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24mm T1.4 MK II L

I just moved to LA.

I've used the lens more on the 5DII for stills than I have on the RED and I'm still working on developing my discerning eye, but I like it quite a bit. Fast and wide but doesn't get as goofy in the corners as the 14mm.

Are we talking about the same lens? The Canon EF 24mm f/1.4L II USM? Do you have a Birger or other EF mount on your RED? I had you pegged for a PL guy.

I'm the other way. I have the Birger and I want, I want PL cine glass. In time. I saw those K-35's go up for sale today. Gave it half a thought.
 
The 24mm 1.4 mk2 is one of my favorite lenses I have in my kit and I'm looking forward to using it on Epic with that new Canon mount. My 24mm lives on my 5D2 as I use it for almost half of the timelapse shots I get.

I love that your still drooling over the lens. If you sell your Rocket Card you should have more than enough for the 24mm.
 
I recently got the Mark II. I've been shooting with the Mark I for a while. The Mark II is very sharp and nice. However, it suffers from more vignetting than the Mark I. The other problem I have with the Mark II is that its iris diaphragm is inconsistent, which causes flickering in timelapse. Iris flicker is usually a general sign of build quality, so this is a bit troubling. Maybe my copy is bad in terms of the iris blades. I dunno.
 
With Canon FF35 lenses FD L series still rules

With Canon FF35 lenses FD L series still rules

With Canon FF35 lenses FD L series quality still rules and they are all manual focus, good for RED1.

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Canon 24mm f/1.4 FD L on RED1.
 
Tom Lowe said:
I recently got the Mark II. I've been shooting with the Mark I for a while. The Mark II is very sharp and nice. However, it suffers from more vignetting than the Mark I. The other problem I have with the Mark II is that its iris diaphragm is inconsistent, which causes flickering in timelapse. Iris flicker is usually a general sign of build quality, so this is a bit troubling. Maybe my copy is bad in terms of the iris blades. I dunno.
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Weird.. I wonder if Andrew has had any of those same issues.. Andrew?
 
This only happens above, say, f/5.6. I think I was at 6.3 or 7.1. On well-built lenses like the 16-35 you can usually get away with stops like that. I was disappointed to see the flickering from the 24mm MII.
 
Rick Darge said:
Weird.. I wonder if Andrew has had any of those same issues.. Andrew?
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I haven't had any flicker on my 24mm 1.4 mk2 but I don't close it past 5.6 for anything. If I'm shooting a timelapse during the day I work with the shutter and try to have the aperture as open as I can. What I've found with my 24mm is that it likes to be open to f~2.0. I get really sharp results from there on. But if I need be I can have it all the way open but the lens does suffer from CA wide open like most do. Of course the more open you are the worse the vignetting gets. But still the lens is hands down my favorite out the ones I have and when its closed pasted 2.8 things can take on an almost 3D look to them. The vignetting can be corrected pretty easily in AE or light room...of course I'm talking about the processing of RAW frames not video mode.

Just get the lens Richard, you know you want to.
 
LOL

Canon glass FTW

I keep hearing rumors that they will be announcing a 14-24. We shall see
 
The 14mm 2.8 II is a sick, sick lens. I've been shooting some amazing stuff on it.

Drew, I don't want to get too deep into the weeds here, but I had to stop down to 6.3 or whatever due to some extenuating circumstances having to do with ND filters and the ability to shoot continuous 1/3s exposures extremely fast. I was a bit bummed out to see the flicker kicking in at those f-stops.
 
Tom Lowe said:
The 14mm 2.8 II is a sick, sick lens. I've been shooting some amazing stuff on it.

Drew, I don't want to get too deep into the weeds here, but I had to stop down to 6.3 or whatever due to some extenuating circumstances having to do with ND filters and the ability to shoot continuous 1/3s exposures extremely fast. I was a bit bummed out to see the flicker kicking in at those f-stops.
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I know it's a little ghetto, but won't the old "Twist The Lens" trick work to lock the iris and alleviate the flicker?
 
Jamison that is true. You can also switch the Live View mode to Movie and lock the iris in place if your exposure is 1/30 or faster -- in other words, if it's within the shutter speeds used during video filming. I've never used the lens twist trick, but you are correct that it could have helped me in this case. I just figured I would be okay with such a new lens.
 
Tom Lowe said:
The 14mm 2.8 II is a sick, sick lens. I've been shooting some amazing stuff on it.

Drew, I don't want to get too deep into the weeds here, but I had to stop down to 6.3 or whatever due to some extenuating circumstances having to do with ND filters and the ability to shoot continuous 1/3s exposures extremely fast. I was a bit bummed out to see the flicker kicking in at those f-stops.
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Well it seems the best way to get away from flicker in timelapse would be to get some Zeiss lenses that don't have an electronic aperture. Or some old Canon or Nikon glass.

Still the Canon 24mm 1.4 mk2 is an amazing lens even with its minor shortcomings. Well worth the price tag.
 
Tom Lowe said:
Maybe my copy is bad in terms of the iris blades. I dunno.
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My mk2 has it also. I just have to disable iris control (e.g. taping the lens contacts or slightly untwisting the lens), which would be annoying if I ever wanted to use aperture priority AE.
 
Explain to me what's going on with this flicker and why is it happening? I would assume once your Aperture is set in Manual mode, it would stay locked at that F-stop.. So why the flicker? - Also, does anyone have any examples showing this?
 
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