Caleb Genheimer

Hi, all! Has as anyone found any good wide angle adapters for Kowa 16-H/8Z? It's one of the wider projection lenses (50mm ff taking lens if cropped to 2.40:1), but it doesn't quite get that Hollywood wide anamorphic look. I've been looking at the Dog Shidt Optics FF38, but I'm not sure if it would work to put the projection lens between the ff58 and the ff38 wide angle adapter front end.

URSA Mini 4.6K will be one to pick up used in a year or so

Mediocre all round, tbh. 35mm on m43 is not wide, f2.8 is not fast, and m43 is not really the best sensor size format. S35 at least is preferred.

I'm really excited to get mine. One careful setup of the dual focus system, and no more strange focus mistakes!

Looks great, Seb! That Baby H is a sharp little thing. Thoughts so far on the Rangefinder? I've got mine on pre-order already from Adorama.

Do you think the DSO tele/wa converter fronts will work with the Kowa? They look pretty large.

Zak, which SLR Magic lenses are you using for scope, and how do you like them? I've been using Zeiss C/Y with my Kowa 16-H, and while good, the look is a tad stale/cold for my tastes (at least when it comes to anamorphic). Also, I get the hexagonal and ninja star bokeh when stopping down which doesn't help matters. I've been eyeing the Sam/Rok Cine DS lenses as possible alternatives, but perhaps I should be eyeing up the SLR Magic offerings too?

I'm still very confused as to where to buy the newxRangefinder. Some deals were mentioned including an Adorama one, but from my side of the pond (USA), I haven't seen a $399 special release price anywhere yet. SLR Magic have a deal but it's in £, not USD. Not trying to punch pennies here, but to some of us even $100 difference is no small amount, and I'm rather confused as to where the best deal is to be had.

Thanks for this, Andrew! This is great especially considering that the NX1 is the bang-for-buck 4K cam of the year. I've already had great results out of mine, so this is a welcome extra little toolkit. I've also not had AF switching issues, but I only use the 16-50 OIS, and to be honest, I often have AF turned ON. This camera and the Ronin M seem made for each other! The AF is seamless.

Andrew, are you sure of the introductory pricing? You have it in USD, but those are the prices I'm seeing on SLR Magic's site in Pounds, and on Adorama in the USA, it's $599, no mention of a discount. Just trying to figure out how to get the discount, it hasn't been made very clear to understand.

Where do I pre-order? this has been long awaited for me. The FM module only works with Cinelux anas, and the Rectilux (while I'm sure it's good quality), is way on the expensive side of things. This is the ideal solution: screws on like a filter. The only thing to sort is neutral density. I wish there were more lens-to-camera adapters with built-in filter holders (added bonus of buying smaller filters).

If this is quality, $600 is a steal! SLR Magic, I'll buy one as soon as it's available. Well done. I have a Kowa 16-H that has been waiting for this for years!

Some Lomos have been converted to PL, some have not. There are two original mounts that they typically have : OCT-18 and OCT-19. It would also be ideal to have rails and a sliding lens support. Remember... They're cinema lenses, not full frame stills lenses, so shoot in APSC mode.

Is that the 3FF-W? What's the price tag on that sucker?

I too would do A7s in this price bracket, but the OP already ruled it out. Also, having to spend so much extra for the Shogun just to get 4K out of an already expensive camera... Well it kinda rubs me the wrong way.

Get the NX1 with 16-50 f2-2.8 theres lots to love, including the color, the autofocus, the APSC. Plenty of cash left over for the long zoom lens, or a gimbal.

The footage I've shot in the past month alone, with just my NX1/16-50/Ronin M trifecta, is proof to me that Samsung could crush everyone else if they play their cards right. They've nailed everything except the codec. The Autofocus is insane, the BSI sensor is a beast, the build quality is pro, the batteries last long, the tech inside is from this century. Even the h.265 is good in theory, but rather than use the superior compression for smaller files, they should use it for higher quality, 10 bit. Sure, the Sonys offer "more", but look at the price tags.

Let's not forget that 35mm film cameras have rolling shutter. It is minimal, yes, but rolling nonetheless. Only with the advent of digital cinema has true global shutter become possible. I like the specs to be sure, but after using the NX1 on several shoots, autofocus has become a very important feature. The Samsung is so good at holding focus that I just balance it on my Ronin as-is and start shooting. So unless Sony's AF is the same, I'll be sticking with Sammy for the forseeable future. True, h.265 is a minor hassle currently, but soon enough people will be calling h.264 "old hat".

This is the design I've been waiting for... A mount-to-front. But the optics are the most important. I've transitioned to 4K on my NX1, and I'd like to be able to retain all the resolving power of my Kowa.

Yeah s35 would seem like a no-brainer. M4/3? Very limited market. A lens needs to cover s35 and be long FFD for me to seriously consider it a long-term piece of kit.

If the NX1 had been from any other company (as opposed to being a "first" offering from Samsung), it'd already be firmly seated as the top video DSLR. Small quirks aside, the 4K is clean, the colors are pleasing, it's light, ergonomic, durable, and I'm surprised more people aren't talking up the tracking AF especially for gimbal work, because it's insanely good. Fly-by-wire lenses actually have a use on the NX1 for video.

I'm really liking my NX1, but i don't really feel like I'm maximizing its potential, especially in terms of DR and color. On just standard profiles, it looks great right out of the cam, but I haven't found a good flat setting yet. The colors seem to get messed up to my eyes in Gamma DR. Do these various converters deal with color differently?

Hi, All! I've recently purchased a Samsung NX1, and I've been looking for a good EF to NX adapter. All the currently available adapters are cheap spring-clip designs, not quality. I have contacted Ciecio7, an EBay seller who manufactures extremely high quality adapters, and he is able to produce EF to NX adapters with his positive locking EF mount mechanism. Unfortunately, the price for a single adapter is over USD $600, very expensive. But Ciecio7 has indicated that the price can be reduced if a larger quantity is purchased. I figured I would start a discussion here to gauge interest, and perhaps go back to Ciecio7 with a ballpark number of interested people and see where the price lands. keep in mind this won't magically become a $100 adapter. Most of his adapters are still over $200, but they're the best adapters out there. @Andrew Reid, perhaps there's a way to do this as a forum, similar to the iscorama mod group buy? I guess we'll see how many people are even interested.

The NX1 has great color, and I'd argue that for weddings, it's miles ahead of Canon. Have you tried AF video on a Canon lately? i can put my NX1 on my gimbal, set it to face track AF and forget about it. It's downright creepy, but it actually tracks faces and keeps them in focus, fairly reliably. It's light weight, and on a carbon fiber gimbal, I can run around all day getting shots of a wedding that look like crane shots or dolly shots... In 4K. Or in slow motion. All this kit cost less than a camera from the C line of Canon, let alone Canon lenses. theyre going to HAVE to canibalize at some point, all companies do. Why they have such a problem with that is another matter.

What did you guys pay for those, ballpark? I'm looking to step up my anamorphic game, but there's not much solid review on these units yet. Looking forward to some real customer opinions on these :)