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cineporter, RedRock adapter, and Century Optics wide angle lens
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Can anyone that has used the cineporter comment on if the device is quiet? It looks like there is a fan on it…That seems like it would be a problem for interviews and so on if it was loud enough to be heard by the mic of a lav or boom.2.)
Is the Redrock adapter being used sucessfully with the 35mm lenses? Are there favorite 33mm lenses out there for this adapter? I’m assuming that the prime’s are used most often because you can get fast lenses. But what about the idea that you only want to put HD glass in front of your HD chips? How do you determine if a 35mm lens is HD quality? Is there a great telephoto zoom lens that can go on this adapter system? And are people using this RedRock setup only for shots on tripods or is it sturdy enough for handheld use too?3.)
I saw Century Optics HD Wide Angle adapter for the HVX200 at NAB last April. It was HD glass and didn’t loose any light. Have been people been happy with this lens?Thanks!
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WEll… I guess the cineporter question is out the window…
They aren’t even selling these things yet. I just spoke to them and they said they are reengineering the housing. Good cuz right now the pics on their website show a prototype shaped machine shop thing…
They also said that they are actually doing their best to make the noise generated by a fan a non issue. That I guess, at least means that they are aware that we don’t want Wooooooshhhshshsh in all our shots. good. It may mean that they are doing away with a fan altogether… I’m not a tech though so I’m not sure if its possible based off their other hardware.
End of the story though is the less feature rich Firestor FS100 is available and the Cineporter is not. That seems to be the story even as far back as NAB06.
Egh hem…its time guys! Release the hounds!
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I can only comment on the Red Rock Micro and I love that adaptor. Using it as a handheld is not a good idea since it is heavy and hard to hold.
There is a slight audio noise that comes from the motor in side but is so quiet that you don’t hear in on camera. You will lose light going through all the glass. I bought mine with the Nikon lens mounts and it this snap shot was shot using the Nikon 50mm f1.4 prime lens
https://nextlevelpro.biz/images/Casa_Still.jpg
When I got the adaptor I bought the after market lens that was 19-35mm F3.5 The lens is OK but with the f3.5 I can’t shoot with it inside. I have 2 500-watt lights and it’s not enough to shoot inside with that lens, which is why I bought the faster f1.4.
I have 2 other lenses 35-70 f2.8 this is a good lens but it has the push pull zoom instead of a ring that you can turn so it is hard to do smooth zooms. I also just picked up the 80-200 f2.8, which has a ring, zoom and is very nice.
So advice that I would give from my experience so far is.
1. Make sure you always keep the lenses clean. There are 7 different lenses that can get dust and hairs on them using this set up
2. Don’t use lenses that are slower the f2.8 unless you shoot outside.
3. Turn the Zoom on the camera from auto to manual so you don’t hit the zoom button on accident.
4. Watch your back focus on the camera because it can be easy to move and just a slight movement will cause a softer focus. And you will need to use the focus assist on the camera to focus on the grain of the mirror for back focus.
Besides that I love the Red Rock and I picked that one because of the articles I read about how little light it looses compared to the other lens adaptors out there.
Good Luck.
-Lars
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Thanks so much Lars. Great detailed comments and advice.
I have to say the more I get excited about it the more I’m feeling like its a really delicate rig. Hand Held applications might be tuff…
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Ya I thought I could handhold a few shots myself and you can. But the one thing that I was always fighting is the depth of feild. Depending on your setting and lights you DOF can be a foot or so. Also for every shot check the focus sith the focus assist.
The next thing on my to buy list is a 7″ marshal HD minitor, about $1400 but should allow for better focusing.
Here is a 6 minute video that I am finishing up. Shot in 720 24PN with Nikon lenses with the M2 RedRock Micro. I used Magic Bullet Editors to color many of the shots.
https://nextlevelpro.biz/flicks/Casa3.mov
-Lars
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[doka15] “Here is a 6 minute video that I am finishing up.”
no video at the link… 🙁
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Ya, Sorry I pulled the link. It is playing from my webstie and I have a 10 gig limit every month and many people have already clicked it. the file is about 50 megs and it only takes about 200 people to load it and I max out.
I’m working on moving the site to another server for more space.
Sorry
-Lars
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You posted “Besides that I love the Red Rock and I picked that one because of the articles I read about how little light it looses compared to the other lens adaptors out there.”
Can you send me a link to that articles or can you tell me how little light the device looses? Thank you!
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