trinityroots Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I am completely new to this - everything I have shot prior has been on a workhorse Panasonic DV100X. However, I am hoping to achieve some kind of "digital super 8" effect on a small, unobtrusive camera that I won't overwhelm people with its size and easy for me to travel with. For example, I was thinking the Canon Vixia HF11 or 10 (second hand) with a letus adaptor and then just picking up some still camera lenses to get the s-8 effect. Would this work as a setup? What lenses would be goodie's to try and pick up? The first use will be shoot some interviews (which I want to look artful, not sterile - shallow depth of field fine). Any help greatly, greatly appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot McPhie Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Well here's my HF11 with a DOF adaptor test http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aX04ptLXLbc&feature=plcp Not quite a Super 8 look I guess, but pretty cool though Scot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trinityroots Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 That's really nice! Much more "cinematic" and exactly the kind of thing I am trying to do! Unfortunately that degree of vignetting might get a little overwhelming on a feature doc though. Do you think a diff adapter would allow more light in and reduce that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Loredo Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 When I am thirsty I drink water, not a Coca-Cola with water taste. Save your time and shoot real Super8... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Howell Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 although I'd normally be a the head of the line of people telling you to "just shoot real super8, it's not that expensive; bla bla bla" You might want to consider looking at To my eye it doesn't look 100% like actual film; but having said that the results look no worse than applying cine grunge style plugins to digital footage in post. Also you did mention wanting to use a small unobtrusive camera. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot McPhie Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Do you think a diff adapter would allow more light in and reduce that? I'm not sure there's actually any vinjetting going on there - this adaptor didn't have a rotating screen - and I think that tends to add to the "hot spot" look in the middle which is probably what you are noticing. I don't know much about these - if you look around on youtube for clips made with a rotating screen you should hopefully spot the difference. This DOF adaptor is pretty much the same as the one described here: Doing focus pulls on this kind of rig for a doco might get tricky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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