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lens front attachments …
If this is in the archives, I couldn’t find it in a search. I’m looking for a lens front “M2 box” or something like that. I’ve been told that there’s an adaptor that fits the front of the 200 that allows the use of other lenses and is about $2k. Has anyone heard of this? Have I been punk’?
Thanks
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The M2 is from https://www.redrockmicro.com. It’s a low-cost “indie” alternative to the Mini35.
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Here’s another “low cost/high quality” option:
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Thank You! It’s the m2 that I was ooking for and the SGPRO looks good as well. Has anyone used these? (The ps tek is out of my budget range) I have a bunch of great Nikon lenses that I’l like to get working again.
Thank you all.
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I’m beta testing an SGPro with the HVX200. SD looks terrific; very film-like depth of field (or lack thereof). HD is currently a little soft. To my knowledge this is an issue specific to the HVX200; the manufacturer has been very responsive & is making some adjustments to the SGPro setup & optics that should resolve this. They are also coming out with a follow-focus in late August.
One note – a lot of these units (including the SGPro) flip the image 180 degrees. This is by design (I suspect to preserve image quality & keep the cost down). This is very easy to “fix” in post by flipping the image. However… in the field you’ll need a montor capable of flipping 180… otherwise you’ll be trying to shoot upsidedown & backwards… not an easy task….
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Here is a good but long article. They did some tests and 1 of the tests ‘Cine Adaptors’ and they compaired 3 or 4 different ones. The $500 M2 was just as good or better then the $10,000 ones which was a supprise to the people testing it.
Here is the article. It is about half way down.
https://www.showreel.org/memberarea/article.php?172
-Lars
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We produce a number of How 2 videos, and we found the length of the zoom to be a factor. If I were to add the M2, and I have a large collection of Nikon glass, could I get closer and still be tack sharp?
Does anyone have experience with using this for non cine applications?
DBK
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“tack sharp” is the question. All the lens adapters will introduce degradation in the overall sharpness of the image, from my experience with a few and looking at various examples on the web.
If you want to get more telephoto and remain tack sharp, you’d be better served to look at the Century Optics 1.6x teleconverter.
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I’ve been testing the Brevis35 from Cinevate. (www.cinevate.com) So far very impressive. I’ll be posting footage soon.
Bob
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