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7D accesories

7D accesories

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Originally Posted by Mitch Gross
Abel is doing lots of business renting and selling HDSLRs such as the 7D. Here's the rental kit we put together for the camera:

http://www.abelcine.com/store/produc...at=1004&page=1

We also sell a lot of other bits and pieces for them. The Juicebox is also nice for audio. There's a great deal of info on our site.
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site's down.

hope it gets fixed soon, I'd love to see y'alls setup. If Nov. 30th doesn't reveal a doable release date for me for the 2/3" Scarlet then the 7d, Gh1, and HPX170 are the frontrunner for my next big project. I'll need to do a LOT of research.
 
JC,

Consider the Mrantz PMD 661. I think the 24/96 option is pretty cool and you can control levels on both channels. Everything you listed in your original post should work with Scarlet - when it's released in 2012. :biggrin:
 
jchema said:
Gotcha...as far as lenses, what do you recommend In YOUR opinion?
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I hear the Tokina 11-16 is pretty good for a super wide (and affordable too). For a 50, you can pick up the "plastic fantastic" for about $80 on Amazon. I can't speak as to a good long lense, but these two options should do well for pretty much everything.
 
M42

M42

jchema said:
Gotcha...as far as lenses, what do you recommend In YOUR opinion?
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A M42 mount adapter can be used on Canon cameras, we use one on an XTi.

Some Russian M42 lenses are quite good, the f/1.5 85mm goes under $200 and the Zeiss Flektogon 20mm (DDR) might be useful stopped down. Some others are good as well, the slower lenses in the f/2.8 to f/4 range can be sharper than the fast lenses at medium stops.

Here are some samples,

http://photo.net/leica-rangefinders-forum/00J1wK

http://www.photozone.de/pentax/149-helios-40-2-85mm-f15-m42-to-pentax-review--test-report

There seem to be two models of the 1.5 85, I have the older one with orange glass, and it is quite high resolution wide open in the center of the frame, the newer one with clear glass may not be as sharp, that review seems for the newer model (for export?). The problem with the orange one is that the T/ stop is lower.

The movie screen as viewed is abouy 1280x720 resolution because the projector is a little out of focus, so peak resolution is less important than general contrast and quality of internal reflections in the lens, and a good matte box can help a great deal, some of the best films were shot with uncoated lenses and a tight matte box, some of the DDR lenses are multi-coated so that helps.
 
lights

lights

Peter Hodgins said:
Why would you buy a mattebox?
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A well used mattebox can do more to improve the image quality than anything else. A good lens without a matte box to keep stray light out will give worse results than a fair lens with a well adjusted matte box.

You can use black-wrap or cardboard to save money, but something is needed when shooting to keep stray light out of the lens. Even more so with filmmaking since there can be many lights on the set so you get light from many directions at once, and you point the lights to the camera to backlight and rimlight the subject.

Flags are also useful if not required.
 
Peter Hodgins said:
Why would you buy a mattebox?
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To hold a good ND filter (or two) which you will definitely need if you want to shoot out in full sun without having to stop down your lens and loose DOF. If you rely on threaded filters, you will need to have a set for each thread size of your lenses and that can be a pain to swap out continually, whereas with a mattebox, the filters slide in and out, and you just have 1 size of filters to have to purchase.
 
step up rings

step up rings

Jason Badham said:
To hold a good ND filter (or two) which you will definitely need if you want to shoot out in full sun without having to stop down your lens and loose DOF. If you rely on threaded filters, you will need to have a set for each thread size of your lenses and that can be a pain to swap out continually, whereas with a mattebox, the filters slide in and out, and you just have 1 size of filters to have to purchase.
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Although a matte box is a great thing to have, the rectangle filters can cost quite a bit.

If you get step up rings for your lenses and then purchase round filters (second hand or NOS) for the largest size lens, then you only need one set of filters, say your largest lens is 67mm, then you get step up rings for all the other lenses so they are now 67mm also, then you can use any filter on any lens since all the lenses will take the same filter. If two of your lenses need the same step up ring the can share as well.
 
Dan Hudgins said:
A well used mattebox can do more to improve the image quality than anything else. A good lens without a matte box to keep stray light out will give worse results than a fair lens with a well adjusted matte box.
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When you buy the lens, just ask them to throw in a free hood, that's what I'd do....
 
Mitch - your website is nothing less than an excellent resource on so many things, and this link to audio for hdslr shooting is just one example.

Thanks.
 
Thanks Doug, when we decided to add the HDSLR market into our sales and rental fleet it became a major endeavor on the part of a few Abel employees, particularly Andrew Shipsides in NY, to scour the available products and test everything we could. We work directly with the manufacturers and in many cases consult on designs of the products. Then we work hard to build up the knowledge base on our website to become a resource to end users. That audio for HDSLR is a good example.
 
PL?

PL?

Is this adapter for pl-lenses? If that´s the case, where can I get one?!
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Thank's!
I'll keep searching for one made to fit the 7D. If anyone knows where to get one don't be afraid to tell.
 
I'm pretty sure that most PL mounted lenses would strike the mirror and other internal parts of the 7d if you put a PL mount on the camera. I put a PL mount on Pawel's EOS 50 and he then had to remove the mirror and carve out parts of the inside of the cam with a Dremel to get his Master Primes to fit. So it's probably best to go with the GH1 if you must use PL lenses, as this 4/3rds cam has much shorter flange focal distance. Unless someone wants to take the chance and carve up a 7d . . .
 
PatC said:
cheap lenses are silly!!!!
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This is too true! Also, if you're shooting at a level where 7D is a viable option, I'd say it's safe to say that if you buy some good Canon L glass, you won't have a problem using it on the Scarlet, which is what I intend to do. My 7D kit is built in such a way that everything (monitor, mattebox, lenses, etc) can be used on Scarlet. The only thing I can't move to a Scarlet setup is the 7D body, and that's a great B-cam to have around anyway.
 
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