I want to add an old broadcast lens to my 5D Camera

[Noah Kadner]

So which mount is it?

Noah

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[Colin Mcquillan]

Not sure how well this will work – but interested in hearing how it turns out for you if you manage to slap it on your 5D.

First concern – the lens will be made to cover a smaller sensor, either 1/3″, 1/2″, or 2/3″. The 5D’s sensor is much larger. The adapter would most likely need some type of optic intermediate.

Second concern – SD ENG optics can perform tragically on HD cameras. I experimented with a few broadcast ENG SD zoom lens’ on a Sony EX-3. Chromatic aberration was horrible when even slightly zoomed and on anything wider than F8.

Colin McQuillan
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