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A quick test to demonstrate how a adapted Nikon 17-35 f2.8 AFS lens used in full manual can offer full aperture control on a Canon Eos5DmkII after an AE lock.

Apologies for the wobble, today is very windy and they don't like tripods too much where I was shooting.

You can also hear that on the onboard audio, an separate mic is certainly needed to eliminate lens aperture noises.

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  • Scott Harris 11 months ago
    Changing aperture after AE lock isn't very useful... Can you set aperture manually before locking?
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  • Dan Chung plus 11 months ago
    Yes, you can set it to what you want.
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  • Tim Allan 11 months ago
    Hi Dan

    Have just been veiwing your work on the Guardian website. Love both your stills and video work, especially the 5d video 'one night in Beijin'.

    You seem to use shift and tilt/perspective control lenses often, I love the 100m final shot at the Olympics. I'm assuming you were shooting on the D3 in Beijing so are these lenses Nikon's own PC lenses or some other make? Or am I completely wrong?

    Tim
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  • Itsofototo 11 months ago
    Free tibet!
  • John 11 months ago
    Tibet is a part of china in the history, present and forever.
    Anybody would not be able to separate it from our nations.
  • akuma 11 months ago
    nonsense : with those kind of words, you'd say that nazis are linked to jews and alkaida to every american in this crazy world.
    China wants to erase Tibetans of the globe & take small little piece of earth. that's all.
  • Xu Mehtash 11 months ago
    John is right.
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  • Tynan 11 months ago
    Thanks for uploading this one Dan, very useful to know.

    One question - how are you mounting the Nikon lenses on the 5D2 ?

    What are you using to adapt them ?




    Cheers for any info.

    Lee
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  • Chris Sinclair plus 11 months ago
    yeah, what's the mount procedure? what's the list of things i need to buy? is it a DIY?
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  • Ron Coker plus 11 months ago
    Hi Dan, Nikon Glass the way to go.

    A point of interest, with video capture limiting focus to manual only, how easy (or difficult or impossible) is it to hold focus on a moving target, Advancing, Receding & Traversing ?

    I appreciate your input, comments & video.

    Cheers. Ron.
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  • Håvard Ferstad 11 months ago
    Nice work, Dan! Would you care to comment on using external LCD monitors with the 5D MK II? I guess there's a big difference between a Manhattan and a Lilliput?
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  • Sam Morgan Moore 11 months ago
    Oi Dan - I was just wondering about the Nikon on Canon thing to control aperture - trust you to be on it - hope you are well ...
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