PannySVHS

Thanks Panny, yes the less I do modification in post, the more I feel good  And yes I put infinity on the prime lens and focusing with the focus module. The very closed shots are taken with a + 3 diopter.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Century-0VS-07CV-HDS-0-7x-Wide-Angle-Converter-Sony-HDR-FX1-HVR-Z1U-W-O-Box-/351748782726?hash=item51e5dc7a86:g:2yQAAOSwiCRUfNMx
 
You would have to write the seller...both mine are marked with a white sticky label that says for Z1U only...I believe it was a sony pro camcorder...on the wide end of the lens rim (outside) it's marked PRO SERIES HD 0.7X WIDE ANGLE CONVERTER CENTURY OPTICS U.S.A.
A heavy optic...very high quality...these are new and a ridiculous price...changes every lens you put it on to 30% wider. I bought 5 or 6 cheap Chinese 77mm sky filters, removed the rear bayonet and used J&B Weld to glue the filter rings on after removing their glass....Buy more filters than you think you'll need..you have to build your mount up sufficiently to clear the rear elemant...Iuse it like this with my large Nikons and step up to 77mm with my FD's and Sigma 18-35 F1.8...hope this helps ...
 

The Schneider adapter is 0.7 x...no distortion and 30 percent wider...don't know the full frame answer though... use S35
.

I find it sad when people buy gear but are too afraid to scratch it and end up don't using their gear full potential.
If my camera is scratched, it's because I had to put it in a tough environment to get the picture. If you're too afraid to damage your gear, you can still work in studios, where everything is immaculate. But personally, I'd be outside shooting

What are you going to do with it? Keep it in pristine condition in a box until you die? Use the thing! I have a 17mm FD that I also love.

But seriously, I get it... That is a pretty lens. I have a few I worry about too. 

Here is a movie taking during the past month in different places such as :
Oléron island (French atlantic coast), Biarritz (French atlantic coast) and Croatia
camera : Panasonic DMC-LX100 on tele zoom position
3:2 4K 25p photo mode exported in UHD
baby Hypergonar anamorphic 1.75x lens
SLR Magic Rangefinder focus system
no color correction - slight levels correction
-5 personnal color settings - Howa ND 32 filter and sometimes added with low prices 4x and 8x ND filters
music : Mark Pritchard - Beautiful People (feat. Thom Yorke)
Trumpets of Consciousness - Never Again
L'Impératrice — Parfum Thérémine
Goran Bare i Majke - Teške boje unplugged
Thanks to Céline, Anne, her daugher, and Antun

Hey Andrew!
I sent you a pm. Don´t wanna brag about it, but there is a place in Berlin where people do just that, using all their time the dayjob leaves them and do films and more.
What can I say, it´s a pretty nifty (did i get that word right, lemme check on dict.cc:) place. Think I got the word right:)
You and some awesome people here inspired me to apply for that school and it´s been as nice as it can be, besides the burden of a non filmic day job.
Here is a screenshot from a 24h hour film challenge me and a collegue student did on the semilegendary G6, no filmschooltech allowed, just
practicals, a photolamp bounced, boosted 28mm FD and way too high iso 1600:) Shoot, now I spoiled the camera for my planned guess the camera challenge:)
cheers Andrew and friends of this awesome place EOSHD!
Marty
 

Maybe you just found your new shooting style... Infinity focus all of your shots and then wrap it in bubble wrap. No need to touch it. 

Fitting your lens with Lux gears might help keep ACs from scratching the housing.

Just use it and let it get scratched up. A little patina never hurt no body.

If there's one that's the best when combining all 3, I think it's the GH4. Not the single best in any category, but solid in each.
Fantastic doc camera. Fantastic travel camera. And while there is a better, it's still a fantastic film camera in the right hands, especially with a speedbooster and the right lenses. 

Hey Michael, thanks for checking out! Bought a 20mm 2.8 from Canon two days ago. Gonna see how that one works out.

The GX80 finally arrived in Norway too. First impressions are really good and stabilizer is truly amazing! If anyone is building a rig with an external monitor please share some images of it.

My Yashica 28mm also has about 270 degrees throw
 
Hi, just looked and it is actually a Promaster 28mm f2.8 - not a Vivitar! Its supposed to be a rebrand of the Sigma mini wide II ... Good long focus throw

Andy mentions a wide angle adapter in the Lens thread that's made by Schneider....30 percent wider and zero distortion...a large optic with a bayonet mount you have to remove and modify...Andy gives detailed instructions in the thread...

I just checked the focus throw on the minolta, and well, it is very small (between 90° and 120°).
But strangely enough, I had never any problem focusing on this lens. (Although, at 28mm and f/3,5 , everything is pretty much in focus)

Hey!
With compacts such as LX100 it´s tricky with manual focus, since it´s fly by wire. I myself handled the LX100 in a store. From that though limited experience
I must say, I didnt like the fly by wire focus, neither the ergonomy, neither the EVF for videoshooting or updating from my cheap G6.
Jase has quiet some experience shooting with it so maybe he can say more about handling and focussing.
For professional filming with little time I think GH4 is just great. Battery life, large EVF.
Don´t sell it unless GH5 comes up:) Maybe you like the handling and stabilization of the GX80. But still GH4 with Hdmi out, long battery life,
mic input, things the GX80 doesn´t have.
cheers

The Resolve manual even says that the viewer in the color page of the software isn't accurate for judging grading, that combined with the VGA monitor is probably guesswork in the end.
If you have the space, how about a cheap 32" / 37" LCD TV connected via DeckLink? The DeckLink MiniMonitor gives you a 10bit FullHD out via HDMI and SDI for only 145 $ (plus it's the only way to get full screen playback on a second screen in Resolve). I'm using a Dell U2711 but as soon as desk space permits I'll add a FullHD TV via DeckLink.

If you enjoy color grading, get a better monitor. Preferably something with DisplayPort.

Here is the thing can you grade on consumer monitor sure you can will it be accurate sure it will not. There is no cheap pro way to color grade. But to get really close here is my setup. Davinci + decklink mini to dell u2410 via HDMI with i1pro probe then i use free DisplayCAL to calibrate resolve viewer in resolve while using my monitor internal factory settings and it gets me dam close to accuracy. DisplayCAL i create 3d lut that is stored in to resolve viewer via software is this the right way not really but it gets me there.
This is my setup but any good monitor like dell u2410 and up like eizo nec calibrated will give you nice starter accuracy

My Vivatar f2.8 (rebranded Sigma super wide II) has about 270 degree focus throw..
 

Iirc, the Contax Zeiss 28mm lenses and the 28-85 f/3.4-4 all have really nice big focus throws. I would guess the Leica R 28mm elmarit is similarly good, but I haven't used it and don't have a good enough connection here at work to Google it.

As 28mm, here are the one I have : 
Minolta Rokkor 28/3,5 -> Nice image quality, quite contrasty. Decent focus throw and well damped.(MD Mount) Makinon 28/2.8 -> Good image quality, contrast is a bit low. Focus throw is short but nicely damped. (MD Mount, other mounts are available) Super Varexon 28/3.5 -> Quite soft with short and too stiff focus throw (M42 mount) but my copy has a dent, so it might not be representative.

For wide angle adapters - I have a ten dollar Neewer one and like it. Mostly for portraits.. close up it's sharper, and there's added "character" especially wide open (some barrel distortion, edge softness, haze, goofy bokeh). Gets a lot sharper at 5.6, but still probably not perfectly acceptable for everyone. I use it on a 50 mostly, distortion is worse on a wider lens. I also use it on a full frame lens and a crop sensor, would be less confident on full frame for the edges. It also makes the minimum focus distance closer by like a couple feet, but I think keeps infinity.. near infinity on the lens. Doesn't seem to affect the color or contrast of the lens.
I forget the large, pricey one that was suggested once here. The DSO one seems like a better performer than mine too, but again, plenty of character.
Also, something that should be noted, because it's not sensible.. I have no idea what the multiplier number on the adapter refers to. Mine says .45x, but is more like .74x for focal length.
Sorry if that was wordy