Nikon Image Converter User Manual

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42Q: Do I need a support for my prime lenses?What about cine zooms?A: Most cine and still primes will not need anysupport. Larger still primes and zooms,typically special-use telephoto lenses, willneed additional support. All cine zooms willrequire the use of an external bridge platesystem for support.Q: What are the major differences betweenusing cine lenses and still lenses?A: As far as optical quality, the SLR still lensesare on a par with cine primes. The majordifference is the ergonomics of the lenses.Since they were not designed to capturemoving images, the focus and zoommovements may not be as smooth as themovement on a cine lens. In addition, olderzoom lenses will not hold their focus whilezooming in and out and functionally becomevariable primes. We do have reports that thenewest SLR zooms will hold focusthroughout the range. Make sure to test theindividual lens before production.Q: Can I use 16mm lenses?A: No, this is not possible. The 16mm lensesproject an image (10,4x7,4mm) not half asbig as the 35mm image (18x24mm) theMini35 is working with. Strong vignetting willappear.You can only use 35mm cine and stillphotography lenses.Q: Can I use Nikon AF lenses?A: Yes. The physical mount of the AF lenses isthe same as the standard (MF) lenses andfocus, iris, and zoom control can be set to