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2. 35mm Test II

by Erich Buenger

9 months ago

1. 35mm Adapter Test

by Erich Buenger

9 months ago

I haven't changed anything hardware-wise since my last test, but I fiddled around with the camera settings for low light and such.

I also actually edited this one with real editing software (Vegas) although I wasn't terribly pleased and so I think I'll be using Avid Xpress from here on out. It was put through a 24p conversion with Magic Bullet in After Effects. Because of some issues with that it ended up getting compressed twice, but it still looks pretty good.

Now I need to do some outdoor shots with a longer lens and a tripod.

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Brendan Hildebrandt 4 months ago

this is awesome! that picture is as clear as what i get with my 35mm adapter, with machine ground glass. problem with mine is that it has a chip in the glass which annoys the hell out of me. So ill be grinding my own glass with super fine sandpaper like you did :)
Erich Buenger 4 months ago

Actually in the end I only ever got this adapter working in low light. I had to be zoomed further in than I'd like with this setup to avoid vignetting in low light, and even zoomed in this far there is a giant hot spot in daylight that makes shooting pretty much impossible.

I've pretty much concluded that unless you get lucky and manage to find just the right object to use as a focus screen, a spinning adapter becomes very impractical. The best I managed was a CD sprayed with "window frost" paint and then covered in scotch tape. Still wasn't great.

I've decided to switch to a vibrating focus screen using a real 35mm focus screen. Projects been on hold due to funds though.