[Leica] Camera as video, MII

[imagist3 at mac.com (George Lottermoser)]

Right. Up until now the video cameras had to use short focal length lenses 
which provided way too much depth of field on their tiny sensors, even wide 
open. Just as we see with the tiny point and shoot cameras.

After market folks have been trying to design all manner of gizmos to use 35 
mm lenses which project an image onto a ground glass and then that projected 
image focused by the video camera lens onto the video chip; to achieve a 
movie "film look."
I suspect they will now go out of business;
and all those who've purchased these rigs
will soon have them on the bay.

Regards,
George Lottermoser 
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On May 26, 2010, at 11:29 AM, Robert D. Baron wrote:

> I've been scratching my head wondering what the advantage is in using
> a DSLR rather than a single-purpose high definition video camera and I
> finally understand the answer is as you say it.  It is the image
> produced.
> 
> I may be slow but it does dawn on me eventually.