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RED PRO PRIME SET vs RED PRO 18-85 & 50-150

Matthew Duclos said:
A couple notes to consider here.
If you are looking for better over-all quality, go with the RPP.
Optically, they are better than the Zeiss ZF lenses.
I cannot say enough good things about the RPP.
On the other hand, they may not be suited to everyone's needs.
The ZF lenses are lighter, cheaper, and do cover full frame 35mm.
But you do get what you pay for.
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Ok, please give me a link were I can have a look at the selection and prices.
Thanks
 
The RPPs should easily cover the imaged portion of the 5K Epic sensor, there is some debate over vignetting on the corners of the look-around area but even if there is, that's not a deal killer IMHO. There are several threads on this issue if you care to search.

It would be interesting to see a proper test of the RPPs on 35mm negative, scanned at 6K, output at 4K. Of course resolving 200 lp/mm, or whatever the charts say, is unlikely to be the characteristic of the RPPs that most influences whether they are the right lens for any project.

FWIW it is my understanding that the RPPs are optimized for best performance on single plane sensors rather than multilayer media like film stock. It would be really interesting to see A/B comparisons of each lens on each media to determine how much difference it makes. Oops, I just went all camera geek :biggrin:

Cheers - #19
 
Blair S. Paulsen said:
FWIW it is my understanding that the RPPs are optimized for best performance on single plane sensors rather than multilayer media like film stock. It would be really interesting to see A/B comparisons of each lens on each media to determine how much difference it makes. Oops, I just went all camera geek :biggrin:

Cheers - #19
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You are correct Blair... The Primes were developed specifically to the characteristics of our sensor and low pass filter combination, however we did however make the modification near the end of the game if you remember so the lenses could clear the flange on 435's, so it would be a great test to see. Any volunteers?
 
Antonio Forjaz said:
Thanks every one for all the great input.
Now I really want the Primes...or maybe the 18-85 and the 50-150???
Difficult to decide, but thanks again for the advice.
For me it is a big investment and I must decide well, I have 3 choices:
The Prime set - 19000
The 18-85 & 50-150 - 18475
The 18-50 & 50-150 - 15000
REDUSER is really a great forum.
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Wouldn't the safest route be to rent the zooms one week, the primes the next week, and then compare notes afterwards?
 
Jaime Vallés said:
Best advice of this whole thread.
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well, I live in Mozambique, Africa there is only one RED here, and it is mine....no rental houses, no place to rent any lenses, all I can do is buy....
 
Jun-Dai said:
Wouldn't the safest route be to rent the zooms one week, the primes the next week, and then compare notes afterwards?
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well, here in Mozambique, there is only 1 RED, it is mine, there are no other rental houses, no lenses to rent, my only option is to buy....
 
Robert Berger said:
when you use the superspeeds with an aperture of T1.3, even then there at there best at 1.8/2.0 So your better of with the RRP's from RED.
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I must say that this is not entirely the case, as I have shot more then once the MP's WO and got excellent result, the bokeh is just breath tacking beautiful, they just required the right shooting environment and proper set up, and on RED they achieve great images, even so they were not built for Digital Sensors, but for Film cameras.

ciao
 
Hi Ketch,

Robert was refering to the superspeeds, not the Master Primes.
Of course the MPs are wonderfull when wide open.

Emmanuel
 
New guy! I didn't want to start a new thread as my first post so I decided to mooch off this thread.

I'm in the market for some new lenses as well. I shoot outdoor sports 99% of time. I'm in the bright snow and water a lot but also in the foggy trees at times. I own a S16mm Zeiss 11-110 as my zoom and a 8mm Illumina as my wide. I want to shoot 4k instead of 2k. Being light weight is very important to me but I want the maximum quality for the price as well.

I was thinking of getting the 18-50 and the 50-150 but not sure after reading. I know the 18-85 is better but it weighs 10lbs. That Ziess Light Weight Zoom is the one but 45 g's or more is to much for me.

Any advice out there for me. Thank you for any input.

Dustin Lindgren
 
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