Letus and I - 2008 in retrospective

Looking back on 2008...

1) I discovered Vimeo.com (late 2007, actually).
2) I got myself an HD camcorder & 35mm adapter (Feb. & June).
3) I got to learn about video editing and color grading.

Inspired by many of you Vimeans, I put this little thing together as an homage to Vimeo, Letus and myself :)

May you all have a wonderful and prosperous 2009...

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• canon
• hg10
• hd
• letus35
• letus
• mini
• dof
• adapter
• denmark
• danmark
• 2008

[Gyiry]

Could you mount the Holga lense to this Canon HG10?

[RicoBergholdtHansen]

@Gyiry

yes, I got my Holga lens from holgamodsDOTcom/paypal with a Canon EOS mount and mounted the lens on my Letus35 - a 35mm adapter. the adapter goes in front of the Canon HG10. Look up 35mm adapters, if you don't know about them already.

[Sailient]

What lens did you use for this?

[RicoBergholdtHansen]

This is several different ones.

Canon 24mm f/2.8

Canon 50mm f/1.8

Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro

Canon 200mm f/2.8L

Canon 2x Extender

and a Holga plastic toy lens.

[Sailient]

@RicoBergholdtHansen ah I see, and what camera did you use?

[RicoBergholdtHansen]

This was all shot with a Canon HG10.

[Roobin22]

Looks like Denmark :D

[RicoBergholdtHansen]

Also remember that the 'image stabilizer' function doesn't work when the lens is on an adapter. Nikon calls this VR. So, get a non VR Nikon lens if possible. It will be a lot cheaper.

[RicoBergholdtHansen]

Prime lenses are generally your best choice if sharpness and no vignetting is something you want. However, if you want to be able to zoom, a zoom lens is needed. For best results with a zoom lens, get a lens that keeps the same aperture throughout the zoom range. I have a lens test video here: vimeoDOTcom /3667587

[RicoBergholdtHansen]

You have a huge choice in lenses. The 'lens mount' you choose will dictate what lenses you can use - however, you can have more than one lens mount and just change between them, if you want. In general, there is no 'best' lens with an adapter. A lens behaves the same on an adapter as on an SLR camera. Only difference is the lack of autofocus when mounted on the adapter. Only some lenses have an aperture ring. Nikon's Nikkor lenses have an aperture ring, which is good.