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All good in theory except the 1080p mode is soft and not veery good IQ at all in comparison to A7 series 1080p or other cameras (GH4 etc.) This thread cracks me up reading about rolling shutter being OK as you can use it "stylistically"... You can also use an miniDV camera stylistically, why don't we all get one of those next? Sony has tried to cram some great features into an awkward frame and as an end result made some half baked crippled mess. Lets hope the a6300 successor will fix these issues. Should I start a6400 rumours already??? :D p.s. I don't understand why Sony doesn't just make their top of the line APS-C camera the same body as an A7ii (like 5D is to 7D). That makes far more sense to me, especially given the people I see who are most interested in it.

Soft 1080p, overheating issues and crazy bad rolling shutter (worst of any Sony 4K cam yet) isn't convincing me to get rid of my GH4. I was really hoping Sony was going to deliver with this one .

As Hans said above that's normal for the S8, mine isn't modified and does the same thing. Do you have anymore details of what you did? I'm curious to know more.

Raf make a 16-s adapter... also it's perfectly machined to fit the back size (as is the 16h version). Yes it's not a 2-piece adapter, but with a small bit of ingenuity you can modify it to be . It's price is very good and even if you don't make it a two piece alignment will be super easy because it's a mm perfect fit around the back end.

Adapters Vs Converters, one is "focus through/ zoom through" the other isn't. Typically Adapters you need a macro mode or the correct strength diopter between your lens and the adapter for it to focus at all. Converters are usually bigger and heavier but not always. I have used quite a few WA converters with my Kowa ElmoII. I have an old WA converter for mini DV cams with bayonet mount that I modded to a 77mm thread on back, it has a huge rear element and weighs a ton. It's a 0.7x converter and it does make my footage considerably wider with the trade off being you can't shoot at as low f.stop if you want sharp edges... Honestly though I never use the thing because it weighs a ton, I should have spent that money on something else instead of on what is now basically an expensive door stop. If I always shot on rails with a proper rig I could see it being useful, but I don't and really ever do so it's just another silly thing I bought. I also have a 0.4x HD fisheye adapter I purchased for the same purpose, with that I need to use a +8 diopter for correct focus, but it's as heavy and stupid as the Converter I bought, not really useful. It does make a crazy wide anamorphic fisheye shot though, which I guess is kind of cool.

GH4 - Scopes used - Kowa Elmo II, Kowa B&H (same as ElmoII, need to sell), Kowa 8z, Isco s8. Taking lenses used most - Canon nFD's, 24mm 2.8, 35mm 2.8, 50mm 1.4, 85mm 1.8, 100mm 2.8. Process - GH4 4:3 anamorphic mode. After shooting I put it through Alex D's script to down-sample, de-noise, sharpen and stretch back to 1080p 2.67aspect. I'm really amazed by how well this works, down-sampled 4K anamorphic from GH4 has such little noise I can shoot up to 1600ISO.

My main concerns Brian are: 1 - Although a 1.75-1.8x squeeze lens is quite useful and makes sense on paper I feel it may become less useful and more obsolete in the very near future. As Zak Forsman points out, new cameras are coming out all the time with updated ratios and I think it's only a sign of things to come. 2 - Yes consumer cams mostly have 16:9 sensors, with a notable one (GH4) actually having a 4:3 mode, but I honestly feel these people wont be your target market anyway! These are the people that worry about the price difference between an SLR RF vs a Core DNA when the later is only a bit over twice as much but you get way better optics... I don't think many people from that crowd will really be able to afford (or justify) your creations. Thus I don't think it make sense to consider what they would be shooting with. ( I know this because I'm one of them ). Personally I'd say stick with 2x stretch and make some lenses that will really stick it to the competition!!! All the best Brian, keep up the good work!

Just use tape if you need to. Or you can mod your lenses to have little thumb screws you can tighten to stop it moving.

I have one, but I wont sell it , great lens! I hope you can find one, they don't come up too often.

This one comes up every few months .

I had two of these, sold one just the other day in new condition with the original Kowa hard case. Kept one for myself. If anyone is looking for a Kowa B&H 2x I also still have one of those for sale.

Has anyone in this thread actually used an a6300? On paper I must agree it sounds like a good camera, however from what I've seen so far in reviews I would hardly say GH4 or G7 could be a "B camera" to it... Looks as though the rolling shutter is out of control and the only useable mode is the 4K mode (1080p being soft and ugly), people need to stop the hype. I'm really interested in getting the XL for my GH4, but the price is killing me, it's almost what I paid for the camera! haha.

Not sure whether you are still thinking about this, but I recently purchased a YJ18x9 Cannon B4 2/3 inch lens and adapted it to my EOS m. The result is pretty good with no vignetting or noticeable blur on the edges of the picture in 3x crop mode. I'm actually fine with using 3x crop mode as I believe for shooting video it gives a better picture and is needed if you want to shoot RAW on the EOS m... Anyway just letting you know it works.