35mm question

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skywalks

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Has anyone, or would anyone recommend not using a 35mm lenses with the hvx if your intentions are to print to film?
 
The biggest noticable issue with using SLR lenses is breathing/shifting as you move through the focus range. Most SLR lenses are poorly matched, even if you purchase lenses from the same series.

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So it might be a good idea to shoot with the stock lense?

I just ordered my HVX and am very excited, but i'm trying to plan ahead for a shoot in about a month,
 
28 days later was shot on dv with a 35mm adapter and it looked ok in the theater.

So I would think that an HVX done properly would have a chance of looking a little better.
 
benniles said:
28 days later was shot on dv with a 35mm adapter and it looked ok in the theater.
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No it wasn't, it was shot on an xl1 *without* a 35mm adapter. And it looked quite mediocre in the theater.

So I would think that an HVX done properly would have a chance of looking a little better.
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The HVX would look one living hell of a lot better, with or without an adapter, as long as it was shot properly.
 
Barry_Green said:
The HVX would look one living hell of a lot better, with or without an adapter, as long as it was shot properly.
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Barry, any chance you could elaborate on "properly"? Are you referring to overall cinematography, or in camera settings?
 
The Optex adaptor doesn't do what the M2, Brevis, Letus, and all the others do, which is allow the shooter to use 35mm lenses to control depth of field. The Optex adapter allows you to mount PL lenses to the XL series cameras, but the image is still recorded directly to the XL sensor without having been projected onto a ground glass.

So it's not really accurate to say that "28 Days Later" was shot with a 35mm adapter given the connotation that it would have in this forum, even if technically you are correct. :)

To the OP's point though - "28 Days Later" was shot in SD, which is 625 lines in PAL-land. The HVX200 allows for 720 or 1080 lines, and if it is properly shot and graded, it should hold up much better than the XL-1 on the big screen.
 
In the behind the scenes in 28 days later all the shots with the Camera Operators in them with the cameras they where filming with where XL1's with the regular XL series lens...

Jon
 
If you are trying to make a 'Movie' you are better off using the 35mm adapter and getting the best glass you can afford, it will look video-ish if you don't. This is also true if you end up on DVD. The 35mm adapters do just what they claim, they give that film look.
 
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