A1 doesn't need a 35mm adaptor?

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superhardrocker

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Hey any of you guys have a 35mm adaptor with your A1 or G1?
The canon lens is so long, you guys think it's necessary?

I know cheating the blur doesn't look as good, and is more work(moving the camera around like an idiot).
But is there a very noticeable difference?

Anyway my question is, do you think $1300 for a red rock lens(with A1) is worth it?
 
If you're in a room how do you get back far enough to use the long zoom? Especially when the background is practically next to the subject.

Long zoom=narrower field of view. There's many cases when you want to see more of the scene and still have shallower DOF.
 
i own the a1 and my recent project was shot without an adapter and i think it looks just good as if i had used the asdapter.but as jade said you will run into isues in smaller rooms.i've recently purchased the letus fe which is sharper than the m2 in my opinion and i've owned the m2 so i'm talking from my own experience.if your looking to spend that much money you should look into the letus extreme.
 
It largely depends on the look you're going for.

From what I understand, 35mm adapters don't look so hot once the 35mm lense is stopped down to f/8 or smaller (depending on lens/adapter), so if you want a large DOF, then shoot with the stock lens.

If your project would benefit from shallow DOF at all focal lengths, then 35mm is your best bet.
 
$1300 is no longer your only option, there are quite a few good companies making adapters now.
 
Get a Brevis and get only one zoom lens and you are done.(28mm - 80mm) or not more then 90mm. They rest of the range you use your stock lens from your XHA1.

They are soon coming out with the Flip Unit , so you might just want to wait a little longer.

Yes the hype is now on the Letus Extreme. But there is no footage on zoom lenses yet. So I really don't know if it handles a 28mm - 80mm without vigenetting. Also it gives you only a warranty of 90days instead of 1 years like the Brevis. Maybe the warranty length is not important to you. But If you decide to sell it later, an adapter with warranty always gives your buyer more confidence.

Well these are just my point of view. Others might not agree with me.
 
DavidChia said:
Get a Brevis and get only one zoom lens and you are done.(28mm - 80mm) or not more then 90mm. They rest of the range you use your stock lens from your XHA1.
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This is more of a preference thing, but I wouldn't go with a zoom.

Zooms often have variable apertures, unless you spend a lot on a zoom, in which case the maximum aperture is still going to be f/2.8

With primes, you can get much larger aperture, which is much more versatile if you do filming in darker/interior places.

Grab an adapter. Get a 50mm f/1.4. Play. Buy more lenses (for wide, at least a 24 of 28mm and an 85 or 100 for telephoto).

Again, that is all preference, but prime seems to be the more popular route around here.
 
DavidChia said:
Get a Brevis and get only one zoom lens and you are done.(28mm - 80mm) or not more then 90mm. They rest of the range you use your stock lens from your XHA1.

They are soon coming out with the Flip Unit , so you might just want to wait a little longer.
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Sooner or later, you'll also need an external LCD monitor to go along with the Brevis. If you use Cineform's AspectHD or ProspectHD, then there is no need for the flip (flips on capture). My opinion is skip the flip and spend the extra dough on a monitor, since you'll need one to pull focus anyway.
 
The real reason you will need an external monitor is for proper focusing of the HD image. You can "get by" with focus assist (though I'm not aware of how the A1's works) and the on camera LCD, but once you add a 35mm adapter, that becomes a much more troublesome thing to have to do, and to be able to rely on. It can be done, I'm doing it now with the HVX, but it is very limiting in my opinion. Getting a proper monitor that will allow you to accurately and quickly focus will not be a few hundred dollar investment. A couple thousand is more like it. I here wonderful things about the Panny 8", and plan on trying to get one eventually myself. People seem to get by with the marshall or similar though.

Jason
 
Unfortunately you cannot use the A1's focus assist while recording to tape!

The HVX has a small magnified box in the center of the LCD screen - the A1 simply blows up the crop to the entire frame. Unless there is a way to change this?
 
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