Nikkor 17-35 or 17-55

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I am looking at getting a new lens to use with my D200 and with my adapter. Would a Nikkor 17-55 DX lens work with the adapter? Would the 17-35 be much better? They are both 2.8. If the 17-55 works with an adapter, thoughts on which one is better?
 
I use my 17-55 all the time. Since it´s a zoom, it´s a great lens if you are in a hurry. You can indeed use it, but you have to jam a spring loaded aperture lever in the mount with a piece of paper or similar. This will keep it wide open.

Another con is that it breathes quite heavily, but that´s usually the catch with zooms, apart from beeing more prone to ghosting and flares.
 
DX lenses would NOT work very well. The DX series lenses have a much smaller circle of illumination which would result in massive vignetting when used with a 35mm adapter.
 
indeed, I tested my Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 dxII on my sgpro, and there was no I could use it without massive vignetting, like barrel vision :)
 
You guys are wrong... (sorta) The DX sensor is almost exactly the same size as a 35 frame of film. There is a misconception that 35mm is the same as 35mm. Let me explain:

35mm film in a SLR travels SIDEWAYS, and thus the frames get much bigger than in a 35mm MOVIE-camera where the film travels VERTICALLY.


DX sensor = 23.7mm x 15.8mm
35mm = 21.95 mm × 16.00 mm
super 35 = 24.89 mm × 18.66 mm

Also keep in mind that these frames are always cropped to different aspect ratios...

If you want your 35mm shot material look like 35mm film, this is how far you have to zoom in.
 
SLR is 36mm x 24mm This what most 35mm adapter user work at for a shallower DOF and better use of SLR lenses. Specially wide lenses like a 17mm.
 
While I have no facts to back up a suggestion that most users do, or do not use their adapters in this or that fashion, I will say that most adapters on the market does not work well at 35mm SLR zoom-factor (due to lack of edge to egdge sharpness, vignetting and X/Y adjustment).

There are a lot of benefits to zooming in to a frame-format that resembles 35mm vertical film. I´ve mentioned them earlier, so feel free to do a search.

35mm adapters were invented to mimick the look of 35mm movie film, not SLRs.
 
chagchag said:
While I have no facts to back up a suggestion that most users do, or do not use their adapters in this or that fashion, I will say that most adapters on the market does not work well at 35mm SLR zoom-factor (due to lack of edge to egdge sharpness, vignetting and X/Y adjustment).
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I am sure that you have no facts to back that up either.
In fact most of the average price adapter (Letus, Cinevate, RR, etc) clain that you can frame passed full SLR format.

I for one use it that way and sometimes zoom in as far as I need to achieve a look. I am not looking for a 1" DoF. I like to shoot at f4 camera and f4 SLR lens. That keeps E2E sharpness while keeping a wider DoF.

There are a lot of benefits to zooming in to a frame-format that resembles 35mm vertical film. I´ve mentioned them earlier, so feel free to do a search.

35mm adapters were invented to mimick the look of 35mm movie film, not SLRs.
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Agree that they invented for that reason. It is a matter of knowing the look that want and using the right lenses and f stop to achieve it.

It is all a matter of artistic choice and having the freedom to be able to create a different look.
 
He's right. Any discrepancies with edge to edge sharpness are more apparent when zoomed out. Also, because of the off center chip on the HVX or EX, with wide lenses you end up with one side slightly softer than the other. While you can center the ground glass, you cannot center the chip to the optics of the still lens.

I've owned Sg's, Brevis and all the Letus' and the Brevis could exceed still 35mm. The others were always just under, not by much.

Eitherway, I rarely shoot adaptors always at cine size format. I usually start a little wider, somewhere between still and cine. To me, that's the best thing about adaptors is the ability to zoom in and out on the ground glass.
 
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