http://www.genustech.tv/collections/showroom-display-50-off

Advanced adapter made in China. Copy of ciecio7 design.

Available at our deals - http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/1029/catchit-deals-fotga-and-b4-adapter-day-#Item_3

OCTOBER 16, 2013 - Kenko Tokina USA, Inc. is pleased to announce the new Hoya PROND line of neutral density filters with ACCU-ND technology.

The ACCU-ND technology in the Hoya PROND filters yields a truly neutral color balance that will not add any noticeable color-cast to your images. The Hoya PROND series is aimed at the still photography and HDSLR video markets. The series provides 9 filters from two stop to 10 stop light reduction.

The Metallic ACCU-ND coating on the PROND filters do not color shift as you move from one density to the next, a common problem with other series of neutral density filters. Now you can set your white balance once and have the same color balance even if you need to change filters due to changes in lighting, or for creative effect.

The PROND filters use Hoya’s exclusive clear optical glass that has a metallic ACCU-ND coating front and back to create the neutral density affect.

Neutral density filters are designed to reduce the amount of light entering your camera lens and should not have any other effect on the image. Reducing the amount of light allows for the use of wider apertures or slower shutter speeds for creative and dramatic effect in bright lighting conditions.

All Hoya PROND filters have a low-profile one piece aluminum frame. The thin frame keeps the glass secure and parallel to the sensor while allowing it to be used with super-wide angle lenses

6 Nikon to NEX adapters.

I won’t bore you with another 20 graphs that look pretty much like these. We tried Leica to NEX and Leica to Micro 4/3 adapters, Canon to NEX, etc. We tried different lenses on one adapter. It didn’t really matter. None of them would be acceptable for testing. Not one.

I’ll point out that we carry only name-brand, fairly expensive adapters, not eBay $29 adapters. All of them are tested frequently and used frequently and none of the ones I tested today had any problems.

Videographers are the primary users of adapters, and probably won’t notice the problems at all. Video and cinema cameras shoot at lower resolution (even 4K video) than photography and tend to concentrate on center-frame so they’re unlikely to see a problem.

http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/09/there-is-no-free-lunch-episode-763-lens-adapters

http://www.clintonharn.com/?p=445

Cavision 3x3" Matte Box with Top and Side Flags $208

(At a pinch, a single 4.5" x 6" glass ND filter can be cut into two stackable 3" filters !!)

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/868189-REG/Cavision_mb3485s_3x3_Matte_Box_with.html

http://cavision.biz/3x3matteboxesset.aspx

D/Mattebox http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/877227-REG/D_Focus_Systems_005c_D_Matte_Complete_Matte_Box.html

Cavision Mattebox http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/868189-REG/Cavision_mb3485s_3x3_Matte_Box_with.html

I like the idea of being able to clip the matte box onto a lens, I am leaning towards the D/Mattebox because of all the extras that it comes with. Please chime in with your opinion or suggestions for other similar setups.

At the beginning it looked easy, but there's the problem i can't find a 52mm male to m43.

This is the lens:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Canon-V10X16-F-2-2-16-160mm-TV-Zoom-Camera-Lens/330937072274?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D8835231835488242723%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D330937072274%26

I posted an ebay auction, that is not my auction, i actually own the same lens, (and paid the half of this auction price) and i post this link because so you got all the photos you need to help me.

Thanks!

Jean

Any help would be much appreciated, many thanks in advance.

Cheers

I have seldom used a FD lens before but I have two lenses on order in FD mount (One Vivitar 55mm 2.8 macro and a Tokina 28-80 A27). I was wondering what will be the best FD lens adapter for m4/3. I hear a lot of good things about this Poland made one..

http://myworld.ebay.com/ciecio7/

His expedited shipping charges are a bit steep and there is no information on tracking facility or delivery times. I am hesitating because of that. Any other good ones which guarantees infinity focus?

Thanks

So, for this test, which is probably not well done, I set up my GH1 with the reliability hack and set it to smooth with everything -2. I manually white balanced on the white door with each test after I set exposure. I pulled focus using a loupe.

To my eye, the one with the filter on it and the extra LED light does look, perhaps, a little less sharp. When I sharpened, it became a little more clear that there may be a slight loss of sharpness. But you guys look at it and tell me if my eyes need to be reset.

I ran three cameras on my doc (two GH1s and an HMC150) and was able to find an angle every time that worked. But I did not properly pay attention to color on some shots and tried to dial it in. After this test, I'm going to manually do it moving forward. Actually, I did manually balance with my video camera (the HMC150) on each interview, which did make a difference.

My main question is: now that Light Craft has a 37mm variable ND available at Adorama, based on this test, how much better would it be?

Finally, I realize that the casting and focus issues would become more pronounced as I cranked the ND down (darker), however, mine was set in the middle of the scale on the side of the filter, which I thought would be good for this test.

http://fotodioxpro.com/index.php/vizelex-rhinocam-for-sony-nex-e-mount-cameras.html

Price: $48 shipped

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Meike-Automatic-Extension-Tube-for-Micro-Four-Thirds-M4-3-Panasonic-Olympus-/330901232945

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&hash=item3a6f48da38&item=250975148600&nma=true&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&rt=nc&si=DSMeVaUnMs2z8gO0A%252Bch%252BSZlI60%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc#ht_2566wt_1156

There is definitely a little play on the lens and camera connections but it wasn't that much of an issue before I bought my follow focus. Now the shift of lens is quite visible (and annoying) when I use the follow focus. What I noticed is that the play on the lens side is mainly because the lock of the adapter is slightly smaller than the little hole on the back of the lens and the fit isn't that tight.

I found the Metabones and Voigtlander adapters (which looks like they are pretty much the same, apart from the price range) and on the Metabones website they do say that the adapter has a "Precise fit and solid connection - lens has no play, gap or wiggling when mounted on adapter and no adjustments are required to fit your lens".

I was wondering if, from your experience, you guys could confirm if these adapters are really top notch (with no play at all) or if know another brands I could consider. My current adapter is in the same price range as the Metabones so it'd be great to hear from you before I risk spending another 100 bucks on something that might not solve the problem.

Cheers

Thanks

I have a 4x4 matte box (2 rotating holders), and i am trying to get some Formatt graded ND filters for a landscape shoot in sunny California desert. I am thinking they will come in handy. They don't make them in 4x4, only 4x5 so that you can adjust where the horizon line falls. Makes sense. But, how do i make these fit my 4x4 holder? The adjustable 4x5 holders are too thick to put in a matte box.

B&H has Cavision 4x5.65" matte box holders for $56 (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/627071-REG/Cavision_MBH4X5_65H_MBH4X5_65H_4x5_65_Metal.html) and Redrock dual 4x4 / 4x5.65 holder (http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/672534-REG/Redrock_Micro_4_002_0003_microMatteBox_4x4_4x5_65.html). Would either of these work? What about that extra 0.65" on the long side, will the filter fall through?

Any other ideas/solutions? Circular filters won't work, i have too may lenses with varying diameters, even as small as 22mm.