Canon Vs Nikon lens.

[Rob Ruffo]

I have a huge range of Nikon and canon glass... I mean HUGE!!! . All from my days as a pro sports photographer.

My over all view is after working with both kits for many years is this.

NIKON GLASS is SHARPER... FACT!
CANON AF glass is better (well was until the latest generation NIKON Af glass came out)

Whats going to save NIKONs arse well into the future is that even a 1972 50mm will work on a modern day body. Same with the EPIC.
NIKON glass has a manual (& AUTO) aperture ring.
CANON does not... But the way the EPIC is set up with the side handle controls, it works well not having to take you hands of the camera to set the aperture with the canon glass. That bit I really like.

Pros and cons for both... but ultimately Nikon glass is sharp. (even the old stuff) Thats the short of it...

NOTE: I matched a $540 Canon 50mm 1.4 up against a $12,000 50mm Arri Master prime today...
Quite literally could not tell the difference in RCX... Even at 800%

makes we want to sell alot of my PL glass when I see shit like this,

I have noticed that in-focus areas fall off differently - you would not see this at 800% but you would looking at the whole image. Cine glass has a nicer fall-off. You did not see this? Plus, rendition is not about pixel-peeping. Anamorphics have very poor resolution (at least, most do) and yet we rightly pay a premium for them.

 

[Uli Plank]

Any glass leaves a "fingerprint" on the light passing through!

As a professional you should know different lenses and choose the right ones for the style your story needs. There are times when I need the cold precision of Zeiss and others where old Lomos may be appropriate.