AC90: EOS Lens adapters for AG-AC90

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rockabye18

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Hey guys, I have been using my DSLR for shoots for some time now and I have really gotten use to all my various lenses. I recently purchased an AG-AC90 for my events shoots as my DSLR was quite annoying not having enough time to record long events and using separate audio sources. I was wondering if anyone has ever tried to use a lens adapter for canon lenses on the AC90? What type of adapter would I need to pull this off?
 
You'd need something like a Redrock Micro or Letus Extreme 35mm lens adapter. And I sincerely doubt you'd be happy with the results. 35mm lens adapters are notorious for reducing low light performance and the AC90 is already no low light superstar. But if you want to try, search ebay, you should be able to pick up an adapter for pennies on the dollar. But I have no idea what sort of macro diopter lens you may need to get proper focus with it.
 
I'm guessing the OP is talking about swapping lenses, like on a DSLR. I don't have the AC90, but this is most certainly impossible on the 130 & 160.

Can't imagine there's a compelling reason to do this, since the Zeiss lens on the camcorder is nice, is matched to the sensor size, and has full control of iris, focus, and zoom, AF and auto iris if you need it, and (best of all) can be focused electronically with a remote that will likely work on panasonic video cameras for years to come (had mine sine the DVX days).
 
really i was just trying to get more depth of field like I get with my 50mm or 28mm-70mm lenses. I added a pretty good lens filter to it the AC90. I read that it adds more depth of field to the lens already on it. I guess I got so used to my DSLR that adding a camcorder back to my "arsenal" threw me off some. I started taking on more live events shoots (dances, seminars) so obviously my canon wasn't going to help out much as far as recording time.
 
Unless you use, as Barry says, a 35mm lens adapter to physically change the image then you have no chance of creating any sort of shallow DOF with the AC-90 ..the tiny chips have a huge DOF so even putting an extra tele lens adapter (which also eats light) on the camera all you can hope for is to shoot at max tele from a long way back which creates a pseudo shallow DOF effect. To get any sort of shallow DOF you need at the very least an APS-C sensor based camera so why not look at an AF100 series ..that way you can use Panny lenses and achieve what you want. Otherwise go for Sony's EA-50 which is a full camcorder with a DSLR sensor and interchangeable lens and can also take EOS-NEX adapters for your lenses. You simply can't expect a 3 chip camera like the AC-90 to do a job it's not designed for.
 
I agree with what Chris (and others) have said about this subject.

Question: Do you "need" shallow DOF or do you just "want" it?

Believe me, I love shallow DOF for certain things but does having a deeper DOF distract the viewer from the content or can it be just as engaging as-is?
 
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