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skateboard filmers: how close do you get with the .3 lens?

X-Ron
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Apr 3, 2001, 2:25 PM

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i was wondering how close you get with the .3 lens. i mean if you use the bajonett mount on the vx1000 you don't need to zoom in so you have the widest angle possible. in order to have the skater full size on the screen you need to get so close that it's extremly dangerous for the expensive lens. so i thought about zooming in a little bit... what do you think of that?
Ron

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Apr 3, 2001, 2:39 PM

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First of all, you do not want to zoom in. By doing so, you are loosing alot of the wide angle. If you are going to zoom in you might as well buy a .42x lense. As far as getting close goes, it all depends. You want to get really close, but not too close. It all depends on the obstacle actually. BTW, if you get you lense hit, its no big thing. You don't ahve to go out and nuy a whole new one, you just have to pat $200 to get the glass replaced. Good Luck, Robert

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Apr 3, 2001, 3:55 PM

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Nah, you shouldn't zoom in. That will just make the edges off the frame blurry and will look ugly. If the .3x is too wide for you just buy a .42 like robert said.
It's all a matter of preference on how close you get. Sometimes I'll get really close and other times i won't get as close. It just depends on the trick and what it's being done on. Just make sure you are ready to pull your camera out at any time. I've had mine hit several times. The lens holds up really well, i don't have any scratches on it anywhere. worst thing that has happened from me getting hit is i have a small dent in the mic screen. and i've been hit in the head once.
Just think about the trick they are trying and try to predict where the board is gonna go if they mess up.

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Apr 3, 2001, 5:36 PM

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: i was wondering how close you get with the .3 lens. i mean if you use the bajonett mount on the vx1000 you don't need to zoom in so you have the widest angle possible. in order to have the skater full size on the screen you need to get so close that it's extremly dangerous for the expensive lens. so i thought about zooming in a little bit... what do you think of that?
: Ron
The thing with Century Fisheyes are that there isn't much of any macro. So if you zoom too much it goes blurry. I don't think macro on a fisheye is a good idea anyways, it doesn't look that good. I might be wrong though.

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Apr 3, 2001, 11:02 PM

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I noticed that the Century .3 bayonet mount on the VX1000 has the slightest amount of vignetting on the left side if it is zoomed out all the way. You can see it better on a pro monitor or if steadyshot is accidentally left on...so I would zoom in very very slightly just to get rid of the miniscule vignetting but not too far so you don't lose image distortion or go out of focus. When filming a skater be as close as possible while avoiding contact. The closer you are the better it will look on the VX1000 depending on what your shooting...on the VX2000 I have noticed that you have to be a little farther away but that is good for the safety of your face and your lens.