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<p>Hi,<br> Am filming with a Bolex H16 with a Pan Cinor zoom on it, very difficult to get the correct aperture for the speed I shoot at which is 16&2/3rd fps. My film is Fomapan asa 100. Have been using a Gossen 6 as a meter but the exact speed I film at is an in-between value, and it's often a problem to read off the correct aperture I need, especially in challenging situations.<br> I was wondering if there is a digital reflective light meter that I could set the fps into, and get an aperture reading that way please? I was looking at the Sekonic 308DC meter but I don't know if it would accept an in-between fps rate? Useless if not, I'd be back to guesstimating between f-stops again.<br> Advice appreciated :)<br> Thanks</p>

<p>Please clarify.</p>

<p>Wow - thanks - am so behind the times! :-o</p> <p>The imagery is brilliant & there is a default brightness level beneath it - that should serve me very well for the ad hoc video experiment :)</p>

<p>Thanks. One thing I don't understand. The EOS M accepts my 75-300mm Canon zoom EF lens and the manual focus image is great but, the EF lens has <em>no manual aperture control</em>, so what's going on with the diaphragm please? I just don't understand this :-o</p>

<p>Thanks, that's more or less the set up I have now, only with an additional support for the 75-300mm zoom. In place of the hand grip I have a telescopic monopod.</p> <p>Gosh, that picture had me worried for a while [lol] it looks like the cameraman is <em>chasing</em> the other guys with a stopper! :-o</p>

<p>Thanks, that's great news about the FD lenses (I have lots) :). For grip I'm experimenting with a monopod + telephoto support, so far so good.</p> <p>The next <em>no-no</em> is sd cards, I already have several - <em>great</em> I thought - but (darn this new technology) they are apparently now <em>too slow</em> to record EOS-M video, you get 20 seconds then auto shut down. So it looks like I need to add the cost of a state-of-the-art sd card to this project :-o</p>

<p>Re: Fotodiox. Does this FD adapter mean I can use all my old (good) AE1 lenses on the EOS M please?</p>

<p>Thanks - it's for action video clips - already dug out an old monopod which is ideal for vertical stability, but a firm grip on the body+telephoto lens would give me some useful overall stability.</p>

<p>Thanks. I found this </p> <p><a href="http://youtu.be/tAjrF2O7Rd4">http://youtu.be/tAjrF2O7Rd4</a></p> <p>The guy talks so fast had to keep stopping the video and backtracking, but I identified the custom setting in the end. Now I have the telephoto zoom from my EOS D300 functioning on the EOS M & am videoing with it. Wow, a video cam under 200 quid with interchangeable lens facility - I could never afford anything like this for a dedicated pro video camera - amazing! Handling is a bit awkward but there must be some form of hand grip you can screw into the base I should think?</p>

<p>Hi,</p> <p>I have the EOS M principally - in this instance - to use as a video cam. It works well with the supplied lens but it will not video when I place an EF lens on it from an earlier EOS (the D300 DSLR).</p> <p>Am using a third party adapter but I don't think this is the issue. I notice that when you remove a lens, the lense-less body will not video. No video led lights and no 'recording red dot' appears on the display. Is there then an over-ride? How else do users avail themselves of the multi-lens capability of this design please? This is the reason I bought the EOS M.</p> <p>To recap - the EOS will not video with EF+adapter, but it will video with the supplied lens. </p> <p>How do I enable video-ing with EF lens + adapter please?</p> <p>The adapter also has a 'thumb-tack' release(?) button on it - does anyone know how this operates? It arrived without instructions.</p> <p>Thanks</p>

<p>Many thanks. I now have the mirrorless Canon but this is raising further questions. Many more thanks - didn't realise there had been so many helpful responses. The mention that FDs can be used mirrorless greatly interests me.</p>

<p>Hi,</p> <p>Need an FD lens adapter for my EOS 300D.</p> <p>What is available please?</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Ric</p>