hopefully this can get some good feedback from here too. I'm looking to build one of these for my panasonic dvc30, here is my thread in media&arts over in NS, it has all the details. Any help is appreciated

http://www.newschoolers.com/we…..id/517288/

Snowcase said:Can you copy and paste. We'd like to keep people here haha.

sure no problem

So i'm looking to make one of these bad boys as my next film project, I really like the film like look it gives footage as well as the use of depth of field. I have a couple of SLR lenses laying around my house (a nikon 35-70 1:3.3-4.5, a pentax 28-70 1:3.5-4.5 {both basically the same, macro lens?), and tokina 80-200 1:4{telephoto if i'm not mistaken}) but I'm kind of a noob, so i don't know which lens i should base my adapter on. I hear if you use nikons you can get converter rings, but i can't really credit that source. A couple of other questions i have are

should i go vibrating or static glass?

do any of you have any experience, plans, or are in possession of one?

I film with a Panny DVC 30. I too have looked a lot at the jag35's and thought that would be my last resort if i didn't build one. I really was planning on building one a) because its for the most part cheaper b) it will give me time to learn more about lens and the mechanics behind my filter c) i just like hands on projects. As for my tripod I have a 701 head on 190dbx legs for a tripod, I know it's not super beefy but i can upgrade my legs if i need to, and i was planning on making my own rail system because I wanted to customize it for some DIY add ons. I will use it for more independent projects and not to much skiing, however i might bust it out for a spring shot or two.