Homemade 35mm adapter test w/ Panasonic HMC-150

[BouncingFerretFilms]

are you gonna share HOW you made this thing?

[WillBraden]

@BouncingFerretFilms Well, at this point, I'd say just buy a DSLR, lol. But in the other comments I talked about the various options/materials, and just google "DOF adapter" and you'll get some nice workflows. The Cinevate achromat is the key though, don't skimp on a cheap one, that's the difference.

[johnkarliss1]

Awesome! I have a 150 too. Is there somewhere I can go to understand exactly how/what you did? I thought 35mm adapters (DOF?) were hundreds of dollars or more?

[WillBraden]

@johnkarliss1 Well, all told, I'm sure I spend a couple hundred bucks on this one. check the other comments for some more specific details. In the end, this is a good workaround if you have an HMC150 already, but in many cases, you're better of going with a DSLR like a Canon 7D and saving yourself thousands.

[vksarang]

What kind of focus screen did you use ? How beautiful the image is ! Much better than even the professional adapter by Redrock and Letus !

[WillBraden]

@vksarang Canon Ee-A. The Ee-S is more popular because it loses less light, but the DoF you get is not as good, it's pretty distorted and looks like a drunken dwarf's dream, in my opinion. If you have a big camera (like a 72mm thread size...DVX, HMC, HVX, etc.) use the Ee-A for sure.

[Purdyc12393]

Looks very nice, hardly any vinetting

[WillBraden]

@Purdyc12393 Yeah, I'm really happy about that. I sprung for a REALLY nice Cinevate achromat, and the quality of that, and the lack of aberrations at the outside of it are a big reason why the vignetting is so minor. I can't reccomend Cinevate enough, over their cheaper Indian counterparts (in terms of 72mm HD achromats for big cameras). spend 50 on something mediocre or $150 on the best there is? no contest for me.