sensor. I don't have a BMPCC, but I'm almost sure you will have to shoot in 2k if you want to shoot with that lens.
Japanese TV lenses are usually 1 inch sensor lenses with consumer 2/3 inch sensor lenses usually carrying a code to show that. The Soligor is a 1 " sensor lens. 2/3 inch lenses and 16mm cover an image circle of 11mm. 1 inch covers 17mm. S16 gives slightly less. Primes often cover more than their minimum. TV lenses from Japan are still great value but may contain traps.
The focal length of a lens doesn't have anything to do with the area that it covers. There are 50mm lenses designed for Super 8. Those won't cover 16 or Super 16. A 50mm lens designed for the 16mm format won't cover Super 35 or full frame and so on, but a lens designed for still photo cameras for example will cover all those formats because they are smaller. We can say the same about modern lenses and sensors. A Micro Four Thirds doesn't cover the full frame area.
Yes, I am in Utah. I don't rent the lens. The copy that I have is in great condition. It would be hard to get another reliable lens, if something happen to it.
