DIY micro35 kit (New Footage!)

redrock

redrock

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Well I think I've got a sellable mini35 kit for those guys who don't want to go through the pain of making them.

I'm still having a problem with the small blue hallo or highlights around the very edges of the frame. Does anyone have an idea of what PCX/DCX would be good to stop this?

http://www.sunrushmusic.com/mini35_rack2.wmv
 
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1. That looked BEAUTIFUL.
2. That file is WAY too big, compress it my friend.
3. How much are we talkin here?
4. I've always wondered this of mini 35 users, what do you do about a mattebox?
 
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That looked very nice - the footage was a little soft though - but it was a nice shot  :D



edit*

After seeing the set-up, I just about went nuts. Hell, even if this did NOTHING to the footage, it would be worth some money to have your rig look like THAT :o ;D
 
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Thanks.

The new footage looks much better because of the small distance I'd added between the camera and the dcx lens and because of the nicer SLR lens.
 
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Obviously this is a spinning-ground-glass solution? Looks promising. What's the asking price?
 
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It's a spinner. Using semi-transparent 'etched' looking vinyl. No sanding or grinding.

Don't have a price yet. There's really not much in it so it should be cheap. Once I resolve the small halo around the edges, I'll post a price. I've got to figure out if it's coming from the DCX or the Diopter. There's also a chance that I'm not zoomed in far enough to the right frame size. This may eliminate the problematic edges...

Here's some caps from the older setup (a little out of focus (Manual focus via lcd)):

http://www.sunrushmusic.com/mini35_cap1.jpg
http://www.sunrushmusic.com/mini35_cap2.jpg
http://www.sunrushmusic.com/mini35_rack.wmv
 
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This looks promising. Please keep us posted on this!
 
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Wow, this thread is giving me deja vu. I know I've seen it before...

Did we mention it 'looks promising'?  ;D
 
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Damn it Terry! I'm trying to blindly get my hopes up. DONT RUIN THAT!!
 
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I'm assuming this will work with any decent dv camera? If so, I'm interested. Definately keep us posted.
 
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Yes, will work on any dv camera...

And yes, the thread has been here before, but now it's time to take it to the next level... Everyone's been talking about this for a long time. Now it's time for us design engineers to push it on through!

Stay tuned.
 
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Having used the mini35, I am quite interested (there's that word again) in seeing what you come up with, and the final price of course.

I do hope you find a high-quality ground glass solution. I have been completely unimpressed with the scratched-plastic CD's that others have used on other homemade adapters. The only problem with the mini35 (if you can call it a problem, that is) is that it definitely lowers resolution substantially, so I'd hope to have the option of the highest-quality ground glass solution possible.

With that said, if it works, it works, so let's see the finished version! ;D
 
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What's a good resourse for buying 35mm lenses online?
 
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wow what happened over the weekend. The footage is nice and the setup looks awesome. I can unsderstand the problem with the soft footage as I just got that same sigma lens (I think for my D70) and boy  . . . it is a beauty, it is a 70mm to 200mm at 2.8 all the way! The one thing is that the DOF does get shallower &  shallower so picking focous on particular spots in frame starts to become tricky for a quick setups I would imagine it starts to call for more planning and composition.
 
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While our attourneys check for any potential patent problems, I've got a couple of questions for you guys that have built or used a DIY mini35.

1. Why do think your version wasn't successful?
2. And what would it take for to believe it would be successful enough to use?

Thanks for the feedback!
 
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