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Solutions Of DSLR Lenses For HDSLR Video  Like DSLR cameras,
still lenses were not designed for video, they were designed for
still photography. This creates some problems, especially for
experienced filmmakers but also for photographers entering into
the realm of video. Most of these problems do not effect the
quality of the image directly – Nikon, Canon and much third-
party glass is well-known for its quality – but in usability.
For example, it's a little more difficult to focus a still lens
than a cinema lens. Some characteristics, like lens breathing,
is  built into the lens and can have distracting effects on your
final images.    Focus Throw  On cinema lenses, minor focus
adjustments can easily be made by turning the manual focus ring
because it has a longer focus throw; you can turn the focus ring
a lot further on a cinema lens. On still lenses, the focus throw
is much shorter, meaning minor adjustments to the focus ring
creates major adju