Fábio Pinto Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I've been working with Canon EF zoom lenses for some years but I wanna buy a prime lens kit. I'm no longer using Canon cameras, so I don't mind using other mounts. I'll keep my zoom lenses anyway. Currently I'm working with Red One MX, Sony a7S and BMPCC cameras. This is what I'm looking for: - Manual apperture and manual focus - Wide apperture (around f1.4 is enough) - Maximum 2000€ for the kit I was thinking about buying the Rokinon/Samyang cine lens bundle with a 16mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm and 85mm (it costs around 2000€) but I have also worked with some old Nikkor and Carl Zeiss Planar and Sonnar (I have a Nikkor 55mm f2.8 and a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8) and I liked it. Do you think I should go with the rokinons? Ricardo Constantino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff CB Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Go with whatever look you prefer. That rokinon kit is definitely not a bad option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Depends on what look you want. Either Rokinons (good choice going with 16mm over 14mm!) Cine DS (in Nikon F mount) or Nikkor AIS (or AF-D) are good choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fábio Pinto Posted February 26, 2016 Author Share Posted February 26, 2016 I would go with Nikkor or Carl Zeiss if I could find them cheaper than Rokinon/Samyang but I'm not sure that's possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Look for older AI lenses. Easy enough to get them cheaper than new Rokinon Cine DS lenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sten Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 On 24.2.2016 at 3:26 PM, Fábio Pinto said: ... but I have also worked with some old Nikkor and Carl Zeiss Planar and Sonnar (I have a Nikkor 55mm f2.8 and a Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8) and I liked it. Do you think I should go with the rokinons? Do you have test footage of the Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8? Is it any good for (4K) video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikkor Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 The problem with the older lenses is on the wide end because you don't have as fast options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmizer Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 2000 !!! Impossible ... only Rokinon / Samyang... Try https://www.lockcircle.com/primecircle/xm/ or http://www.fjsinternational.com/primes.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Maze Posted August 2, 2016 Share Posted August 2, 2016 I love my CONTAX Zeiss glass. It's cheap and has a gorgeous filmic look to them. I have the "travel" set. 28mm f2.8, 35mm f2.8, 50mm f1.4, 85mm f2.8. Im wanting to upgrade to the faster primes and get to a full set of the "supers". Check out this RedUser forum all about them. Love these lenses. http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?92044-Contax-Zeiss-Survival-Guide&highlight=CONTAX IronFilm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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