35mm adapter lens question, film, HD, canon, nikkon?! help

the distance question is a valid question pookie, if it is referring to flange length. flange length seems to be the most overlooked aspect of building a 35mm adapter. as i'm sure you know, each company uses a different one.

this is the main reason why most people can never get completely in focus and can never focus to infinity.

not saying that's what JVCR means, but if it does... Canon would be the better choice. but there are other factors than just that.
 
I hate reading posts like these, i waste my time browsing until someone actually answers the person's questions.
 
JCVR said:
essentially a sycophant is a brown-noser in today's recontextualized context and my usage.
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Good luck communicating with other people :beer:

recontextualized context? That sounds like re-crapped crap.

Your usage means zilch if it doesn't at least remotely match other people's usage.

Now back to the original questions (and no, I didn't have the patience to read the whole thread, so forgive me if I am repeating someone else's post):

JCVR said:
1) would you all suggest either canon or Nikon for the lenses? I know canon is supposedly cheaper, but with the lenses i'd be willing to shell out a bit more cash. I also read somewhere that the distance between the connection on a nikon is less than the canon which makes it more ideal for the adapters, have you heard anything like this?
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I think I understand what you mean by 'connection', but I don't think it matters. With Canon, you don't want EF lenses (the EOS system), you want the older manual lenses. With Nikon, it doesn't matter.

JCVR said:
3) should I get 35mm lenses or digital SLR lenses (hell, is there a difference?). Also how do I know if a lense is HD or not?
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This really shows your ignorance at best, and a lack of serious research altogether. 'HD lens' only matters in the world of video. Since you are getting photographic camera lenses, there is no such thing as 'HD'. Pretty much all lenses made by the major manufacturers will exceed HD lenses in quality (hint: they are made for 35 mm film).

No matter what photographic lens you'll get, the weakest link in the chain of components from the front element of the lens down to the tape is the DV format itself, with the CCD's resolution being next. Any decent lens will do.
 
i desperately wanted to make our 35mm adapter so it could work with canon lenses mainly... we stuck to building with only one type of lens mount, just so we could get the the most crisp image possible... since we had a whole Pentax K-Mount kit, we went with that.

what sucks is they are really heavy. in some cases heavier than the DVX. ugh.

the 85mm seemed to work the best, was the fastest and seem to give the most realistic 35mm film style image. the 50mm, believe it or not, looked WAY too wide angle. resulting in slight vignetting

http://www.downeffect.com/mw/gstore.mov

that link was shot with the 85mm, i simply love the results.

good luck with your adapter!

-kd
 
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the nice thing about it is, since it resides attatched in the frame of the plastic DVX cover, you can quickly remove it. it's kinda nice... we have two of them but they are now very dirty, the ground glass really isn't usable anymore, we'll have to grind some more if we ever decided to use it again... i think though with the HVX coming out it might just be better to rent a mini35 and get near perfect results.

but this little sucker did the job for us while we needed it, taught me a lot about optics and what is and isn't possible with these types of little guys.
 
hahaha, what i love about the design (it was designed in ECAD) is it's simple brilliance, he made the back end lip fit exactly snug into the plastic cover like a glove, and then screw in! again the advantages of having a nice CNC machine to get all the angles perfect. i realize not everyone has access to that equipment... CNC machines are quite expensive, but hell if you got one laying around for other stuff might as well put it to work!

it's funny.. and this is no joke. a decent DP with a good DIY 35mm adapter can get FAR BETTER results in the right conditions than someone using the real mini35 that just sticks it on the front of a camera.

at work one of the guy slaps on the mini35 for interviews to give a more film like look. he uses the XL1s to shoot the interviews.

quite simply, i've gotten better results with this little sucker and the DVX, no contest!

then again, slap on a 28mm to this baby and you can bet your lucky stars there will be some vignetting. i'm consistently amazed at what people are doing with stuff like this. they might not always be perfect, but just you wait... people will start saying "i need the DIY 35mm adapter look for this shot" haha, that would be funny.

peace.
 
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