Henry Gentles Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 EF70-300L for sure, the king of the 70-300 lenses, no other competitor. You can find comparison on http://www.dxomark.com/ , much shorter size than 70-200L. I ended up buying the Sigma 70 -300mm apo macro, very sharp, great auto focus and an amazing 1:2 macro lens also. Paid $150 new and delivered! This is the bargain of the century and takes sharp sharp photos! There are 2 versions the newer one is little better but bascically same lens. https://www.flickr.com/groups/1501578@N25/pool/https://500px.com/search?category=Macro&license_type=-1&order=score&page=4&q=sigma+70+-300mm&type=photos&utf8=%E2%9C%93 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ken Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 I ended up buying the Sigma 70 -300mm apo macro, very sharp, great auto focus and an amazing 1:2 macro lens also. Paid $150 new and delivered! This is the bargain of the century and takes sharp sharp photos! There are 2 versions the newer one is little better but bascically same lens. https://www.flickr.com/groups/1501578@N25/pool/https://500px.com/search?category=Macro&license_type=-1&order=score&page=4&q=sigma+70+-300mm&type=photos&utf8=%E2%9C%93I had the sigma APO film lens before. No comparison with L lens in 300mm end's sharpness and bokeh. But The price is told. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandro Posted June 20, 2015 Share Posted June 20, 2015 What about the sigma 28-70 ex? can the nikon mount be used on the nx1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 21, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 21, 2015 Have some test frames from the cheap Kern-Paillards I posted earlier. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 21, 2015 Share Posted June 21, 2015 Those Kerns are excellent. They may be the ultimate lenses for the bolex or bmpcc. Mattias Burling 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I'm drooling all over these lenses. The 55mm is a T/1.1 and these lenses can adapted to EF and look remarkable and cinematic. Even though the guy on Nofilmschool said they are impracticable, I think quite the opposite.http://www.ebay.com/itm/MOBILE-OPTICS-LENS-SET-MITCHELL-BNCR-MT-ARRI-ARRIFLEX-RED-HI-SP-NIKKOR-/151384483553?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item233f37e6e1 Yeah they look great, are you going to make an offer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 23, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 23, 2015 Some footage from those Kern-Paillards mentioned earlier. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 As much as love those tevidon lenses. I think these kerns may have 'em beat? How do you like them. Maybe later in the week, I'll get out my d mount kerns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Just picked up a Canon FD 17mm f4. Anybody have one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 24, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 24, 2015 As much as love those tevidon lenses. I think these kerns may have 'em beat? How do you like them. Maybe later in the week, I'll get out my d mount kerns. Yeah, even if they vignette a bit more I think they win. I also simply love the way they are built. Those focus distance markers are engineer brilliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Yeah, even if they vignette a bit more I think they win. I also simply love the way they are built. Those focus distance markers are engineer brilliance. Is that the visifocus? My d mounts have them and they are pretty ingenious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 24, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 24, 2015 Is that the visifocus? My d mounts have them and they are pretty ingenious. I don't know what they are called but the little orange dots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I don't know what they are called but the little orange dots That's them. I think it's called visifocus and they are amazing. There's also something very nice about the aperture clicks. Sure, a smooth aperture would be better but the way the blades click into place is subtle. Great lenses!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I've been looking for some 16mm, c mount versions in case I ever get the bmpcc. Do you still have your pocket cam? If so, would you mind doing a test with the kerns on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 24, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 24, 2015 I've been looking for some 16mm, c mount versions in case I ever get the bmpcc. Do you still have your pocket cam? If so, would you mind doing a test with the kerns on it?I have, there is some shots with them on the pocket in the unboxing video. But I will probably use them more on it soon. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midloch Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Thanks to Andy Lee I bought Tokina ATX Pro 28-70mm F2.6-2.8 + Zhyongi speedbooster. I used them firstly in this promo video project and I think this is awesome connection!The difference between Panasonic lenses used from 0 minute - 2min. 28sec of the video is obvious and gives the picture completely different character: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mercer Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 Thanks to Andy Lee I bought Tokina ATX Pro 28-70mm F2.6-2.8 + Zhyongi speedbooster. I used them firstly in this promo video project and I think this is awesome connection!The difference between Panasonic lenses used from 0 minute - 2min. 28sec of the video is obvious and gives the picture completely different character: It looks great, very organic, filmic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_wagenaar Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I was searching for a Cine lens for my Canon 700D (T5i).But I found that the Canon ones are a little bit to expensive for me..So I found some Cine lenses from Samyang (Rokinon).Samyang has a lot of the same looking lenses but there are the two versions I liked but where I almost can't find some differences: - Samyang 85mm T1.5 VDSLR AS IF UMCand the - Samyang 85mm T1.5 VDSLR AS IF UMC IIDoes somebody know the difference between these two? The second one seems to be a newer version but is also more expensive..The only difference I can find are some little changes in design..Does somebody have one of these lenses and knows the difference in image quality?Are these lenses also usable for crop sensor body's? I know there are made for full frame but I was wondering what the results were on a crop sensor.I already have the Sigma 18-35 F/1.8, Tokina 11-16 F/2.8, Canon 50mm F/1.8 and some cheap zoom lenses and I hope that the Samyang Cine Lens give me that extra Cine-look that I'm looking for. Hope somebody can help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 30, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Had a quick play with different grades and my C-Mount Zeiss 25mm f1.4 that Im selling. mercer and Julian 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Members Mattias Burling Posted June 30, 2015 Super Members Share Posted June 30, 2015 Got this tiny but solid Pentax C-mount today. Think it might be a bit of an underrated gem. Mainly for its close infinity. mercer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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