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Nikon ED zooms- 17-35, 28-70, 80-200

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Feel free to post a link if this has already been brought up, but how viable would it be to just buy these 3 zooms as my kit?

THANKS!
 
Those are all fine lenses. They'd make a god kit if you don't mind some breathing.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=676 17-35mm
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=768 28-70mm
http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13738 80-200mm

PM me if you're looking to buy the 17-35mm. I bought it in anticipation of the RED Nikon mount, but decided to stick with my Canons once the Birger mount was announced. It's been taken out of the case once, still have the box it came in.
 
Phil, if you can find the time, it would be great if you could edit together a minute worth of clips using the 3 lenses, just to get kind of a feel for the focal ranges and bokeh.

Anyone else using these 3?
 
All of these lenses are in our kit and have become invaluable... as variable primes - not actual zooms. We have found that they all lose a degree of focus as we move through the length of the lens - so no "getting deep focus" - get focus at the mm you are working at only. Hope this helps.

Nick.
 
Do the Nikon Lens lock in solid

Do the Nikon Lens lock in solid

Does the Nikon mount that Red One built lock the lens in solid or is there some movement. I have seen one unit and after the lens locks in it can still move a little. So if you tried to put focus the len could turn a little and that not good. Anyone seen this problem or did I just see one bad unit.
 
I have all three and just did tests between them and at every focal length. I would describe them not as zooms but as variable primes.

The glass is clean, it holds the speed through the range on each zoom, and maybe most importantly inter-cuts seamlessly.

The 17-35 28-70 and the 80-200 all look the same. There is no color cast or difference between the lenses.

Mr. Woods. The mount can seem a bit loose, but there is no light leak and you should consider extra support the 80-200 zoom. I'd say that any PL mount feels more "secure" than a Nikon mount for sure.

I am looking to get all of these lenses outfitted with press fit Delrin gears and hard stops for FF, but its not easy to find qualified personnel (who aren't really busy) to do this.

RP lens company offers a nice set of Nikon primes and I was hoping to get them to trick out my zooms.

David
 
There is a mm or more of play in the Red Nikon mount I was sent. The lens can move in any direction. The three or four other Nikon mounts (on still cameras) I have put my Nikon lenses on are rock solid. They have NO play at all.

I have been trying to get the good folks at Red to make this unit right for more than a month. So far no love.
 
Back on topic. I have the 80 to 200 mm f2.8. I love it. It is sharp as a tack.
 
I have all three... great result... Smart choice
 
I have all three of these and they will be the starting point for my system.
 
Kaz said:
This is my problem as well. The 17-35mm loses a bit of focus, but my 50 AI/85 AIS/180 AIS are all rock solid.
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Yep, They weren't designed to hold critical focus. You might be able to improve it a bit by having the front and back focus points adjusted to a more precise setting.
 
We have these three and use em a lot.

If you collimate the camera to that particular zoom lens, it should hold focus for the entire range. One of the difficulties with still zooms is you might only be able to collimate to one lens at a time, due to minute manufacturing differences. Havent put that to the test though.

The 28-70 DOES NOT BREATH AT ALL. It breaths less then some cine zooms ive seen. cant speak as highly of the other two, but hey, they're stills. I'm more than pleased.

The mount does have play, which is disappointing. In my mind the birger mount will kind of address this by allowing a rack without anything touching the lens.
 
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