Whazzup with the fabled 50-150mm?

[Jeff Coatney]

That 18-85mm sure looks sweet, but what's going on with the 50-150mm? Has anybody rec'd an 50-150mm? What's the production schedule?

 

[MikeHedge]

I think it's shipping now.

 

[Jeff Coatney]

Can you confirm that? I don't know of anyone that's rec'd one and I know of no tests with it. I'm writing a book and I'd hate to leave this chapter out.

 

[Andrew Walker]

Its a sick lens. At lest the one I saw at Red day. I was thinking about getting one of them instead of the 300mm. I would be interested to know if its shipping as well.

 

[Sean R.]

It is shipping in limited quantities by order of serial number

 

[Dave Weber]

I used one last thurs and fri and they were sick. It is a nice mid to long lens. :innocent:

 

[Miltos Pilalitos]

It is shipping in limited quantities by order of serial number

How long until you reach #1473? :biggrin:

 

[Poi Boy]

haven't got mine yet.
-A

 

[M Taylor]

I used one last thurs and fri and they were sick. :innocent:

Sick how?

Any info on breathing, holding focus through zoom range, mechanics?

 

[Redrhoads]

Don't know how nice it is optically, but i've heard from an owner that mechanically it's a serious improvement on the 18-50mm.

 

[Mark Toia]

I'm no. #158,
Still no EVF,
still no 50 to 150..........i feel cold.

 

[Kenn Michael]

same here... waiting on EVF and 50-150.

#187

 

[MikeHedge]

oh boy. so many people will be happy soon I hope. me included.

 

[Gunleik Groven]

Is the 50-150 same kind of build as the 18-50, or more like the 18-85?

Gunleik

 

[James T Mather]

Got mine - it's great - nice size too.

 

[Damien Molineaux]

Is the 50-150 same kind of build as the 18-50, or more like the 18-85?

Gunleik

How can you compare a lens to one that hasn't been release yet?

Cheers,
Damien

PS I don't consider the two lenses Jim and Jarred are testing as a release, however I do have one on order and hope it's as great as it seems!

 

[Gunleik Groven]

How can you compare a lens to one that hasn't been release yet?

because:
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=178569&postcount=5

&

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showpost.php?p=178573&postcount=6


maybe?

g

 

[Jeff Coatney]

I know its a big deal to make the lenses. I really have to hand it to Jim that he's able to meet the price point on them. Everyone talks highly of the glass and certainly that is a critical element, but the engineering and the labor on something that precise has got to be astronomical. I would guess that with the limited quantity that's trickling out that the lenses are having problems passing factory QC and Jim's rejecting them. That actually bodes well for those of us waiting for them, as I know Jim's standards are high. I hope they overcome this issue soon.

 

[Jeff Coatney]

Don't know how nice it is optically, but i've heard from an owner that mechanically it's a serious improvement on the 18-50mm.

Hey Redrhoads,

Can you elaborate on what specifically you mean here? I'm very impressed by this lens but I haven't used one. I know that of all the mechanical things humans can make, zoom lenses can be up there next to automatic transmission, color copier and jet engine.

 

[Dave Weber]

Sick how?

Any info on breathing, holding focus through zoom range, mechanics?

There was a little breathing. We were doing a series of lock offs where the person moved but the frame stayed the same and we couldn't adjust focus because of the breathing.

We were using it more cine style, we were not zooming through any shots so i couldn't speak to that.

As for mechanics, the 18-50 lens moves external as it zooms like a still lens but the 50-150 is all internal.

Over all I love the lens = Sick! :gun: