35mm Adapter for Canon XL-series Camcorders...(directly mountable)? at DVinfo.net

Shannon Rawls · January 25th, 2006, 11:51 AM

forget the mini35 for a second.

Ok...

The current offereings of 35mm adapters are cool, and using them with the stock lens on a XL1/XL1s/XL2/XL-H1 apparently has shown favorable results. Using a straight adapter and a 20mm relay lens is probably even better.

But I say unto you.....

Whichever company designs a 35mm adapter that preserves 35mm DOF and angle of view that mounts directly up to the body of the Canon XL-series of cameras .... will undoubtedly .... hit JACKPOT!

I'm waiting for the 1st person/company to do that. Man, with the amount of XL series cameras floating around the Earth.....just think!

Just wanted to put that out there.

- ShannonRawls.com

Steev Dinkins · January 25th, 2006, 12:33 PM

Shannon, yes, the subject is a hot one, and has been brought up here many times.

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=57866
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=56745
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens

The word back in 2004 was that the P+S Technik relay lens was an f/1.0 priced at $1000 itself. I've seen only a few people experimenting with the relay, most recently...

http://www.geocities.com/afsproductions/index.html

And on RedRockMicro forums, this mysterious pic popped up:

http://www.holyzoo.com/000/images/ho...lay_For_XL.jpg

By far the least expensive solution is just putting an M2/G35/Letus35/MPIC on the front of the stock lens, but it's bulky and sloppy regarding zoom/focus settings.

I had good results with the 16X manual XL lens however, since I could lock in the focus using the backfocus/macro adjust for a sense of sure focus calibration. I prefer the 16X manual lens anyway, so I purchased a body only kit, and the 16X lens.

Any XL-H1 body only kits out there yet? :)

Wayne Kinney · January 25th, 2006, 12:35 PM

Quyen Le will be bring out his XL flip in a few months time. Will replace the stock lens.

January 25th, 2006, 11:51 AM	#1
Shannon Rawls Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 853	35mm Adapter for Canon XL-series Camcorders...(directly mountable)? forget the mini35 for a second. Ok... The current offereings of 35mm adapters are cool, and using them with the stock lens on a XL1/XL1s/XL2/XL-H1 apparently has shown favorable results. Using a straight adapter and a 20mm relay lens is probably even better. But I say unto you..... Whichever company designs a 35mm adapter that preserves 35mm DOF and angle of view that mounts directly up to the body of the Canon XL-series of cameras .... will undoubtedly .... hit JACKPOT! I'm waiting for the 1st person/company to do that. Man, with the amount of XL series cameras floating around the Earth.....just think! Just wanted to put that out there. - ShannonRawls.com __________________ Shannon W. Rawls ~ Motion Picture Producer & huge advocate of Digital Acquisition.

January 25th, 2006, 12:33 PM	#2
Steev Dinkins Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 613	Shannon, yes, the subject is a hot one, and has been brought up here many times. http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=57866 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=56745 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthrea...=XL+relay+lens The word back in 2004 was that the P+S Technik relay lens was an f/1.0 priced at $1000 itself. I've seen only a few people experimenting with the relay, most recently... http://www.geocities.com/afsproductions/index.html And on RedRockMicro forums, this mysterious pic popped up: http://www.holyzoo.com/000/images/ho...lay_For_XL.jpg By far the least expensive solution is just putting an M2/G35/Letus35/MPIC on the front of the stock lens, but it's bulky and sloppy regarding zoom/focus settings. I had good results with the 16X manual XL lens however, since I could lock in the focus using the backfocus/macro adjust for a sense of sure focus calibration. I prefer the 16X manual lens anyway, so I purchased a body only kit, and the 16X lens. Any XL-H1 body only kits out there yet? :) __________________ www.holyzoo.com

January 25th, 2006, 12:35 PM	#3
Wayne Kinney Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brighton, East Sussex, UK Posts: 938	Quyen Le will be bring out his XL flip in a few months time. Will replace the stock lens. __________________ Thanks, Wayne.