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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

Optimus Prime

I'm envious Christopher. Hopefully you'll post some footage soon, which I'm sure will look beautiful. Congrats on the purchase!
 
Drooling ... more pics, more pics!!! Lol -- congrats Chris, some well deserved toys (I mean tools!) for a really great guy.
 
Congrats! Great! For sure a brillant and future proof choice.:001_wub:

Christopher, It would be great to hear about the ipin. Can you tell me about the information you can see in the LCD/EVF?
Is there a way to see the recorded data in the metadata file now?
Thanks,
and have a lot of fun and great shots!

Marc
 
Congrats Chris. Post a full review when you can and have fun with the new lenses.
 
albert rudnicki said:
I am soo jealous !
If I did not sale my cooke zoom, I'd be calling ZGC right now:)
Congrats !
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Hi Albert, I gave my Cooke Zoom away too and would not hesitate to order those Panchros...I would love to hold SN ..0148 in my hands soon. It´s something miraculous about a set of such great lenses.
So, why not forget your Zeiss´s and go for it.
Never forget to charm your big talent with a gift!

Hope you´re well,
cheers,
Marc
 
Eye Candy for the faithful...

Cookes_83.jpg


Doing a few images tonight to go along with the blog post I'll do once I have some footage.
 
Christopher Barrett said:
Eye Candy for the faithful...

Cookes_83.jpg


Doing a few images tonight to go along with the blog post I'll do once I have some footage.
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Nice shot man. Love the shallow DOF .... sooooooooo "cinematic" LOL. But seriously this is a really nice photo. In addition to architectural, you should perhaps be doing product shots -- if they can afford you :)
 
Marc,

While there is data displayed on the LCD (Aperture, "PRIME", and focus distance) nothing shows up in the file's metadata. I've read in another thread here that RC-X will eventually show the Cooke Data. It is kinda fun watching the distance change as I pull focus...
 
Marc Berger said:
Hi Albert, I gave my Cooke Zoom away too and would not hesitate to order those Panchros...I would love to hold SN ..0148 in my hands soon. It´s something miraculous about a set of such great lenses.
So, why not forget your Zeiss´s and go for it.
Never forget to charm your big talent with a gift!

Hope you´re well,
cheers,
Marc
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ohhh Marc
As much I love the cooke lens, it's simply not a set I should have as my personal set (new panchros).
They are great, yet they are slow.
I looked at my previous jobs and almost every time I really needed faster lenses at one point.
It is a huge problem even in high budget shows. Lighting is not only expensive but it's time consuming, and often you don't have that time.
(especially today!)
Another aspect of choosing lenses is the control you have after.
Cooke has the look to GO, which is great for most of the times.
They look great as it is, but it is what it is.
I find zeiss to be less appealing on the set, but the range they give in the CC is greater (it is only my opinion) thus I can go a lot further with what I have in post.
if I could have both, I would:)
 
First sample, a grab of my son watching TV. I've got a small silk camera left with a Dedo 150 Tungsten into it, the rest is all available. 50mm @ f/2.8... and they say Cooke's are soft? :)

vincent.jpg
 
albert rudnicki said:
ohhh Marc
As much I love the cooke lens, it's simply not a set I should have as my personal set (new panchros).
They are great, yet they are slow.
I looked at my previous jobs and almost every time I really needed faster lenses at one point.
It is a huge problem even in high budget shows. Lighting is not only expensive but it's time consuming, and often you don't have that time.
(especially today!)
Another aspect of choosing lenses is the control you have after.
Cooke has the look to GO, which is great for most of the times.
They look great as it is, but it is what it is.
I find zeiss to be less appealing on the set, but the range they give in the CC is greater (it is only my opinion) thus I can go a lot further with what I have in post.
if I could have both, I would:)
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Do go on...
 
Christopher Barrett said:
Marc,

While there is data displayed on the LCD (Aperture, "PRIME", and focus distance) nothing shows up in the file's metadata. I've read in another thread here that RC-X will eventually show the Cooke Data. It is kinda fun watching the distance change as I pull focus...
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Thank you Christopher,
great to hear. The last time I had a Cooke s4i on my Red I couldn´t see anything on the LCD.But this was some time ago.
Cheers,
Marc
 
albert rudnicki said:
ohhh Marc
As much I love the cooke lens, it's simply not a set I should have as my personal set (new panchros).
They are great, yet they are slow.
I looked at my previous jobs and almost every time I really needed faster lenses at one point.
It is a huge problem even in high budget shows. Lighting is not only expensive but it's time consuming, and often you don't have that time.
(especially today!)
Another aspect of choosing lenses is the control you have after.
Cooke has the look to GO, which is great for most of the times.
They look great as it is, but it is what it is.
I find zeiss to be less appealing on the set, but the range they give in the CC is greater (it is only my opinion) thus I can go a lot further with what I have in post.
if I could have both, I would:)
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Albert, got it, very clear point.
I love the Cookes for this very reason: I give away quite a lot of footage without having influence on CC.
But Weight is my biggest concern with a full prime lens set.
I know, you travel a lot with your gear too. A Zeiss LWZ2, or a Angenieux 16-42, adding one longer Prime, will be around 3Kgs. A set of "light" primes starts at 9-10kgs. Should be about the same $...well, you said it already: "If I could have both, I would".

Marc
 
My point was the lack of clarity in his point.

How does Zeiss give him more range in CC? Do they now incorporate RAW in their lenses? Can you set DoF, contrast/color rendition, and flares in post? :)

I'm just curious on why he thinks this, as it is counter intuitive to my opinion. I'd say all lenses have their own look and you choose the one that is right for your image, despite if you are on set or in CC... but even then, the ability to CC shouldn't be influenced by what lenses you use, unless, I suppose you're comparing two very different sets of lenses, IE... modern primes versus old primes that possibly lack advanced lens coatings and etc. I'd really like to hear this opinion more in depth, as I'm sure many others would. I'm curious where he is coming from.
 
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