DVX wide angle on HVX?

Rusticator

Rusticator

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Hi folks,

Been benefiting from this forum for quite a while without posting, but need to jump into the fray now, to glean knowledge I hope somebody on this forum might have...

Leaving aside all issues of resolution and softness and the "you don't want to use an SD lens on an HD camera" truisms...

Can anyone tell me whether the century optics 0.7 wide angle lens I bought to use with my DVX100 will physically fit on the front end of the HVX200 I'm about to rent? I.e. is the locking ring mechanism identical?

I'd call the rental house and ask, but it's Sunday...

Thanks, good to be here.
Sean
 
Won't fit, the HVX's lens is wider in diameter than the DVX. You could ask century to re-house it for you, maybe that would work.
 
You COULD just buy a step down ring. From 82mm to 72mm, and then your lens should fit fine, BUT I'm almost positive that you'd end up getting vignettes in your frame anyway.
 
Rusticator said:
Can anyone tell me whether the century optics 0.7 wide angle lens I bought to use with my DVX100 will physically fit on the front end of the HVX200 I'm about to rent?
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All practical considerations aside (the mounts are incompatible) I can tell you this. At one point in time, I owned three of these $699.00 .7X lenses, and I can promise you none of them were anywhere near the specification required for high quality SD (especially at the outer 30% of the frame), and in no way shape or form even remotely qualified for HD. Not even close. For the money, this was the single most disappointing product I have ever used from that company. Their .6x for the DVX was quite a bit better, sharp to the edges in SD, but was still not sharp enough for HD.

If you need sharp edges in a zoom through wide angle, look at the Canon WDH72. The RedEye partial zoom lenses from Collinscraft are also scary sharp, even at extremely wide angles. I recommend these brands over Century Optics anyday. Superior quality. Less money. :thumbsup: Ok to be fair, they finally got it right on the .8X Century, which I also own. It's a solid high resolution lens and is my preferred choice over the Canon due to the fact that its outside diameter fits the inside of my matte box, unlike the Canon. But, please, please test all their products before you buy them, if at all possible.
 
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GDV said:
You COULD just buy a step down ring. From 82mm to 72mm, and then your lens should fit fine, BUT I'm almost positive that you'd end up getting vignettes in your frame anyway.
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I have the Century Wide lens which has an 85mm opening that clamps nicely onto an 82mm UV filter which I removed the glass from.

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D'oh!

D'oh!

Barry_Green said:
Nope, won't work. Century lenses don't use lens threads, they use bayonet mount.
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Ahhhh, very true. Forgot all about that important detail! Thanks Barry for stepping in at the right moment with the right tidbit of tech-wisdom!
 
Chris Santucci said:
I have the Century Wide lens which has an 85mm opening that clamps nicely onto an 82mm UV filter which I removed the glass from.

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Wait, so yours is a 85mm thread that you put on the front of a 82mm filter that has no glass??

I'm a bit confused...do you get any vignetting with this or not?
And how exactly did you 'stick' em together?
 
Thank you for the responses. Darn, another worthless piece of glass on my hands... Well, $65/day rental it is, then...

So, I'm going to be trying out the century x.75 zoom-thru this weekend, and will let'chall know how it looked when we're done.

S
 
GDV said:
Wait, so yours is a 85mm thread that you put on the front of a 82mm filter that has no glass??

I'm a bit confused...do you get any vignetting with this or not?
And how exactly did you 'stick' em together?
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NO. The "opening" of the mount for the Century lens is 85mm (no threads) when the lock screw is not tightened down. The mount is made to clamp onto the front of a broadcast lens, so when I screw the UV filter onto the front of the HVX lens, THEN I can clamp the Century lens onto that. And no, I get no vignetting.

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