If you could only have 1 lens to pair with your Komodo, which would it be?

[Colton John McLaughlin]

Since the world is going into quarantine mode, I thought it would be fun to ask what the community thinks would be their "go-to" lens!

The lens I would choose: Canon RF 28-70mm f2

It covers my four favourite focal lengths, 28, 40, 58, and 65. Has a transmission of T2.2 all the way through the focal lengths.

It's weather sealed, has autofocus, is almost par-focal, is sharp yet maintains a nice balance of artistic qualities (not sterile sharp), is native RF.

The RF mount on Komodo allows a ridiculous amount of lenses from all different manufacturers throughout all the years to be used, so i ask you this, what lens would be your "Go-To" and why?

[Blair S. Paulsen]

Prime: Sigma CINE 40mm T1.5

Zoom: Fujinon Premier 18-85 T2

Cheers - #19

[Andrew Dease]

One set of Master primes.

[Blair S. Paulsen]

One set of Master primes.

It will be interesting to see which focal lengths will vignette on Komodo...

Cheers - #19

[Kerrin Sheldon]

The 28-70mm f2 would be great if the lens was closer to full frame and had stabilization. I'd probably go with the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 IS or the 15-35mm f2.8 IS.

[Phil Holland]

lol Blair. The Premiere 18-85 T2 w/ PL mount is over 7 TIMES the length of Komodo :)

There's a few more options coming soon. But you all are on a good path so far. Except for Blair. He's crazy :)

[Blair S. Paulsen]

lol Blair. The Premiere 18-85 T2 w/ PL mount is over 7 TIMES the length of Komodo :)

There's a few more options coming soon. But you all are on a good path so far. Except for Blair. He's crazy :)

Fine, I'll show you crazy. Take the Canon 50-1,000 Cine zoom, clamp the monitor to the matte box, screw/bolt the shoulder pad to the lens support foot and the Komodo can hang off the back of the lens for counterweight ;-}. 19mm Titanium iris rods recommended, might be difficult to park in small spaces :)

Cheers - #19

[Lee Saxon]

The 28-70mm f2 would be great if the lens was closer to full frame and had stabilization. I'd probably go with the Canon 24-70mm f2.8 IS or the 15-35mm f2.8 IS.

Lack of IS (if Komodo enables it), not as much wide end, and a significant bump in cost, and a significant bump in size/weight (especially considering balance issues with the small RF bodies we've gotten so far), would all be fair negatives to list comparing the 28-70 to the 24-70, depending on your needs and shooting style. They're definitely both full frame, though. Canon doesn't even have a non-full-frame RF body yet! 100% the 28-70 will cover Komodo sensor.

[David Rasberry]

Minolta MD 28-70 f3.5-4.8 macro to start with. It’s already in the kit.
A CN-E 18-80 rig would suit me well.

[M Harvey]

While I'd expect to use anything and everything-- depends on the job--, I'm thinking that the unique proposition of the Komodo might be that I could throw it in my bag (gently!) with a compact, inexpensive, vintage prime for non-work travel. It could be the rangefinder of cine cameras, low profile, on hand just in case there's a moment you want to grab. So maybe my Nikon 28 f2.8?