Some camera store fun from tonight

[Tdp]

Some fun from tonight:

Bought a Samyang 8mm Fisheye for Fuji-X
Tested a Voigtlander 12mm adapted to Fuji-X
Tested a Kipon Nikon to Fuji-X Tilt/Shift/Rotate adaptor
Tested and bought a Kipon FFD adjustable adaptor

First the Fish and a test shot:
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Samyang Fuji-X Fisheye by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

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Fuji X-E1 Fisheye by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

Next the T/S adaptor with a Nikon 60mm
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Tilt/shift Nikon to Fuji-X adaptor by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

Wide open, tilted:
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Adapted T/S test by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

Finally the adjustable FFD adaptor:

Kipon Leica to Fuji X adjustable Adaptor by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

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Kipon Leica to Fuji X adjustable Adaptor by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

 

[entropic remnants]

I'm a fan of the Samyang/Rokinon/Bower (whatever name happens to be on them) fisheye lenses. I have one for micro four thirds and love it.

 

[TraamisVOS]

The Samyang lenses are apparently very very well made for the fraction of the price of an equivalent lens of that quality. They're very well recommended in low budget/indie filmmaking circles.

 

[Tdp]

Here is another shot of the tilt/shift in action

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Tilt/shift Nikon to Fuji-X adaptor by Photos By 夏天, on Flickr

 

[Isoterica]

The Samyang lenses are apparently very very well made for the fraction of the price of an equivalent lens of that quality. They're very well recommended in low budget/indie filmmaking circles.

So what is the difference with the cine lenses? Can you use them for stills? Yes I know they would not be cost effective, just wondering though how usable they might be..

 

[TraamisVOS]

Cine lenses are made to higher standards, for example to eliminate things like lens breathing for one thing. I think some of the thinking in the making of cine lenses take into account that the resulting moving images are made to be displayed on large screens from TVs to movie theater screens where faults in the lens might appear more pronounced.

 

[Isoterica]

Seems like there's several differences, one of the places I have read STILL vs CINE Lenses had a lot of info.

 

[TraamisVOS]

There are a few differences yes, the lens breathing issue is just one of them.