New Shoot 35 achromat: any reviews yet

Just got the package today and did a test right away.. so um, all you adapter companies send your free shwagg to me first if you want to show the world the results of your efforts right away:)

shot on the Sony fx1000, rr1, canon FD 50L @ F/4

I must say I am really impressed. Edge to Edge is a thing of beauty and CA is greatly reduced to the extent of being a non issue.

NEW OPTICS:

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm49/astigmatic44/new_optics.jpg

new_optics.jpg



OLD OPTICS:
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm49/astigmatic44/old_optics.jpg

old_optics.jpg
 
Wayne Kinney said:
Thanks for posting! I can certainly see the improvement compared to your older footage.

Although there are now 45 SGblade's now out there with the new optics, you are currently the only user to post footage.

I shot some stuff last weekend but realized when I got back to capture that I had the cam in DV mode, not HD, so the footage is pretty useless :(
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Did any of those go to EX-1 owners? :huh:

I came across a Blade review last night that was a little concerning. The owner complained of faulty battery charger and a flickering motion of the ground glass and had concerns the motor slows as the batteries drain.

http://marvelsfilm.wordpress.com/2009/04/02/my-dof-adapter-experiences/

Was this a one time issue or is it an engineering issue that has been addressed in the models currently shipping?

Thanks for your prompt responses
Bob
 
Yes, this was a one time issue, his Blade must of had gremlins as it come across every possible issue it was unreal.

We have now completely replaced his unit and he is now very happy.
 
Forgot that I shot this a while ago with the Blade RR2 / EX1 / Zeiss primes, and the new achromat.


http://www.vimeo.com/4328265

The XY was off a little bit, fixed the problem easily with the XY adjustment. Did this video 10mins after getting the blade home, so it was a bit of a rush setup.

Most shots probably with the Zeiss ZF 85mm 1.8.

I would usualy expect quite a bit of CA on the shot of the wind chimes along the edge of the tubes, but there is none. Its a pretty good combo, edge to edge on the glass is right up to the edges, only dropping off in the very extreme corners. CA is pretty much gone, I tried making situations that would usualy result in bad CA and saw none.

Wish I had it for longer than three days :-(
 
The 4th of July weekend brought bright, contrasty sun shine...a perfect opportunity to test the new Optics for the SGBlade. The goal was to try induce Chromatic Aberration(CA) by shooting images with dark and light high contrast colors. The unwitting participants in this footage obliged by wearing lots of high contrast outfits.

The new optics performed extremely well as CA failed to appear
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Here's my second test of the new blade optics:

www.exposureroom.com/newoptics2

SGBlade w/RR2 Nikon 105mm f2.5 @ f2.5 & f4

p.s., I'm learning that it's harder to pull focus using a 105mm as opposed to a 50mm lens. I think in some cases, 105mm produces too shallow DOF. I think my next lens will be a 85mm ;)
 
So I'm in the hunt for an adapter to couple with my Canon 35mm lenses. It's all new to me.

Thanks so much for the video, mvansomaren. I couldn't help noticing the "reflecting" of images as some of the people walked by...

woman at 1:30
woman at 2:40
man w/ dog at 2:55

Is this normal with the sgblade? What causes this?

Thanks.
 
The reflections are from the mattebox glass filter. Nothing to do with the Blade. One day, I'll invest in individual filters for the lenses :)
 
Tomas,

For whatever reason, people are not publicizing their results with this adapter. In one of the posts earlier in this thread, Wayne said there were a number of Blades out there (40?) but it's damn hard finding footage and reviews. I can only imagine that people buy it and then put it in a closet or can't be bothered to tag their shoots on Vimeo etc. My intuition is that the unit works and they don't see the value of telling anyone about it.

FWIW, I got tired of waiting for formal reviews and ordered it based on some private contacts I made. It should arrive this afternoon. I don't use the HPX so I cannot answer your specific question.

Bob

Incidentally, I'd like to know what deal Wayne has with United Parcel. The box left the UK yesterday and will arrive here in NY this afternoon. Meanwhile, a parcel I ordered over the weekend from Texas shipped Monday by the same carrier and wont arrive here 'til tomorrow. Go figure.
 
I'm blown away by the images my sgblade produces. bought it 2nd hand off this forum and it finally arrived yesterday. I'm using purely old m42 glass with the old achromat and find the results amazing even in lowlight.
 
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