35mm Zoom Lens with Mini35mm adapter from P+S Technik?

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AviG

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Hi folks,

I'm shooting a spec spot in June and we'll be using P+S Technik's Mini35mm adapter. The camera will be on a Steadicam the whole time, but my DP's one concern is that we have a very limited space within which to work and we won't really know exactly how the framing will work until the day. She was thinking if we had a telephoto (we're thinking the cook 20mm-60mm) would give us a bit of a safety net. Is it possible to use a telephoto with the Mini35mm adapter or it will it only work with fixed focal length primes.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Avi Glijansky
 
If the lens mount is the same you should be able to use the zoom. This is a bit of conjecture on my part, but I use an 80-200mm on my M2 adapter just fine.

Fox
 
I wouldn't recommend it unless it's fast. If you're talking T3 or slower, I'd be a bit wary. Also, are you sure you want that large a lens on a steadicam?

The mini35 loses light like it was near a black hole. So even though grain won't be too bad at T3 if you speed up to motor, you'll have to light like crazy. A 17mm or 20mm T1.3 lens will really help you out with the steadicam shots. Then again, the wider the lens, the larger the area you have to light, too...

Your call. Just bring a LOT of lights and shoot wide open all the time. Shouldn't be too much of a problem.
 
I think Policar hit the nail. I'd find a prime lens kit. The extra case that needs to be carried around helps the steadicam work tremendously, and if it means less cases of lighting gear lugged around, the better. One topic of disagreement is, if you want to shoot steadicam on a Mini35, bring a lot of light and DON'T shoot wide open, unless we're talking about a VERY wide lens. It's good to have the possibility to open to T2 or even wider, but focus will get pretty complicated flying at theese apertures. Especially if you go a little more to the telephoto side...
 
Yes, that's exactly right. You'll need to be at f/5.6 to shoot comfortably so that things don't randomly drift in and out of focus too easily (i.e. actor's noses).

And yes, you will need a lot of light. You could get away with exteriors on a bright day without any help, but interiors will need some work.

I'd suggest a 2.8 or faster lens if possible, something in the 28-105 or 28-200 range. It's the all-round workhorse lens a lot of photographers I know use -- you can get just about any shot with that range. Tokina makes them decently, and cheap -- though they are f/3.5 I believe.

- jim
 
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