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by lenstechdom
Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:31 am
Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
Topic: History of BNC mount
Replies: 6
Views: 26481

Re: History of BNC mount

I'd be happy to share any knowledge I have, although I don't own any Mitchell or 35mm lenses myself. The rental house I worked for previously had a wonderful collection of vintage cameras and lenses, including a blimped Mitchell on a geared head, which I spent a lot of time exploring. There was a co...
by lenstechdom
Thu Aug 10, 2017 9:42 pm
Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
Topic: History of BNC mount
Replies: 6
Views: 26481

Re: History of BNC mount

Thanks for the reply, Ed. I did have a look through some older threads but couldn't find a direct answer to my query. So the BNC mount dates all the way back to 1934! That's quite a heritage for a mount that is more or less still the industry standard today (given that the PL mount and Panavision's ...
by lenstechdom
Wed Aug 09, 2017 7:39 pm
Forum: General Discussions About the Mitchell Camera
Topic: History of BNC mount
Replies: 6
Views: 26481

History of BNC mount

Hi, I'm a camera/lens technician from Australia, I've just joined this group to see if the collective brain here can answer some questions for me. I was wondering when the BNC mount was introduced? Was it with the first blimped NC cameras back in the 30s, or later. From my research it seems most BNC...