Zoom Settings in 35mm

[Jimmy]

Does anyone know what settings on the zoom display match 35mm still lenses?
Like 30 percent = a 55 mm lens and so on.

[alpi69]

i think the DVX is 32 - 320mm

[Jimmy]

Yes its more like a 38-320

I like to know if anyone made a mm scale like the focus scale. Say I want to set up a shot using a 85mm lens. What number would I dial in on the zoom meter?
45% ?

[Barry_Green]

The DVX is 32.5 - 325mm.

You can calculate the equivalent focal length by dividing the desired 35mm focal length by 7.2. *So, to get the equivalent of 85mm on the DVX, you'd need about 12mm on the DVX.

There are some markings on the zoom ring that would help you get in the ballpark (it's marked for like 4.5mm, 6mm, 20mm, 45mm, etc). *As for a direct relationship between the zoom readout in the display and what the mm are on the lens, someone made a chart here on this forum. It looks accurate to me.

If you have Excel, here's the chart.
http://www.redshift.ch/dvx/dvx100_focal_length_chart.xls

Here it is copied/pasted in text format:
DVX100 Focal Length Chart
Z ----- DVX ---- 35mm
* * * * * * * * *
00----- 4.5----- 32
05----- 4.8----- 34
10----- 5.2----- 37
15----- 5.8----- 41
20----- 6.4----- 46
25----- 7.0----- 50
30----- 7.6----- 55
35----- 8.2----- 59
40----- 8.8----- 64
45----- 9.5----- 69
50-----10.3----- 74
55-----11.3----- 81
60-----12.5----- 90
65-----14.1----- 101
70-----16.1----- 116
75-----18.7----- 135
80-----22.1----- 159
85-----26.4----- 190
90-----31.8----- 230
95-----38.5----- 278
99-----45.0----- 325

And here's the thread where it was being discussed:
http://www.dvxuser.com/cgi-bin/DVX/YaBB.cgi?board=Events;action=display;num=108160583 2

[Jimmy]

Thank you very much, very big help.