XL2 for my 35mm adaptor?

Anders Floe · September 11th, 2005, 10:16 AM

Well, the thing is that I really don't know. I just own the relay lens and have to connect it to my adaptor. And the relaylens has a bayonet type mount(I believe its called). When you connect the mini35 to the relaylens you put the two mounts together and turn a ring to lock it into place. Do you by any chance know of place which makes them? I'm really a novice in this specific area...

Michael Maier · September 11th, 2005, 10:37 AM

Could you post some pictures so we can better understand what you are talking about?

Bill Porter · September 11th, 2005, 02:03 PM

Yes, you will need to know about your "relay lens;" the specifications as well as what mounting flange it has.

Anders Floe · September 13th, 2005, 02:13 PM

Okay...I will get back with an image of the mount and measurements as soon as I'm able to.

Simon Hansen · October 10th, 2005, 02:25 PM

Hi Anders,

How are you doing with your hd100. I also have one and also want to get a lense relay working. Have you had any success with this yet. Are their "ready made" lenses that will work. How many stops do you think you will lose?

regards,

Simon

Anders Floe · October 16th, 2005, 10:43 AM

I've been doing some test with my HD100...and I have absolutely no complaints. But I have only been doing test so I can't really tell yet.

To Simon - I don't think that I would loose any stops. But I don't know yet. I made a quick test and the image seemed to be brighter than with the fujinon stock lens as it was with my canon xl-1.

I need to mount my adaptor to my relaylens. I have som images of the mount that I need to mount i to - using a locking ring of some kind I guess.

www.geocities.com/afsproductions/1.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/00.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/03.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/04.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/02.jpg

The images are of really bad quality - I know. But I hope someone can help me, by telling me what I can buy which will mount to this mount.

I hope it makes sense

Thanks

Michael Maier · October 16th, 2005, 10:48 AM

Hey Anders, shoot me an email. I might be able to help you.

Pekka Uotila · October 16th, 2005, 11:13 AM

Hi Anders,
your system dof adapter looks very nice. About your relay lense for XL, I believe it will difficult to put it on JVC, the easiest solution is very likely buy a new one.
I might be interested in to buy your relay lense for XL2 if you come to a situation that you would like to sell it.
Well, maybe you have sold it already.
But if not you can send an e-mail for me too, since you live so "close", and actually your adapter too is very interesting to me.

Cheers

Anders Floe · October 16th, 2005, 11:42 AM

Well, I'm sorry to say that I already sold my relay and the one on the images is the JVC version. Thanks for the comments on my adaptor ;-)

Pekka Uotila · October 16th, 2005, 11:53 AM

Ok,
Did you really do the dof adapter all by yourself ?
It might look abit like a prototype but it seems to me that it is very well designed.
One more question about the supportrods, are the distances to the lense standard so that you can use normal cinematteboxes made by other manufacturers ?
Maybe one day we can see some footage?
Thanks

Anders Floe · October 21st, 2005, 01:42 PM

I made everything except the osc. mechaniscm myself. Les Dittert engineered that. And I must say that he is one talented fellow. The rods was supposed to match the industri standard. But I couldn't find any facts so I just did the distance as I thought it was.

I just made a quick test with the camera and here are the results with the JVC GY-HD100 and 35 mm adapter:

(pixelated and nowhere near full quality - but it shows what the camera and adaptor can accomplish. It was all made without any artificial lighting and I think it was brighter than the stock lens :-) Looks absolutely perfect in full quality!

www.geocities.com/afsproductions/35mmtest5.jpg

www.geocities.com/afsproductions/35mmtest4.jpg

Tell me what you think.

Michael Maier · October 21st, 2005, 02:23 PM

Looks great Anders! I'm glad you found a way to connect your relay lens to you adapter.

Anders Floe · October 21st, 2005, 02:47 PM

Hi Michael

This is a temporary way I think. So I'm still interested in your help. I will contact you as soon as I have the time to take some good pictures.

Michael Maier · October 21st, 2005, 02:50 PM

Temporary you say? It looks great!
It would be cool to see the original .m2t video file. By the way, have you posted a picture of your rig with the HD100?

Anders Floe · October 21st, 2005, 03:18 PM

Some images of the rig:

www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig1.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig2.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig3.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig4.jpg
www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig5.jpg

The rig is actually really stable. So perhaps it is okay the way it is.

October 10th, 2005, 02:25 PM	#20
Simon Hansen New Boot Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cape Town Posts: 11	hd100 lens relay for 35mm adapter Hi Anders, How are you doing with your hd100. I also have one and also want to get a lense relay working. Have you had any success with this yet. Are their "ready made" lenses that will work. How many stops do you think you will lose? regards, Simon

October 16th, 2005, 11:13 AM	#23
Pekka Uotila Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 51	Hi Anders, your system dof adapter looks very nice. About your relay lense for XL, I believe it will difficult to put it on JVC, the easiest solution is very likely buy a new one. I might be interested in to buy your relay lense for XL2 if you come to a situation that you would like to sell it. Well, maybe you have sold it already. But if not you can send an e-mail for me too, since you live so "close", and actually your adapter too is very interesting to me. Cheers __________________ Pekka

October 16th, 2005, 11:53 AM	#25
Pekka Uotila Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Helsinki, Finland Posts: 51	Ok, Did you really do the dof adapter all by yourself ? It might look abit like a prototype but it seems to me that it is very well designed. One more question about the supportrods, are the distances to the lense standard so that you can use normal cinematteboxes made by other manufacturers ? Maybe one day we can see some footage? Thanks __________________ Pekka Last edited by Pekka Uotila; October 16th, 2005 at 03:18 PM.

October 21st, 2005, 01:42 PM	#26
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	I made everything except the osc. mechaniscm myself. Les Dittert engineered that. And I must say that he is one talented fellow. The rods was supposed to match the industri standard. But I couldn't find any facts so I just did the distance as I thought it was. I just made a quick test with the camera and here are the results with the JVC GY-HD100 and 35 mm adapter: (pixelated and nowhere near full quality - but it shows what the camera and adaptor can accomplish. It was all made without any artificial lighting and I think it was brighter than the stock lens :-) Looks absolutely perfect in full quality! www.geocities.com/afsproductions/35mmtest5.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/35mmtest4.jpg Tell me what you think. Last edited by Anders Floe; October 22nd, 2005 at 02:59 AM.

September 11th, 2005, 10:16 AM	#16
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	Well, the thing is that I really don't know. I just own the relay lens and have to connect it to my adaptor. And the relaylens has a bayonet type mount(I believe its called). When you connect the mini35 to the relaylens you put the two mounts together and turn a ring to lock it into place. Do you by any chance know of place which makes them? I'm really a novice in this specific area...

September 11th, 2005, 10:37 AM	#17
Michael Maier Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,269	Could you post some pictures so we can better understand what you are talking about?

September 11th, 2005, 02:03 PM	#18
Bill Porter Major Player Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ventura, California, USA Posts: 751	Yes, you will need to know about your "relay lens;" the specifications as well as what mounting flange it has.

September 13th, 2005, 02:13 PM	#19
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	Okay...I will get back with an image of the mount and measurements as soon as I'm able to.

October 16th, 2005, 10:43 AM	#21
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	I've been doing some test with my HD100...and I have absolutely no complaints. But I have only been doing test so I can't really tell yet. To Simon - I don't think that I would loose any stops. But I don't know yet. I made a quick test and the image seemed to be brighter than with the fujinon stock lens as it was with my canon xl-1. I need to mount my adaptor to my relaylens. I have som images of the mount that I need to mount i to - using a locking ring of some kind I guess. www.geocities.com/afsproductions/1.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/00.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/03.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/04.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/02.jpg The images are of really bad quality - I know. But I hope someone can help me, by telling me what I can buy which will mount to this mount. I hope it makes sense Thanks

October 16th, 2005, 10:48 AM	#22
Michael Maier Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,269	Hey Anders, shoot me an email. I might be able to help you.

October 16th, 2005, 11:42 AM	#24
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	Well, I'm sorry to say that I already sold my relay and the one on the images is the JVC version. Thanks for the comments on my adaptor ;-)

October 21st, 2005, 02:23 PM	#27
Michael Maier Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,269	Looks great Anders! I'm glad you found a way to connect your relay lens to you adapter.

October 21st, 2005, 02:47 PM	#28
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	Hi Michael This is a temporary way I think. So I'm still interested in your help. I will contact you as soon as I have the time to take some good pictures.

October 21st, 2005, 02:50 PM	#29
Michael Maier Trustee Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,269	Temporary you say? It looks great! It would be cool to see the original .m2t video file. By the way, have you posted a picture of your rig with the HD100?

October 21st, 2005, 03:18 PM	#30
Anders Floe Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 91	Some images of the rig: www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig1.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig2.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig3.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig4.jpg www.geocities.com/afsproductions/rig5.jpg The rig is actually really stable. So perhaps it is okay the way it is.