Most cost efficient adapter?

Rylan Zolinski

Rylan Zolinski

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Just a quick question:

What is the most cost efficient adapter out there? I know personal preferences range vastly, but I am in need of an affordable adapter that will give quality results.
 
You will get so many different answers, that question isn't worth asking. Everyone has their own opinions on it.

read the stickies at the top of the page. All the adapters have their strengths and weaknesses. You just have to decide which one fits your needs the most. With a days worth of reading in the forums and watching footage, you should be able to make a decision. Buying an adapter is something that you have to research, you can't have others tell you which one is the one to get.

Honestly, all the adapters are affordable, and they all give good results depending on who you talk to, it's highly subjective.

This doesn't really help make your decision easier, but it will get you started in the right direction. All the answers you need are in this forum.
 
DM_rider said:
You will get so many different answers, that question isn't worth asking. Everyone has their own opinions on it.

read the stickies at the top of the page. All the adapters have their strengths and weaknesses. You just have to decide which one fits your needs the most. With a days worth of reading in the forums and watching footage, you should be able to make a decision. Buying an adapter is something that you have to research, you can't have others tell you which one is the one to get.

Honestly, all the adapters are affordable, and they all give good results depending on who you talk to, it's highly subjective.

This doesn't really help make your decision easier, but it will get you started in the right direction. All the answers you need are in this forum.
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I noticed that there are many other adapters that exist that I haven't seen in the stickies here, besides the big ones (LEX, SGPRO, etc.).
 
Morox,

What do you do? What is your budget? what camera will you use it with? That is the basis of you need or whats affordable for you.

The stickies are the 'reliable' ones in build and support AND are also sponsors in this forum.

The others are small makers so their 'presence' here would be hard to find and few people can give feed back. But DM-rider is right. the question you ask is subjective.

You'll have to dig in these forums to find the answers. But at the end, the answers will still be subjective.

Ted
 
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teddybear said:
Morox,

What do you do? What is your budget? what camera will you use it with? That is the basis of you need or whats affordable for you.

The stickies are the 'reliable' ones in build and support AND are also sponsors in this forum.

The others are small makers so their 'presence' here would be hard to find and few people can give feed back. But DM-rider is right. the question you ask is subjective.

You'll have to dig in these forums to find the answers. But at the end, the answers will still be subjective.

Ted
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*Head Explodes*

Just answer this: What is the cheapest 35mm adapter that is well received?
 
Just answer this: What does well received mean to you?

again, they all have their drawbacks. You can purchase one for probably 300 dollars, but it won't do what you need.

You absolutely have to specify what your budget is and with what you will be using it to shoot.
 
Morox, unfortunately there is no exact answer to your question. Every adapter is well received depending on who you talk to. You, and you alone have to make that decision. If you take some time to search the forums, you will find LOADS of cheaper adapters and info on them, but it's going to take some work on your end to find them. If you're expecting some sort of miracle answer, chances are you wont get it, that's just how it is.

but like PaPa said, if you provide more info, we can at least give you some suggestions.
 
PaPa said:
Just answer this: What does well received mean to you?

again, they all have their drawbacks. You can purchase one for probably 300 dollars, but it won't do what you need.

You absolutely have to specify what your budget is and with what you will be using it to shoot.
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Well received= Solid performer.
I didn't want to spend more than $800 (Canadian) on a fully functional/out of the box adapter. I own an XHA1 as well. I am planning to purchase one for a short film I am working on.
 
Um, does that $800 budget include lenses, rod support and follow focus? At that price your only shot is to buy used and you're not likely to get a flip unit and it's not going to come with rod support. Either way you're screwed: without a flip unit it's more money for a monitor and without rod support you're likely to damage your camera lens. There are cheaper alternatives to the mainstream units, sure, but none that I know of that comes with a flip or rod solution. RESEARCH carefully before you buy, there is no free lunch when it comes to adapter and no quick answer like people have suggested.
 
for 800, you don't have much choice. Your best bet is to either rent one, or purchased one used on the forums.

You won't find anything under 1 grand really. And then you'll also be dealing with a flipped image, so do you have a monitor?

Honestly, your best bet is to rent at this point. Or purchase going double your budget and sell it as soon as your project is finished. This way you'll probably only spend 200 bucks on the purchase.
 
You beat me to it :P

But honestly, the best thing you can do is purchase a brevis with a flip or letus extreme, ( what are you doing for lenses? ) and then sell it when you are finished to get the highest resale value and end up spending next to nothing on using it for your shoot.
 
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