Q:Do I need a support for my prime lenses? What about cine zooms?
A:Most cine and still primes will not need any support. Larger still primes and zooms, typically
Q:What are the major differences between using cine lenses and still lenses?
A:As far as optical quality, the SLR still lenses are on a par with cine primes. The major difference is the ergonomics of the lenses. Since they were not designed to capture moving images, the focus and zoom movements may not be as smooth as the movement on a cine lens. In addition, older zoom lenses will not hold their focus while
zooming in and out and functionally become variable primes. We do have reports that the newest SLR zooms will hold focus throughout the range. Make sure to test the individual lens before production.
Q:Can I use 16mm lenses?
A:No, this is not possible. The 16mm lenses project an image (10,4x7,4mm) not half as big as the 35mm image (18x24mm) the Mini35 is working with. Strong vignetting will appear.
You can only use 35mm cine and still photography lenses.
Q:Can I use Nikon AF lenses?
A:Yes. The physical mount of the AF lenses is the same as the standard (MF) lenses and focus, iris, and zoom control can be set to
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