![]() ![]() I won't say any more about it now, but if anything ever comes of it, you'll read about it here first. ![]() (FYI, all of the above has caused me to resume work on a project I have been tinkering with for several years now that would take advantage of the fact that a 1.3X crop sensor leaves some usable image circle on the table. He says he added this at the request of cinematographers who are using Canon DLSRs for their video ability.) I have been in communication with Bo-Ming Tong at Conurus about modifying Contax 645 lenses to stop down manually and for at least the ones I presently own (35, 45, 55, 80, and 140), it's my understanding that this can be done, although not with anything he offers off-the-shelf (unless, of course, you wish to use them on a Canon body in combination with the NAM-1 adapter, which either has or can have - I forget which - this function built into the adapter. If I had to do it all over again and couldnt afford a Contax 645, Id get another one. ![]() It takes a bit of coordinated hand effort, to be sure, but the lens will remain stopped down at whatever aperture you selected and if you have a suitable adapter, you can then remount it on another body (although, as Victor has pointed out, registration differences may limit your options here). The AFD also has data or date imprinting, a motor drive built in, can shoot digital with some Phase One backs, and has a little bit different meter functionality than the AF. Click to expand.If you have a Contax 645 body handy, you can fool Contax 645 lenses into stopping down by selecting the aperture you want and holding down the DoF preview button while you remove the lens from the body. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |