Framing things with a 35mm adapter

[Barnaby]

Hey,

Just a very quick question. Seeing you have to be constantly zoomed in to use a 35mm adapter to focus on the gg, does that mean you have to position the camera further back from things to get the framing right? All the test footage I have seen from adapters looks to have awfully big faces etc.

Just wondering if it's an issue or how much of an issue it might be before I go building one and destroying my free time. Thanks guys.

[twoneil]

Hey,

Just a very quick question. Seeing you have to be constantly zoomed in to use a 35mm adapter to focus on the gg, does that mean you have to position the camera further back from things to get the framing right? All the test footage I have seen from adapters looks to have awfully big faces etc.

Just wondering if it's an issue or how much of an issue it might be before I go building one and destroying my free time. Thanks guys.

You could always change your lenses. Most of us use a 50mm lens, so the framing is similar to what the naked eye could see. You could use a 28mm to get a wider view.

With the 35mm adapter & 50mm f1.4, you will get a shallow DOF equivalent to an HV20 without a 35mm adapter but fully zoomed in.

So the 35mm adapter actually shortens the subject to camera distance.
Without it, you'll have to backup real far to achieve the same shallow DOF.

There are many variables in achieving a good DOF, but the best option so far is the 35mm adapter.

[dr jones]

neil, when you focus your GG at infinity, how far away are you from your subject?