Converting your handheld camcorder into a 35mm capable HD video recorder

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Andrew.Gardonia said:
interesting, someone has used extension tubes and some basic electronics knowledge to retrofit 35mm lenses to the HV20 and HV30 and other camcorders as well.

http://www.jetsetmodels.info/pics/vh57x_tut.pdf

http://www.jetsetmodels.info/news.htm

I came across all this on an ebay auction

http://cgi.ebay.com/Canon-HV30-35mm...rofessional_Video_Cameras&hash=item1c173395c7

there are tutorials for nikon lenses as well. simply amazing!
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Interesting idea. However, I wonder if the cost ($500) is worth it. That a good chunk toward a camera that has HD video on-board. I would want to see how the end results compare with other products and at what costs.
 
It's a cool idea but has a lot of drawbacks. One of the biggest ones is that it reduces 1 to 2 stops of light reaching the sensor. So, for storm chasing, forgetaboutit. Also I believe that it does cause some vignetting on the wide end, not sure about that. With all that said, if you have control over the lighting, it's a great tool to get shallow DOF on a tight budget.
 
Jason Foster said:
Interesting idea. However, I wonder if the cost ($500) is worth it. That a good chunk toward a camera that has HD video on-board. I would want to see how the end results compare with other products and at what costs.
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it's not about the HD, it's about being able to use your lenses you already have in conjunction with your video camera. the range on video camera's are limited so if you could attach your say 100-400mm or your 70-300mm, you could get in closer to what you are shooting.

I always wondered why video camera manufacturers never made it to where you could put your lenses on the end.
 
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