View Full Version : Setup for the Brevis 25mm, help!?
typographyALIVE
03-02-2009, 06:37 PM
Okay I'm looking to purchase the Brevis35 for my HVX200A. I would just like to know what else I would need to purchase to get it up and running. I don't need "all the works," just the bare-minimum that would allow me to get the DOF that I'm looking for. Do I need any step down rings, or what?
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks!
PS. Sorry I never read the title until now. I know I put 25mm instead of 35mm. My bad.
Dennis Wood
03-02-2009, 06:42 PM
Our 82-72 step down ring is all you need to add to the basic kit. During the order you should select the CF1Le or CFXL imaging element. This applies to the non-flip, or flipped configuration. If you need rails, the complete Proteus carbon kit can be added during an order and covers you for flipped or non-flipped use. They also can be reconfig'd as our shoulder rig.
Cheers,
Dennis.
typographyALIVE
03-02-2009, 06:48 PM
Hello, thank you for the quick response.
When would I need rails? I only plan to use small lenses like, Nikon 28mm, 50mm, and 80mm which, aren't too heavy. Also, most of my work is done hand held, and I feel like the rails would get in the way. Is it really important to have the rails? I don't want to destroy the camera, or the threads. What do you suggest?
ecking
03-03-2009, 12:17 AM
I don't want to destroy the camera, or the threads. What do you suggest?
Then you gotta get some rails. If you don't choose the super long ones they don't get in the way at all. I've got proteus rails and they're light and strong. Unless you're constantly cradling the "trunk" of your new camera setup with your hand underneath the the 35mm lens, you really should get something. And hell, even then you should get something.
Dennis Wood
03-03-2009, 05:19 PM
We had a crew in Cambodia who just used 3 light primes (like the ones you're suggesting), the non-flip MP.1 and travelled with no rails. The non-flip adapter is only 250 grams thanks to the carbon fibre chassis, so it's very light. So although we prefer rails as ecking has suggested, what you're suggesting has been done quite a lot with the HVX when folks wish to travel light.
Cheers,
Dennis.