Nikon buys Red?

[IronFilm]

6 hours ago, eatstoomuchjam said:

That or just wait for somebody like Duclos

https://www.ducloslenses.com/products/mk-fz-kit

OUCH! $500 so that I can use it on my Sony PMW-F3 😞

[eatstoomuchjam]

1 hour ago, IronFilm said:

OUCH! $500 so that I can use it on my Sony PMW-F3

MTF services are a lot more affordable, on the other hand.

https://mtfservices.com/products/fuji-mk-lens-conversion-from-e-to-sony-fz-mount?_pos=1&_sid=b99bda7ff&_ss=r

Pair that with a used price of about $1,400-1,500 each for the 18-55 and the 50-135 and you've got a $3.5k T2.9 lens set covering everything from 18-135mm (depending on sensor size, that's 24-27mm on the wide end and 180-200mm on the long end). 

Oh yeah, and each lens is fully parfocal (after about a 5 minute back focus calibration) and has 0 breathing.  Oh, and the image is beautiful with great falloff and smooth bokeh, and imo it's sharp without being clinical, but also keep in mind that I've used mine exclusively on a Komodo-X which has OLPF which renders most lenses less clinically sharp than they really are.  😅

The only real drawbacks that I've found so far are that using the macro switch might knock my backfocus adjustment slightly out of whack (I still need to verify, but it seems to be the common factor in both cases - both times, I still had usable images, but with the focus noticeably slightly off) and that on the K-X, I have to take off the hood when using any lens wider than around 22mm or I'll get a hard vignette in the corners. With the hood off, there's plenty of coverage.

Anyway, IMO a used MK set is the best value in cinema nowadays.  And shoots are going a lot faster without me swapping primes every 20 minutes.  😅