Lens Tip
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Actually, that's kind of how I got the Angenieux lens I use at work.
Several years ago after the company sold all the 16mm film gear we used for
news except for 1 set just in case we had a job for timelapse or other
"easier with film effects", I borrowed the lens from it and have been using
it since.