CINEMATICS CINEMOD on Zeiss ZF.2

[R.Lee]

http://www.pchood.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=45_65

Hi all,
anyone have experience with these Chinese modified zf's?

 

[Terry VerHaar]

I have three Canons from these guys - 28, 50, 85. They are decent; work perfectly fine, look very cool.

They really just put a shell over the top of the original lens. All the innards are the same. What you end up with is a standardized form factor, a longer throw on the focus (due to the larger outer diameter - no change to the inner workings) and a very cool looking lens. I think the differential cost from the standard sense is around $500-600. Worth it? Maybe. You decide.

 

[Lakis Amarantithis]

I like to know also if anyone had done this:

http://www.pchood.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=45_74&product_id=329

to the Leica 79-180 F2.8

 

[Cristian Mihai]

Interesting article : http://www.cinema5d.com/how-to-get-...s-for-800-instead-of-5000-and-what-to-expect/

 

[Terry VerHaar]

FWIW - Matt Duclos wrote this a few years back:

https://matthewduclos.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/cinematics-high-cost-customized-film-lens/