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Re: Ziked! - Mirza Rahman

Caleb Pike — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:02:34 -0000

Hey is your theme available? cuz its pretty much amazing!

Re: Jag35 and Customer Service – An Oxymoron?

Caleb Pike — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:32:01 -0000

Thanks for writing this Ron.

I am sorry to hear so many people are missing the point here. You are only as good as your service. If Zacuto had terrible people working their customer service they would not sell a lot of gear. Even if that gear is the "best." But the people over there are super great and that reflects on their brand. Its one thing to make mistakes, we all do. Its another thing to pitch a nasty attitude to your customer. Everything is about brand. And the Jag35 brand just took a major hit in my mind.

Re: Jag35 and Customer Service – An Oxymoron?

Caleb Pike — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 16:44:57 -0000

So why is Jehu tweeting for Jag35?

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:49:43 -0000

There is no crop factor with the Nikon/Nikkor lenses. The adapter fits all F-mount (nikon) lenses old and new.

Re: Pillow Fight HDSLR Music Video Project

Caleb Pike — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 23:32:08 -0000

Ah. Thanks.

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:45:37 -0000

Would you be surprised if I told you it was with a $70 tripod? http://www.bhphotovideo.com...

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:46:14 -0000

I am afraid I have not worked with that lens.

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:44:42 -0000

Let me know how it works for you!

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:50:33 -0000

Hey Jon, There is a more expensive ($50) adapter out there. I have not tried it. All I know if the Fotodiox version works great for me and fits several different types of FD mounts.

There is no such thing as an FD Nikon lens. FD is an old Canon mount type (like all the lenses shown in the video). Old manual Nikon lenses use the F mount. For more on that and what adapter to use with Nikons, check out this video: http://dslrvideoshooter.com...

And yes. There is no crop factor when using Nikon lenses on your 5D.

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:18:20 -0000

Someone on vimeo stated this

"the softening is a 100% flaw from the adapter design who targeted the mass produced f2.8 lenses with a tight aperture.
less common primes with faster glass wide opened suffer from ghosting and halos due to light being reflected back into the lens by the adapter's smaller relay optical opening.
however as you stop them down, parallel rays get through and make that beautiful image with a vintage character (softened by the adapter cheap glass)."

I am looking into other adaptors that are not as cheap, but so far all suffer from softness wide open.

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:18:56 -0000

Glad to hear you're enjoying it!

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 12:18:07 -0000

Thats what I would do. I am also slowly collecting a set of old Nikkor primes as well. They are great. Still affordable but not as cheap as the FDs.

Yeah I knew Bloom wasn't impressed with FDs. But what I think he is missing, is that optics aren't all about perfection in their geometry. Every lens has a unique characteristic. Color temps, how they respond to flare, their bokeh and these FD lenses are no different. Just because they are not sharp (get around this by stopping down/adding sharpness), doesn't render them useless in my mind. Would I use these lenses on every project? No of course not. Nor would I any lens.

But the greatest thing about these lenses, is that they give the masses a chance to CHOOSE lenses. Someone could by 5 of these and begin to experiment with lens compression and other aspects they otherwise would not have had the opportunity to try.

I only added sharpness once, and I stated so in the podcast. All the footage at the end has no sharpless added.

D-Focus is the bomb for a starters (great price too).

Sorry for the long reply :)

Re: Rod Raiser

Caleb Pike — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 19:55:59 -0000

When do you think this will be available again?

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 20:51:29 -0000

For aperture its like loosing .6 stops of light NOT DOF though. So you will still get depth like a F2.8 or F4 but it will only bring in light to show as F3.4 and F4.6

As for the crop, are you on a 5D or APS-C sensor?
Here is the math behind the crop factor:

For 5D:
(Focal Length) x (1.26)

For APS-C (7D, T2i, 60D):
(Focal Length x 1.6) x 1.26

So for APS-C cameras its pretty much double the FD lens focal length (i.e. a 50mm becomes a 100mm)

Re: Rod Raiser

Caleb Pike — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 14:43:58 -0000

Saweeeet! Thanks Misa!

Re: New Cage for DSLR Video

Caleb Pike — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:10:41 -0000

Looking forward to it. I actually ordered one from ebay a couple days ago. Found the 1.0 for $199.
Can't wait for the review bro!

Re: $400 USB Based Follow Focus System for Canon DSLRs

Caleb Pike — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:18:33 -0000

What are you shooting on?

Re: Episode 009: Nikon to Canon Lens Adaptor

Caleb Pike — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:19:21 -0000

Nope. They are 35mm lenses so no funky crop/light loss.

Re: Episode 009: Nikon to Canon Lens Adaptor

Caleb Pike — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 21:17:49 -0000

Works fine for me. I have since used several different brands and the Fotodiox has worked well for me. Turns out the reason it didn't work for me was I was using a Nikkor S lens. But Cinevate took that into account when they designed their adapter.

Re: Easy Setup for High Quality HDSLR Video Productions

Caleb Pike — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:37:48 -0000

I have not used the JuicedLink box, but I have heard really good things about it. The only advice I can give you is test test test.

Re: $400 USB Based Follow Focus System for Canon DSLRs

Caleb Pike — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:39:41 -0000

True that. This is a great tool for Canon photogs who have moved to hybrid shooting. For the rest of us with different optics saving for the Redrock micro FF system would probably be wise (if it ever comes out).

Re: Affordable FD Lenses For HDSLR Use

Caleb Pike — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:40:26 -0000

I use FCP's "Sharpen" effect.

Re: Update: Cheap Shoulder Rig Works Perfectly for HDSLR Work

Caleb Pike — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:41:01 -0000

Sure thing. Just make sure you offset it.

Re: Episode 002: Using a Fader ND to Control Exposure

Caleb Pike — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 17:41:16 -0000

Thanks Charles!

Re: $400 USB Based Follow Focus System for Canon DSLRs

Caleb Pike — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 00:58:08 -0000

Good to know. Thanks guys!