Use PL cinema lenses on an HPX?

benhuddleston

benhuddleston

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I'm planning to rent an HPX-500 or -2000 or maybe even a -3000 for a commercial, and am wondering what you'd need to have to use a set of Zeiss Superspeed Primes with one of these HPX's? Can you adapt the bayonet to accept a PL mount lens, or do you need a ground glass adapter (a la Letus Extreme or the like)?
 
Yeah, I may go with those primes. I'm curious to know if using those lenses will reduce my ability to control the DOF. I like narrow DOF (who don't?) and using PL primes on an adapter with the HVX looks so pretty.

If I shoot wide open on the HPX3000, will I get that narrow DOF with HD primes?
 
ben I think you will find that the primes give you what you need and far greater control than a 35mm adapter IMO. They are a lot more expensive of course. THe HAe10x10 on this chart I saw used once for about $80,000 USD. Rental about 750per day.

Heres the fujinon focal length guide

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If I understand correctly, there is a 2.5x factor for 2/3" to super35 comparison.

So that means if your using a 2/3" lens at 20mm and t1.5 (about f1.45 on the primelens) You will have the same depth of field as a 50mm lens in super35 at f3.6

Thats pretty shallow, and most films you have seen shot on s35 keep the stop from 2.8-4 so that should be spot on.


Also these HD primes are made to be shot wide open if needed, they should perform as good wide open as they would at any stop.
 
Kinor has some crazy stuff. I love how...Soviet...the cameras look.

So... what about those EC primes, Hunter?
What are they? I did a search but didn't find it... what am I missing out on?
 
When I said "EC Primes" I was talking about electronic cinematography primes
( that mean cine style primes for 2/3")

Fujinon, Canon, and Zeiss make sets of them. With the Ziess Digiprimes being the most pristine (or most expensive anyways).

The reason why I think primes for electronic cinematography rock is because, you can get the same depth of feild as s35mm (at a usuable stop), They are super light (compared to zooms and eng lenses) and very compact, it makes your camera very short when using most primes. Compact = Good for me. And when your shooting at t1.5 your getting great use of your lights (or lack of lights for some INT. shots) They are also fully geared, with at least 270 degrees of focus barrel rotation, they have huge witness marks, essentially they are cine lenses made just for the 2/3" 3-chip HD camera.
 
Thanks for the explanation Hunter. EC, I thought it was a brand!!

I wish I had more info about those Kinor lenses for you Noel but now you know as much as I do about them.
 
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