CINEMEK G35: too restricting?

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Since I came across the Macgregor short similo I've been intruiged by the footage produced by this adaptor. But doing some research has lowered my enthusiasm for the adaptor. However I realize there's always going to be different opinions about everything so I want to know how many on this site have actually gotten their hands on the g35? Is it so restricting to the point where you need a arsenal of movie lights to get a decent image? I own a set of britek lights, 300watts each. Will this kit be enough to light for this adaptor?

thanks

 

[jenningsp]

it only loses 0.4 of a stop more than my sgpro.... that's less than 3db of gain difference...

the main determining factor for how much light you need isn't the adapter. it's the lenses you have and the camera and the adapter...

if you have a HV20 and a G35 and an f2.8 lens kit... then you will need a 10k just to get a picture.

if you have a HVX202/g35 and an lens f1.4 kit. then you'll need aprox 1.5k of diffused light for a two person conversation. (value adjusted from one of my last shoots)

sony Z1/g35 and an 1.4 kit. you'll need aprox 3k of light...

it's all relative.

 

[JohnLeeFilms]

You can't stop down too far but other than that it is one of the best made adapters out there. The bokeh is true to real bokeh. Cinemek placed that above everything else along with a very rugged and sound build.

BTW you can get 600 watt shop lights for dirt cheap. Either Lowe's or Home Depot sells a set of two lights, 600 watts each for about $60. They are the same kind of lights that you get for film lighting.

 

[cordvision]

you need quite a bit of light with any adapter. Just using fast lenses doesn't really help you very much because you end up having very shallow DOF when shooting at f1.4. It really depends on what you want to shoot and how big your budget is. If you are shooting documentaries, or lots of interiors or night scenes, it might be a good idea to get a faster adapter unless you have a big enough budget to get enough lights. If you are shooting primarily in day light, I would say go for it. I often wish that my SGPro would be just a little bit faster. I guess everything has its price, a general rule seems to be: the better the bokeh the slower the adapter.