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What's the difference between wide angle adapter, converter, lens?
- Thread starter myCharlie
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Let's say your camera's stock lense has a zoom range of 30mm to 300mm (so a 10x zoom). A wide angle adapter/converter doesn't change the 10x ratio between your zoom range; it simply reduces the focal length at the widest end so you end up with a wider field of view. For example it might make your 30mm wide end into a 28mm, but now your telephoto end is reduced to 280mm to retain the 10x ratio.
The question about the "actual wide angle lens" only make sense in term of their use in a camera with interchangeable lenses (or using a 35mm adapter). In this case you're not modifying an existing lense, but you're using a lense with a shorter focal length and thus a wider field of view.
The question about the "actual wide angle lens" only make sense in term of their use in a camera with interchangeable lenses (or using a 35mm adapter). In this case you're not modifying an existing lense, but you're using a lense with a shorter focal length and thus a wider field of view.
I now owned a Letus35 adapter. I was wondering if I should buy a wide angle lens to use with my adapter or the adapter/converter with my camera. Which route will get me the sharpest image possible?
There's so many factors involved that a clear answer isn't possible. There's the quality of the WA adapter, the quality of the 35mm adapter, the quality of the SLR lense, what f-stop you're shooting at, whether you've correctly set up the adapter etc.
TiE_Shepherd
Well-known member
I now owned a Letus35 adapter. I was wondering if I should buy a wide angle lens to use with my adapter or the adapter/converter with my camera. Which route will get me the sharpest image possible?
It all depends. Are you needing the footage to match footage shot with the adapter? Then I would just get a wide angle SLR lens and use that on the adapter.
Okay, so let's say I want to use the 70-300mm f4 out doors only, does AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED have a separate ring for manual focus? If not, what other lens will provide me with a manual focus ring?
Thanks!
Thanks!
TiE_Shepherd
Well-known member
Okay, so let's say I want to use the 70-300mm f4 out doors only, does AF Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED have a separate ring for manual focus? If not, what other lens will provide me with a manual focus ring?
Thanks!
Yes, that lens can be focused manually. If you look at your link and click on tech specs, it says...
"Focusing: Nikon Internal Focusing (IF) system utilizing an internal Silent Wave Motor; manually via focusing ring"
Personally I wouldn't bother with auto focus lenses though. Manual focus lenses will be cheaper. Do you have a auto focus still camera to use the lenses on, because autofocusing is useless to a lens adapter.
Another thing, what kinds of things are you planning on filming? That's also going to dictate what focal length lenses you should get.
Well, I couldn't find any 70-300mm lens that is manual.
As for the adapter/converter, if I don't need to match my footage that was shot with a Letus35 extreme adapter, then I could go with the converter or wide angle adapter and not bother with the wide angle lens that will have to be attached to a the Letus35 adapter, correct?
As for the adapter/converter, if I don't need to match my footage that was shot with a Letus35 extreme adapter, then I could go with the converter or wide angle adapter and not bother with the wide angle lens that will have to be attached to a the Letus35 adapter, correct?
TiE_Shepherd
Well-known member
Well, I couldn't find any 70-300mm lens that is manual.
As for the adapter/converter, if I don't need to match my footage that was shot with a Letus35 extreme adapter, then I could go with the converter or wide angle adapter and not bother with the wide angle lens that will have to be attached to a the Letus35 adapter, correct?
Right, but do you think you'll even need a wide angle if you're not using the adapter at all. What kind of camera are you using?
Also what about a shorter manual lens? Is there a reason why you want a 70-300 focal length? I have a zoom that goes to either 200 or 210 and I hardly ever use it for my adapter.
I'm using Sony EX1. You're right, the 70-300mm will be rarely use since it requires a lot of light and more often it will have to be out door. However, I'm thinking that for the feature film that I'm planning to shoot, I like to a fairly long focal length lens. That's not to say that I have to have it. Telephoto lens is also quite expensive too.