Mini 35 and HVX

[sodotoguwangus]

I performed a search on this topic, and came up empty-handed.

Questions:

1. How do you know what lenses to buy, and what will be the effect for each? Is there a good general-purpose lense that will work for most situations and give you good cinema-style shallow DOP? Or do I need to buy several lenses? Is there a good rule of thumb to follow? Or can someone suggest a good lense setup? (note: I know nothing about still photography. )

2. I can get shallow DOP with my HVX as is, but it's so inconvenient. First I have to be really far-away from the subject. then I have to open the iris. Then I have to put on the ND filter. Such a pain in the ass. And, with this method, it is virtually impossible to get nice shots inside a small, inclosed space such as an automobile. Question: does a 35mm adapter allow me to get good DOP without having to do all of the above? In other words, with a 35 mm adapter, could I achieve DOP effects while standing, say, three or four feet from the subject instead of three or four yards?

Sorry for the long-winded questions. And thanks in advance for your response.

 

[jarane]

Using a 35mm adapter

Using a 35mm adapter

Yes, since it's projected onto a ground glass it keeps all the properties of the original 35mm lenses you put on (DOF, angle of coverage). It's virtually like shooting on 35mm cameras... and because of the rotating glass you get a different "grain" pattern instead of a fixed one.
I use Nikon but any 35mm major camera lens will work,
Depending on the type of work you plan to do you should choose your lenses, but as a rule of thumb a 50mm is a great all around lens. For portraits a 105mm and for wide angle a 24 will do most tricks.
Hope it helps,
E.C.