Hi to all
I don't know if this is a good place to place my post, but could not find any particular. Moderators please feel free to move it to a proper place.
What I am going to do is to find some camcorder or a mirror-less camera capable of video recording, that I would modify ("hack") to become an interchangeable lenses camera for using it with 35mm photography lenses. Camera for less than 1000 USD.
The idea comes from the fact, that everything that could be done in lenses/optics design, has been already done about 30 years ago (just to mention Leica, Nikkor, SMC Pentax lenses). Now we witness a very fast development of electronics and digital image processing as never before! Therefore putting together todays electronic and old lenses brings the best results (image quality) in video recording. My goal is to achieve that quality at as low costs as possible. So what we need is the camcorder or any camera with image sensor placed relatively close to the front of the camera. The closer - the better, because of so called "focal flange" (simply: distance from the back of the lens to the sensor surface). Focal flanges of the typical 35mm photography lenses are in a range from 40mm to 55mm, so any camera that has a sensor placed less then 40mm off the front (off the filter thread) may suit. Ideally would be at about 20mm distance, leaving enough space for using a mount adapter (like any of the Nex). Other key requirements for the camera features are as follows:
- HD video, 720 lines/pixels vertically at least
- sensor 1/3 or 1/2 inch, 3-4Mpix or more (but not too much)
- frame rate 30p at least or 60i - but real!
- exposure lock and exposure correction
- aperture or shutter speed manual control
- zebra and some manual focus aid would be well seen
Is there any camcorder on the market of that kind for less than 1K USD? I was trying to do that with Canon HV20/30 but sensor is deeply recessed into the body, leaving no space for any lens adapter.
I don't know if this is a good place to place my post, but could not find any particular. Moderators please feel free to move it to a proper place.
What I am going to do is to find some camcorder or a mirror-less camera capable of video recording, that I would modify ("hack") to become an interchangeable lenses camera for using it with 35mm photography lenses. Camera for less than 1000 USD.
The idea comes from the fact, that everything that could be done in lenses/optics design, has been already done about 30 years ago (just to mention Leica, Nikkor, SMC Pentax lenses). Now we witness a very fast development of electronics and digital image processing as never before! Therefore putting together todays electronic and old lenses brings the best results (image quality) in video recording. My goal is to achieve that quality at as low costs as possible. So what we need is the camcorder or any camera with image sensor placed relatively close to the front of the camera. The closer - the better, because of so called "focal flange" (simply: distance from the back of the lens to the sensor surface). Focal flanges of the typical 35mm photography lenses are in a range from 40mm to 55mm, so any camera that has a sensor placed less then 40mm off the front (off the filter thread) may suit. Ideally would be at about 20mm distance, leaving enough space for using a mount adapter (like any of the Nex). Other key requirements for the camera features are as follows:
- HD video, 720 lines/pixels vertically at least
- sensor 1/3 or 1/2 inch, 3-4Mpix or more (but not too much)
- frame rate 30p at least or 60i - but real!
- exposure lock and exposure correction
- aperture or shutter speed manual control
- zebra and some manual focus aid would be well seen
Is there any camcorder on the market of that kind for less than 1K USD? I was trying to do that with Canon HV20/30 but sensor is deeply recessed into the body, leaving no space for any lens adapter.
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Thank you, never heard of it...