Dragon/STH - Cooke s4 T2 or Arri Master Prime 1.3

[Mat_G]

If you were shooting at a typical high end NYC bar at night, would your personal preference be Cooke s4 T2 or Arri Master Prime T1.3?

Space is tight and we'd be using minimal LED or Kino's to minimize heat in such a tight space.

It's for a lifestyle video... typical NYC hipsters, hanging out, some cuts to drinks being made, we'd also shoot some b-roll with no lights on NYC city streets.

Do we go with the Cooke look or safety of the extra .7 on the Master Primes. Don't have the budget for lens tests at the location (it's a personal shoot).

PS, our Dragon does not have the swappable OLPF system yet, so LLO not an option.

Any opinions would be greatly appreciated!

 

[Nick Morrison]

Id def take the extra stop on the Masters, especially if your on Skintone. Thats double the light/exposure.

 

[Ignacio Aguilar]

I'd go with the Masters. Great lenses and +1 stop in case that you need it. Just to try rate your STH Dragon at 400-500 ISO to play it safe.

 

[Matt Ryan]

Masters... Larger image circle and faster speed + superior resolution. S4's you'd have to shoot 5K for them to cover.

 

[Ketch Rossi]

Mine is a Bias (kinda of) recommendation because I love Master Primes and regret ever selling my personal set, additionally I just am not areal fan of the Coke look...

But given your shooting conditions and gear, then it is also a very logical choice...

Master Primes!!

 

[Mat_G]

Thanks for the feedback guys.

It slipped my mind to check the sensor coverage with the lenses.

Link below to Phil's post... if any other Red noobs like me aren't aware of it.

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showthread.php?103766-Dragon-Lens-Coverage-Information

 

[luigivaltulini]

Master best
i used for TV series in low light , all time at T1.3 to t 2.0. Amazing lens.

Dragon Sth 500 iso , no grading , link r3d .

https://www.dropbox.com/s/hw1cz0pjj4h7tw8/dragon.zip?dl=0

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[Jack Allred]

Masters - they will perform perfectly all the way down to 1.3 whereas the cooke's (like most all lenses) will show some image flaws below 2.8