Mini35
Encyclopedia
A P+S Technik Mini35 adapter is a depth-of-field adapter
for use with 35 mm
lenses
on a video camera while maintaining identical depth of field
and angle of view
as the same lens on a 35 mm camera.
The original concept of the adapter was achieved by a German
cinematographer
. It is currently manufactured by P+S Technik in Munich
, and distributed in the United States
by ZGC.
The first film completed within the United States to solely utilize the Mini35 adapter is The Provoker, written and directed by Phillip Cappe, completed and screened in March 2002.
Depth-of-field adapter
A depth-of-field adapter is used to achieve shallow depth of field on a video camera whose fixed lens or interchangeable lens selection is limited or economically prohibitive at providing such effect...
for use with 35 mm
35 mm film
35 mm film is the film gauge most commonly used for chemical still photography and motion pictures. The name of the gauge refers to the width of the photographic film, which consists of strips 35 millimeters in width...
lenses
Photographic lens
A camera lens is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically.While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice, in...
on a video camera while maintaining identical depth of field
Depth of field
In optics, particularly as it relates to film and photography, depth of field is the distance between the nearest and farthest objects in a scene that appear acceptably sharp in an image...
and angle of view
Angle of view
In photography, angle of view describes the angular extent of a given scene that is imaged by a camera. It is used interchangeably with the more general term field of view....
as the same lens on a 35 mm camera.
The original concept of the adapter was achieved by a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cinematographer
Cinematographer
A cinematographer is one photographing with a motion picture camera . The title is generally equivalent to director of photography , used to designate a chief over the camera and lighting crews working on a film, responsible for achieving artistic and technical decisions related to the image...
. It is currently manufactured by P+S Technik in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, and distributed in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
by ZGC.
The first film completed within the United States to solely utilize the Mini35 adapter is The Provoker, written and directed by Phillip Cappe, completed and screened in March 2002.