The Ultimate Full Frame Lens Test

[Phil Holland]

In the coming days you'll be seeing the results of a very elaborate lens test. This is the 3rd such test produced by this crew.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntmzBrF3D2g

Honored to play a small role in The Ultimate Full Frame Lens Test some time ago. Looks like everything must be nearly done to be released. That is no small task considering the shear volume of lenses and tests being looked at. If you're curious, my full quote regarding VistaVision and holding close ups is typically the wides hold a bit better on the CU on the larger formats.

I'm very much in love with VistaVision as a format, most of you who have known me in the last two decades have heard my love letters to both the film and modern digital VV produced by RED, now approximately offered by so many others. Might be my favorite format in what I consider a handful of favorites: S16, S35, VV, 65mm 5-perf, and 70mm 15-perf. Got a couple other formats in there too, though at that point it's more of a dance of aspect ratios.

S35 is the inherent backbone of our industry both for film and digital. Really in the last few years VV has emerged and provided that previously rarer option on film, but now available in digital. Yes we have larger than that even, but the shear amount of creative choice you have amidst the main three formats: S16, S35, and VV is enough to keep you up at night pondering what glass you'll be using on your next shoot. Tests like this help with that.

[James Sielaff]

Bravo!!!! Amazing work, and a great resource for everyone.

[Gaston Fazio]

Congrats!!

ps: I predict that Kori's face will be more popular than Marilyn Monroe's...

[Patrick Tresch]

I hope they will do the test with a good 8k camera.

[Phil Holland]

I hope they will do the test with a good 8k camera.

Not my call though it would have been better to use the slightly larger image circle of Monstro honestly, but this was done on the LF as Arri was a main sponsor.

Fortunately I have the 8K VV perspective with 90% or so of the lenses tested if you have any questions or concerns.

[Michael Tiemann]

I hope they will do the test with a good 8k camera.

YouTube resolution for this video is *cough* 720p.

[Patrick Tresch]

YouTube resolution for this video is *cough* 720p.

You can do an Imax image with 2k res file when you use an Alexa.

[Michael Tiemann]

There are some copy edit problems on the test pages. For example, the XEEN page includes both reviews of XEEN lenses from some folks, but Canon CN-E (pronounced the same way? I don't know) from others. To whom should these errors be addressed?

[Michael Lindsay]

Looking forward to it.. does it come out this week?

PS ironically, from my tests, it seems Arri's signatures make more of a diffenrce (IMHO) on the Monstro than they do on the LF...

[Aaron Lochert]

Looking forward to it.. does it come out this week?

PS ironically, from my tests, it seems Arri's signatures make more of a diffenrce (IMHO) on the Monstro than they do on the LF...

Oh, it's up: https://www.sharegrid.com/learn/lens-test-home