35mm adaptor look minus Shallow depth of field?

MalcolmOng

MalcolmOng

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Hey all,
I was wondering if anyone here knew how to simulate the look of a 35mm adaptor minus the associated shallow depth of field, and of course the light loss. I really like the look and the simulated latitude of the 35mm adaptor, but the longer set up times, cost and focussing are just not practical for my situation. Also, while it is nice, a shallow depth of field isn't imperative to me..

So i was wondering if there was an alternative to simulating the look itself that the adaptor produces - you know the characteristically soft, yet sharp look along with how everything just looks smoother and all. Definitely alot more filmic than stock footage. I think i picked up in a previous thread that getting a mattebox with specialty filters would be one way to go, but are there any other ways? And also could anyone elaborate on how a mattebox would help?

Any and all help appreciated! Thanks!
 
Heh, however i find that when you add grain to SD stuff it generally looks like noisy, poorly shot stuff from a consumer cam, whilst it looks amazingly like film grain on the HVX
 
Well I don't know how to artificially do it. But you could get a 35 mm adapter, and find a really fast 20 mm adapter. It'd be pretty close to what you're probably looking for, but it would set you back a few pennies thats for sure.
 
Why do you say the images are "too clean"? There are post processes for blurring the image a bit, softening it... wouldn't that give you the effect you're looking for?
 
all the adapter does is create a shallower DOF. Theoritically, anything else it does is a degredation of quality and something most DVXuser try very hard to avoid. Things like loss of light, grain, vignetting, blurryness.

You should research different color correction techniques in whichever NLE you use.
 
try a quarter pixel bur, and shoot under exposed by a stop, and soot with the master ped a little high like 0 or -1. then you can adjust the gamma curve all you like. and make he lattitde seem wider.
 
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