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18MM ZEISS LENS T1.3 and T1.3 ZEISS PRIMES (35MM) any TIPS?

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Hi all, I will be shooting with these lenses for 6 days and just want to know if any one has any tips about them. I will be shooting in 3K.
Lot's of hand held, run and gun kind of stuff. It is a 26 minute film.
Thanks for any input
the exact lenses are
T1.3 ZEISS PRIMES (35MM)18, 24,35,50,85
 
If you use a clip on matte box, don't over tighten it. The lenses bind pretty bad when you crunch down on the front with a clip on matte box, particularly the 18mm.

Nick
 
I used this set of lenses recently. (18, 24,35,50,85 but also a 65)

I don't have any tips but just wanted to say that they are great lenses!

We shot wide open the whole time basically and so focusing was sometimes an issue but that would be no different than any other lens...

For my paticular shoot I kept wanting to reach for something longer than an 85...

Enjoy and good luck!
 
Evin Grant said:
Especially for 3K do not shoot these lenses at below T2.8 unless you are going for a soft low contrast look.
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Sorry, can you give me an example of what you mean by soft low contrast look? I understand soft, but low contrast??
Sorry it might be my english???
 
Charles Angus said:
Don't shoot them wide open. You get a weird diffusion filter effect. It's gone by f2.8, and mostly ok at f2. Otherwise, they're pretty good.

I would shoot at 4k unless you're overcranking...
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I am shooting at 3K only because of memory problems (I only have one 16GB and 8GB card) my RED Drive is still on backorder....It is very frustrating...
Shooting 3K just gives me a bit more time between downloads. Or should I just got for it and shoot 4K and hope that the shoot is not delayed by not having a card ready to shoot with??? What would you do?
 
Nick Gardner said:
If you use a clip on matte box, don't over tighten it. The lenses bind pretty bad when you crunch down on the front with a clip on matte box, particularly the 18mm.

Nick
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I have the RED Rock matte box, no clipping on...
 
Adrian Edson Dean said:
I used this set of lenses recently. (18, 24,35,50,85 but also a 65)

I don't have any tips but just wanted to say that they are great lenses!

We shot wide open the whole time basically and so focusing was sometimes an issue but that would be no different than any other lens...

For my paticular shoot I kept wanting to reach for something longer than an 85...

Enjoy and good luck!
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I also keep on thinking about that, I just hope the 85 is long enough for everything I want...
 
Go to your local photo store and buy 4 8gig cards by lexar, they work fine.

Nick
 
I use SuperSpeeds since the early 90ies. I'm accustomed to them and like them for a few reasons:

1. Light weight.

2. Very nice flare (point them to the sun and you know what I'm talking about)

3. Great build quality, won't let you down.

4. High speed. Here they tend to become pretty soft wide open. Not only because of the shallow DOF but also generally. But they are not out of focus at T 1.3. Even the 18mm has at a distance of 3m still a distinct focus. IMO, one can adjust the softer contrast in post. At least that is what I do all the time. Pointing them wide open at a blown-out window causes the whole lens to flare badly. Here you can see the difference to modern glas best. Closing the aperture to 2.8 solves this issue and brings the lens into the realm of newer designs.

5. They team-up nicely with a digital sensor. Handly any cromatic abberations. Put Cooke S4's on the RedOne and you'll see a big difference.


Downsides:

1. They are not MPs. At T 1.3 the picture won't be as contrasty as shooting at T 2.8.

2. A clip-on mattebox raises the friction of the focus element. This is bad for the lens and can prevent a remote focus system to work.

3. The B-Speeds and Mk1s only have a half turn focus throw.

4. The 18mm is longer than the rest.


Otherwise great lenses. I don't know why there are so many out there who dislike them.

Hans
 
Antonio Forjaz said:
I am shooting at 3K only because of memory problems (I only have one 16GB and 8GB card) my RED Drive is still on backorder....It is very frustrating...
Shooting 3K just gives me a bit more time between downloads. Or should I just got for it and shoot 4K and hope that the shoot is not delayed by not having a card ready to shoot with??? What would you do?
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Shoot 4k
You'll regret it for a million reasons, if space/time is your only concern.

Rather shoot RC28 and have a better post-experience and higher satisfication rate on your images!

Also you'll crop your optucs, whih is sort of counter-intuitive, if you really need that 18mm...


You could go to a photo-shop and pick up some Lexar 300x pro 8 GB cards...
Cheers!
 
Hans von Sonntag said:
I use SuperSpeeds since the early 90ies. I'm accustomed to them and like them for a few reasons:

1. Light weight.

2. Very nice flare (point them to the sun and you know what I'm talking about)

3. Great build quality, won't let you down.

4. High speed. Here they tend to become pretty soft wide open. Not only because of the shallow DOF but also generally. But they are not out of focus at T 1.3. Even the 18mm has at a distance of 3m still a distinct focus. IMO, one can adjust the softer contrast in post. At least that is what I do all the time. Pointing them wide open at a blown-out window causes the whole lens to flare badly. Here you can see the difference to modern glas best. Closing the aperture to 2.8 solves this issue and brings the lens into the realm of newer designs.

5. They team-up nicely with a digital sensor. Handly any cromatic abberations. Put Cooke S4's on the RedOne and you'll see a big difference.


Downsides:

1. They are not MPs. At T 1.3 the picture won't be as contrasty as shooting at T 2.8.

2. A clip-on mattebox raises the friction of the focus element. This is bad for the lens and can prevent a remote focus system to work.

3. The B-Speeds and Mk1s only have a half turn focus throw.

4. The 18mm is longer than the rest.


Otherwise great lenses. I don't know why there are so many out there who dislike them.

Hans
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thanks for all advice
 
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