A New Way to Fake It

Doc-makers seeking the creative possibilities offered by film - depth of field, focal length, angle of view - but who are operating on a video budget no longer need to choose between the two. Munich-based P+S Technik, a cine equipment manufacturer founded in 1993 by engineers formerly with Arri, has developed the P+S Technik Mini 35 Digital Adapter, a device that allows 35mm film lenses with an Arri pl, Nikon or Panavision mount to be attached to Canon XL-1 and XL-1S digicams. The on-screen result lies somewhere between film and video.