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manual. There are reports that these lenses
are not as smooth in their movement in
manual mode as compared to the MF lenses
but will otherwise function normally. The
Mini35 does not provide any type of
electronic lens control.
Q: Will the Mini35 control the iris of my Canon
EF lenses?
A: No. The Mini35 does not provide any type of
electronic lens control. EF lenses are wide
open by default, which means there is no
problem using them with the Mini35; you will
simply have no way to stop down the lens
for Depth of Field control.
Q: Can I use commercially available
anamorphic adapters with the Mini35?
A: No. The Mini35 connects directly to the
cameras and does not allow for the use of
any of the prosumer anamorphic
attachments. There are two methods for
shooting 16x9. The first is to shoot 4:3,
composing for 16x9 and then masking in
post. The XL1S provides on-screen guides
to assist in this process. The second is to
use the in-camera 16x9 feature. To achieve
a 2.4:1 “scope” look you are able to use
anamorphic cine lenses from companies
such as Panavision and Hawk. Most NLE
systems will allow for an anamorphic
unsqueeze during capture. The image will
appear squeezed in the viewfinder or field
monitor unless you have a monitor that can
perform an unsqueeze or you use an inline
unsqueeze device similar to the Transvideo
format converter.