afiguesal Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 HI I'm a filmmaker using a BMPCC4K with Contax Zeiss lenses: a 28mm 2.8 Distagon, Jena 50mm 1.8 and 85mm 1.4 Planar. I want to sell my Planar and buy a PARFOCAL zoom, manual,with a rotating focus ring for usd300-700 as I find myself not using it too much and want a parfocal lense to create those beautiful zoom ins and outs of the older days. I would use it attached to my Viltrox Speedbooster. My ideal range is 20-90mm. Considered: Leica Leitz Vario Elmar-R 35-70mm 3.5 Not sure if it's parfocal or the same quality of my Contax Zeiss. Angenieux 35-70mm F2.5-3.3 My favourite so far, only haven't decided on it yet waiting for a cheaper alternative. it's truly parfocal and the image quality is superb, on par with my CZ. Any other I should consider? DIscarded Contax Zeiss Vario-Sonnar 24-85mm 3.5-4.5 I would buy it if it were parfocal and not push/pull. Everything else about this lens is perfect. Tokina 28mm-70mm f/2.6-2.8 Has this lens because it was said to be the poor man's Angeniuex 28-70mm but it never stood up to that claim and I sold it. It wasn't parfocal or the same quality and very very heavy. Plus I don't want to play for electronic mechanisms. I'm open to new posibilities. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohn Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 On 5/2/2021 at 8:08 PM, afiguesal said: Leica Leitz Vario Elmar-R 35-70mm 3.5 Not sure if it's parfocal or the same quality of my Contax Zeiss. Minolta made the first version of this lens (Minolta Rokkor 35-70mm f/3.5) and according to the cinematograrpher Uli Plank, it's parfocal. The Minolta version is much more affordable than the Leica version; you would need a Minolta SR to MFT adapter or a speedbooster but the combination would likely still be cheaper than the Leica version. There's a good review (from a stills photographer) here: https://fourbillionyears.org/minolta-md-35-70mm-f-3-5-an-outstanding-lens/. Uli Plank talks about it here: https://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?92246-Minolta-Rokkor-Survival-Guide/page2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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