SG35 - XL2 initial test footage

[Wayne Kinney]

From my XL2 customer:

Just received the SG35 today and gave it a quick roadtest before the sun went down. This was done with the standard 20x lens on the XL2, and a Canon FD f/1.4 50mm lens on the adapter.

http://www.madpanic.net/sg35/sg35_xl2test1.wmv

My first impressions are that this is a very professional looking and well built adapter. The rail system has been modified by Wayne for the XL-2 to cope with the lens offset from centre of base plate.

The whole system fitted perfectly and was easy to adjust. Focussing is easy as the unit is sturdy (due to the rails).

I'll be conducting some more tests over the next few days and posting more footage.
Picture of setup is http://www.madpanic.net/sg35/sg35_xl2_1.JPG

 

[Wayne Kinney]

From my customer:
I have just done a high contrast test between the SG35 & The letus35A. The XL2 setup was in full manual and didn't change between the two clips, neither did the position of the camera. The same Canon FD f/1.4 50mm lens was used and the lighting setup remained the same.

http://www.madpanic.net/sg35/sg35_letus35a.wmv

 

[disjecta]

Looks really good Wayne. Is there are marked difference in quality between the Nikon and Canon 50mm lenses?

 

[Slimothy]

It didn't seem like anything really was ever focused. Is that just me?

 

[Pettersen]

I agree. The focused area was much too blurry.

 

[Wayne Kinney]

My tester is reshooting some footage today, will upload later.

 

[Spartacus]

is this a joke or why is the SG35 attached to the 20x and not direct to the camera unit...?
sorry, only used the P+S so far, which is directly mounted to the XL2, no light consuming lens inbetween...

 

[Wayne Kinney]

The P+S, as far as im aware, is the only adapter that uses its own 'relay lens' with the XL2. All other adapters, SG35, letus35, G35, M2 etc..use the stock XL lens. P+S have the massive funds needed to be able to research into such a relay lens.