barryagilbert Posted January 6, 2009 Share Posted January 6, 2009 Hi All, I'm prepping a shoot and considering using the EX-3 with the 2/3" lens adapter and was wondering if anyone has had any experiences with that setup, and if they encountered any bugs or had any comments. I've used the EX-1 which was perfectly fine - would like to see how it does with the better glass that the adapter would allow. Thanks in advance, Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Martin Posted January 14, 2009 Share Posted January 14, 2009 Did you use the EX-1 in that setup, or was it with its own lens? Also, as far as I understand it the Sony 2/3" adapter is not optical - meaning you won't get the added depth of field etc etc.... Is there a particular reason that you are using the adapter other than trying it out (which I applaud, BTW)? It is possible you could get a better result from a 1/2" lens, but there is only one way you can find out for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Shipsides Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Barry We do this all the time in our rental deparment. The EX3 has an adapter - the ACM-21 - that takes the B4 (2/3") mount to the EX mount. When using it with HD glass the image is very nice and very clean. The ACM-21 has a pin adapter so the servo works great and the camera has Iris control. When going from 2/3" glass onto a 1/2" chip you will get a magnification on the chip - x1.375 - so you will always be a little longer. Otherwise the image looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Rodgar Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 Indeed, the adapter is not optical, the image looks as good as your lens can give you _except for the crop factor, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 hi just finished to shoot commercial with ex-3 and 2/3" hd canon 4.7x11 work beautiful very sharp you can see the commercial here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2G-sBMAuEQ...60F&index=0 watch HQ here pic of the rig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Rodgar Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2G-sBMAuEQ...60F&index=0 watch HQ You Tube gives me a "malformed video" error when I click the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted February 16, 2009 Share Posted February 16, 2009 TRY THIS ONE here is a link for bigger pic of the rig http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4980...mp;id=687375748 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matti Poutanen Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 TRY THIS ONE here is a link for bigger pic of the rig http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=4980...mp;id=687375748 I´m planning to use that exact camera/lens in a short film soon. Did everything work out, you said the images were sharp, any reference shots? How wide was it at its widest (I´m planning to shoot pretty wide)? By the way, what´s your opinion on using this camera and lens without the support rods, or are they necessary? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ram Shani Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 the only reference i have is the clip it was very wide the lens is 4.7 but i guess it was a little more tele because of the end 1/2" cmos i wouldn't recommend working without the rod support it work very well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryagilbert Posted March 14, 2009 Author Share Posted March 14, 2009 I did end up shooting with the 2/3 adapter and lens and got some nice images. I would do it again - we used a Fuji zoom that was nice - anyone have an opinion as to what's the best 2/3 lenses out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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