Administrators Andrew Reid Posted July 11, 2020 Administrators Share Posted July 11, 2020 https://www.eoshd.com/news/schneider-xenon-full-frame-cine-lenses-fire-sale-in-europe-e7950-for-set-of-5-lenses-e1590-euros-for-one/ Thanks for the find @Seb Farges zerocool22, Mr. Freeze, IronFilm and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kye Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Wow. These lenses look like they measure very nicely too. https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2019/05/just-the-cinema-lens-mtf-charts-xeen-and-schneider/ and the quality control looks to be excellent: https://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2017/08/cine-lens-comparison-35mm-full-frame-primes/ The drop-off in resolution towards the edges of the frame remind me of the Zeiss CP.2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerocool22 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Thats a pretty good deal. Maybe they are releasing a 1.4 set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
photographer-at-large Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Perhaps Irix cine lenses at less than $1300 each, SLR Magic APO EF lenses at $1200 each, and upcoming Meike full-frame cine lenses has something to do with it? If only Sigma would follow suit 🤞 IronFilm 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 1 hour ago, photographer-at-large said: Perhaps Irix cine lenses at less than $1300 each, SLR Magic APO EF lenses at $1200 each, and upcoming Meike full-frame cine lenses has something to do with it? Perhaps. However Schneider has a massively better reputation / longer history than any of those other brands. I mean, Schneider has won a technical Oscar after all their lenses! A win that none of those other brands are even close to ever claiming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Freeze Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 They don´t really match my budget, I´m still using my Samyang/Walimex VDSLR-Lenses a lot, but this Schneider Kreuznach Lenses seem really great, especially with the new price. Looking at the photo/video with the Sony FS5, they appear to have a good, but not too big size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff CB Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 An insanely good price for cine glass, especially for FF coverage. Far better than the cheaper options. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRenaissanceMan Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 I prefer the SLR Magic APOs for overall look, but this is an AMAZING deal for technically excellent (if sterile) cinema lenses Geoff CB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jkitchens Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 Is there a place in the states to take advantage of these deals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzynormal Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 5:41 AM, IronFilm said: Perhaps. However Schneider has a massively better reputation / longer history than any of those other brands. I mean, Schneider has won a technical Oscar after all their lenses! A win that none of those other brands are even close to ever claiming. A really impressive accomplishment for sure. However, other lens manufacturers with competitive products, and a notorious cinematographer using their glass, could probably buy a PR campaign --and thus a chance to win at the Academy if they so choose. The Oscar is not some agnostic award, its political. Yes, even on the science side of things. Winning is cool and great, but no need to place complete merit on a product based on what statues are given out by the Academy. That said, you can bet I'd change my tune if I was ever nominated for one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
padam Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Jkitchens said: Is there a place in the states to take advantage of these deals? Hi John, I think this is for EU only and the dealers are not allowed to ship to the US. You can still try to e-mail each of them to see if this is the case. Or if there is no other solution, you need to ask someone nicely who is located in the EU to ship them to you 😉 TheRenaissanceMan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronFilm Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 16 hours ago, fuzzynormal said: However, other lens manufacturers with competitive products, and a notorious cinematographer using their glass, could probably buy a PR campaign --and thus a chance to win at the Academy if they so choose. They "could", but they haven't. 16 hours ago, fuzzynormal said: The Oscar is not some agnostic award, its political. Yes, even on the science side of things. Filmmaking itself is inherently political. Hypothetically speaking, put your imaginary producer hat on for a moment: Imagine two otherwise identical DoPs you're considering hiring, you're reading though their gear list... one has Schneider lenses, the other has SLR Magic / Meike lenses. Which are you going to lean towards hiring? (all else assumed equal) Thus my point, if you're in the position to buy a low/mid end set of cinema lenses then it is quite compelling to go for these Schneider lenses over SLR Magic / Meike / etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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