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Arthur To · December 17th, 2004, 03:56 AM

hi is there any magnification when using the mini35... if not... why not?

i recently bought a lens (nikon AF) just to test it. i took of the standard xl1s lens and held it in front, if i hold it properly (very close) i can get a clear focus.... but the magnification looks quite immense. so when it is secured (like with a mini35), why is there no magnification?

thanks- (btw, please explain in clear terms, im a tad slow on these things)

thanks-

arthur

Josh Brusin · December 17th, 2004, 11:05 PM

you're not shooting through the lens... with the mini35 you're recording off an image relayed through the lens to the glass... a telecine basically.... no magnification.

Arthur To · December 18th, 2004, 03:51 AM

ooooh thanks!!

i held up a ground glass at the lens and WOW omg i get what you mean by projected image, its the most agamzing thing ever.

i am one mere step away. how do you get the lens-less xl1s to focus on the ground glass?

so ive got my xl1s without any lens on.... i hold that ground glass as close to it as possible and start moving further and further away, no luck.... how does the mini35 do it? what can i do to get it to focus on the ground glass? (what do i add in between?)

thanks a bunch
-arthur

Barry Green · December 18th, 2004, 02:22 PM

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how do you get the lens-less xl1s to focus on the ground glass?

It isn't lens-less. The mini35 adapter includes a lens, a special-purpose relay lens that focuses the ground-glass image onto the CCD's.

Arthur To · December 19th, 2004, 04:24 PM

ok so how about me? (without the mini 35), what can i do/use to help my lensless xl1s focus on the gg?

-arthur

Barry Green · December 19th, 2004, 05:54 PM

You would have to do the same thing. You would have to use some sort of relay lens.

December 17th, 2004, 03:56 AM	#1
Arthur To Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 78	question about mini35 hi is there any magnification when using the mini35... if not... why not? i recently bought a lens (nikon AF) just to test it. i took of the standard xl1s lens and held it in front, if i hold it properly (very close) i can get a clear focus.... but the magnification looks quite immense. so when it is secured (like with a mini35), why is there no magnification? thanks- (btw, please explain in clear terms, im a tad slow on these things) thanks- arthur __________________ xL1s

December 18th, 2004, 03:51 AM	#3
Arthur To Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 78	ooh ooooh thanks!! i held up a ground glass at the lens and WOW omg i get what you mean by projected image, its the most agamzing thing ever. i am one mere step away. how do you get the lens-less xl1s to focus on the ground glass? so ive got my xl1s without any lens on.... i hold that ground glass as close to it as possible and start moving further and further away, no luck.... how does the mini35 do it? what can i do to get it to focus on the ground glass? (what do i add in between?) thanks a bunch -arthur __________________ xL1s

December 19th, 2004, 04:24 PM	#5
Arthur To Regular Crew Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cerritos, CA Posts: 78	ok ok so how about me? (without the mini 35), what can i do/use to help my lensless xl1s focus on the gg? -arthur __________________ xL1s

December 17th, 2004, 11:05 PM	#2
Josh Brusin Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 439	you're not shooting through the lens... with the mini35 you're recording off an image relayed through the lens to the glass... a telecine basically.... no magnification.

December 19th, 2004, 05:54 PM	#6
Barry Green Barry Wan Kenobi Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 3,863	You would have to do the same thing. You would have to use some sort of relay lens.