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Got the BLADE !
As you may know (see previous post), I ordered the Shoot35 SG Blade two months ago. I just got it yesterday.
First, let me say this is brilliant !!
Got it in place on the camera in 5 minutes, ready to roll !
Let’s see that in pictures (and sorry for the bad quality, my small camera is not that good, and I don’t want to spend too much time on this, it’s a sunny day and I want to go shooting outside while the sun is still here !).
Notice, on next picture, the Follow focus. At it seems to be a real strong device, you can’t change the gear side. If you want to use it on the left of the camera, you need to have long lenses or, I will try this soon, put the blade support backward to be able to push the floow-focus a little bit closer to the lense mount… (hey, i’m french ! Do you seriously expect me to do a review without complaining ? )
Another complain here… The battery charger of the Blade comes with a UK electric plug. In fact, the charger can also be used from a 12v source (car battery for example). Shoot35 provide a french plug to 12v battery adapter, and then you can use the charger in France. Great ! Maybe I will cut the UK plug and replace it by a french one, or simply cut the 220 input cable and only use the 12v adapter…
Then the plug on the blade. It seems to not « click » when you plug in, meaning the cable could move outside the plus without notice. Be carefull of that !
And finaly my best actress around who helped me shooting (video to come soon) : Mouchette !!
28 février 2009 - 14:14
great casting, hope we will see Mouchette\’s movie soon !!
28 février 2009 - 16:56
To get your follow forcus to work properly, you need to get a gear ring. The rubber focus ring on your lens isn’t designed to work with a follow focus gear.
Once you get a gear ring on the lens, it will position the FF far enough away from the blade that you will be able to use it on the left side.
Also, many of us got the wrong power adapter. If you email Wayne, he will send you the proper adapter.
28 février 2009 - 17:25
What you don’t see on the picture, is that it’s not the block of the FF the problem, but the length of the lense. It is sooo short that, enven when the FF if pushed toward the blade support, the gear is behind the lense… I will try to make that clear with another picture soon. The only solutions I see are setting the FF on the right of the camera or, to be tested, put the blade’s support the way around so the longest part will be toward the camera instead of toward the lense. Then I’ll be able to push the FF one centimeter closer to the blase and surely get the FF in place for short lenses.
28 février 2009 - 17:28
You will see the problem on picture 5
28 février 2009 - 17:37
Ahh..okay, didn’t see that before. I had the same problem. Just remove the mounting block from the vertical piece and move the mounting block to the other (back) side of the vertical mounting piece so that the logo is facing the camera. That will give you enough room. Then, once you put the gear ring on the lens, all will be good. Let me know if you’re not sure what I mean, give me an email address and I’ll send you a picture.
13 mars 2009 - 15:46
Bonjour, je suis en possession d’un SGpro et d’une EX1 et j’ai un probleme c’est que j’ai toujours un halo noir autour de l’image ou alors il faut que je zoome beaucoup (+ de 80) du coup je perd une grande partie de l’image surtout sur le grand angle !
En gros est ce que c’est de même sur le SGblade et de combien dois tu zoomer ?
Merci
13 mars 2009 - 16:31
Salut,
Je n’ai pas du tout ce problème. Je zoom a 69/70 et je n’ai pas de falloff sur les bords (sauf au 19 et légèrement au 24mm).
Es-tu certain que tu es bien centré ?
Il y a peut-être un problème avec l’achromat, mais il me semble que certaines personnes utilisent le SGpro avec la EX1 et n’ont pas ce problème. As tu regardé sur le forum de shoot35 ?
Si tu es sur Paris on peut se rencontrer pour regarder ce qu’il en est…