View Full Version : EX3 lens mount options made clear


Wes Thomas Greene
May 30th, 2008, 10:16 PM
So just want to check my understanding of what the EX3 will offer in terms of lens/mount options

1. standard Sony zoom lens - same as the EX1
or
2. B4 option - add broadcast 1/2" or 2/3" lenses

then eventually there may be 3rd part options provided for

3. PL/Canon/Nikon mounts?? similar to the current 35 mill adapters available but smaller and better??

I'd love to get a EX3 to provide me with longer lens options - but the only option at the moment as I understand it would be to buy a B4 zoom lens of decent quality which could set me back $35k.

Is there anything I'm missing?

Dean Harrington
May 30th, 2008, 11:28 PM
I think you've pretty well rounded out the course.

Wes Thomas Greene
May 31st, 2008, 02:42 AM
excellent, so anyone know who's developing some lens mount adapters for 35mm lenses (Canon etc)??????

Has this been done before or is it a totally new things
- as compared to traditional adapters such as the Letus, Brevis etc????

mmmmmm
would be great to have some of these ad-ons ready to go when the camera is available!

Dean Harrington
May 31st, 2008, 02:50 AM
If you can find a Nikon # TM-B1 adaptor (for Nikon to betacam I hear) and use a 1/2 to 2/3 adaptor on the EX 3 you'd be able to shoot good glass, apparently.
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=122407

Wes Thomas Greene
May 31st, 2008, 03:32 AM
ooohhhh great link thank-you heaps

this is just the kind of discussion I'm interested in - I so want to use my Canon glass on the EX3 - can't justify the purchase of a B4 lens

thanks!!!