This adapter good for me?...

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matt3756

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I came across this adapter, and it seems to be the most inexpensive. I am not really looking for a $1000 + (nor can I even afford a $600 one), just something that gives me more DOF on my DVX100. I realize it's probably not the greatest adapter out there but I can't afford the best of the best even tho I'd like to. I thought the dvx100 demo's didn't look THAT bad.

Now I have a newbie question. I own a Nikon D40 with their standard 18-55 lens, then I bought a telephoto 70-300 mm... would either of those work or do I need to purchase a regular film SLR lens for this adapter?

And I just looked the price went up to $399.. was $299... UGH!!! Anyways, any help is appreciated. Thanks.

-Matt

SITE: http://www.rng35.com/


sorry I forgot the link! Im getting stupiderr by the minute... ;)
 
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note that any D40 lenses will not have aperture rings so you will not be able to control that. And also most of them will be DX lenses ie: made for digital so not a 35mm sensor and so they won't work.
 
I edited my original post with link! Sorry about that!

My telephoto lens is an AF Nikkor 70-300mm.

I do have two really old Nikon lenses from my friends really old 35mm slr camera... but they are fixed focal length... is that ok? Will I still be able to get good DOF results from it? I will see if I can find the lenses later. Thanks!
 
Moojangles said:
note that any D40 lenses will not have aperture rings so you will not be able to control that. And also most of them will be DX lenses ie: made for digital so not a 35mm sensor and so they won't work.
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I don't understand what you have just said. Could you please explain it? I am very interested.
 
He means that the lenses are made to accommodate a smaller image sensor than a full 35mm frame. This means that you're likely to experience vignetting if you try to use it on an adapter. Also like EOS lenses, these lenses require a still camera body to be able to change aperture.

Matt, I wouldn't use cheap zoom lens on an adapter. Not only are they very slow, the cheap ones simply aren't very sharp. Prime lenses are faster and generally sharper and cheaper, and it makes more sense to start with those.

I really haven't heard of the RNG35, so I don't have any comment. But my advice if your budget is $300-400 is to buy used. My recommendation would be the Letus Flip Enhanced, which can be found used around your price range. It flips the image in camera so you won't have to spend more on a flip solution and by all account it's a great adapter for both HD and SD.
 
Whether you use zooms or fixed-focal length lenses you'll get the same DOF. Most people prefer fixed on these adapters because they have larger maxium apertures. A 50mm at f/1.4 lens gets 5 times as much light as a 18-55 zoom at f/3.5
 
Huy Vu said:
He means that the lenses are made to accommodate a smaller image sensor than a full 35mm frame. This means that you're likely to experience vignetting if you try to use it on an adapter. Also like EOS lenses, these lenses require a still camera body to be able to change aperture.
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Ok thanks. I am still trying to understand what people use certain lenses over others. Whats the difference between a digital lens and a 35mm sensor one?
 
the sensors on digital SLRs are smaller than a normal 35mm negative (unless it is the Canon 5D or Nikon D3 etc) so the lenses are designed for the smaller sensors. The 35mm adapters: SGpro, Letus, Brevis etc. all are meant for a 35mm or so sensor so if you put a lens for the smaller sensors on it you will have a very small image to zoom into and will get lots of vignetting.
 
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