2k shooting on cropped 35 mm or Super16 glass?

[Michael Lindsay]

Yes, I didn't factor in the flare factor of using larger optics designed for 35mm but cropped to Super-16, though you'd also think you're using the "sweet spot" in the center of the lens more...

Good point.. I'm very keen to test and find out... I once shot with a highly rated medium format lens (via an adapter) on 35mm stills and was not blown away.. This wasn't in a very controlled way so I could easily be wrong.

But as I said, the other reason for a dedicated line is simply that the lens does not need to be as physically big if it only needs to cover the Super-16 frame. That and the fact that the Master Primes are too large for some Super-16 cameras.

Sorry.. I had took and understood this piont. However I'd also assumed that Arri's main solution was the 416. (The result of the difficulties of using S4 and master primes and the VF on a SR3..)

..whereas the Cooke lenses are T/2 lenses, so you can switch to the normal Cooke S4 lenses in the longer focal lengths, whereas you might have to switch to the Zeiss Ultra Primes in the longer focal lengths and thus be switching from T/1.3 lenses to T/2 lenses.

good point..

I've never shot with Master primes. I'm hopping I will test within the next few weeks master primes with Red. The suggestion that you can shoot wide open with little penalty is massively attractive.. I follow that you have shot a little with these lenses.. Apart from the size. Was there anything negative about them.

I was wondering if anyone had actually tested Masterprimes with Red already.. I'm assuming they must have been used together?

kind regards

Michael

 

[Emanuel A.]

These full format still lenses were designed for a 36 x 24 mm area, 50% larger. So using only two thirds from there (22,2 x 12,5 mm format)

Actually more circa 60% or around. I'd add more exactly between two thirds and a half...

 

[David Mullen ASC]

The Master Primes are great lenses. The only "downside" is the temptation to shoot wide-open on them. Shooting 100mm and 150mm at T/1.3 is a nightmare for the focus-puller.

 

[Don King]

But as I said, the other reason for a dedicated line is simply that the lens does not need to be as physically big if it only needs to cover the Super-16 frame. That and the fact that the Master Primes are too large for some Super-16 cameras.

Never the less, it's not the case of the Birger mount option. Light weight lenses for 2k shooting.

 

[Gordon Prince]

Yes, I didn't factor in the flare factor of using larger optics designed for 35mm but cropped to Super-16, though you'd also think you're using the "sweet spot" in the center of the lens more...

More lens performance optimization, no ?