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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

First ever RED music video (We think)...

Was this shot with just your Nikon lenses?

Was this shot with just your Nikon lenses?

Evin Grant said:
I've got a lot on the plate right now (Blogging from PA after shooting) but I'll hopefully have time to finish the grade by next week.
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Hi Evin, Great job! I generally don't like MV's at all; but I do like all the images you've shot and edited in this project.

One question - did you only use the lenses you list in your signature or did you have access to some other ones? If so which ones? If that was all done with your Nikon collection I think it speaks volumes for their quality.

Thanks, Phil
 
Zeiss eh?

Zeiss eh?

tonaci said:
He used Zeiss Super Speeds 1.3 for this project.
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Thanks Tonaci - not being a lens person but I can only imagine that Zeiss would be considered better than Nikon ? Crisper perhaps??

All the best, Phil
 
Tranquil_Light said:
Thanks Tonaci - not being a lens person but I can only imagine that Zeiss would be considered better than Nikon ? Crisper perhaps??

All the best, Phil
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Yes. Sharper, faster, easier to pull-focus. And more expensive...
 
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Since I don't yet have a Nikon mount I can't really comment but the Zeiss SSs are very nice. Still they are a little cold, and the 18mm wasn't all that sharp compared to the others. My guess is that there really won't be any thing to worry about optically with the Nikkors, just the focus pulling, which we need to test to know for sure.
 
Focus pulling

Focus pulling

scienceguy_ae said:
Yes. Sharper, faster, easier to pull-focus. And more expensive...
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Thanks, that's an interesting comment - easier to pull focus - why? I've never tried to pull focus on the fly as it were - why would it be easier with this lens over a Nikor? Just curious . . .
 
Tranquil_Light said:
Thanks, that's an interesting comment - easier to pull focus - why? I've never tried to pull focus on the fly as it were - why would it be easier with this lens over a Nikor? Just curious . . .
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Because they're not designed for cinema, Nikkors aren't made for pulling focus. Often they'll work ok (as has been discussed many times on the lens forum), but there are a few caveats that vary in severity from lens to lens.

1) The focus throw (distance you have to turn to focus from close to infinity) is often much shorter than you'd normally find in a cinema lens so it's harder to nail the focus every time. A geared follow-focus can make pulling lenses with shorter throws a little easier.

2) The build quality isn't quite the same, so there might a little undesired movement when you focus. This isn't a huge problem and most Nikkors are fine, AFAIK.

3) The focus distance marks are sometimes a little off, so blocking and measuring shots is difficult. It sounds like RED's zoom-in functionality combined with Graeme's focus assist will make measuring a thing of the past anyway...

Because their optical quality is still quite good, Nikkors are often rebuilt to fix these few caveats and create usable cinema quality lenses.
 
scienceguy_ae said:
Because they're not designed for cinema, Nikkors aren't made for pulling focus. Often they'll work ok (as has been discussed many times on the lens forum), but there are a few caveats that vary in severity from lens to lens.

1) The focus throw (distance you have to turn to focus from close to infinity) is often much shorter than you'd normally find in a cinema lens so it's harder to nail the focus every time. A geared follow-focus can make pulling lenses with shorter throws a little easier.

2) The build quality isn't quite the same, so there might a little undesired movement when you focus. This isn't a huge problem and most Nikkors are fine, AFAIK.

3) The focus distance marks are sometimes a little off, so blocking and measuring shots is difficult. It sounds like RED's zoom-in functionality combined with Graeme's focus assist will make measuring a thing of the past anyway...

Because their optical quality is still quite good, Nikkors are often rebuilt to fix these few caveats and create usable cinema quality lenses.
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OK - got ya - thanks. I can see how important point #1 is - I hadn't thought about that at all also #2 and #3 could influence my choice as well. I don't have anything yet and I may just rent anyway.

Good info thanks, Phil
 
Evin Grant said:
It's a home made ring light I built a few years ago. It uses 48 40W lightbulbs in two concentric rings around a lens hole. All mounted onto a mirrior board back by plywood and supported by C stands.
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Hello,
Do you have a pic of this rig?
I would be interested in building
something like that. I love the look
you get with it. Get with RED to produce
the RED light!
 
I built a similar rig a few years ago with 16 individual dimmed photo floods. Same thing plywood ring with c-stands on either side.
 
scienceguy_ae said:
Because they're not designed for cinema, Nikkors aren't made for pulling focus. Often they'll work ok (as has been discussed many times on the lens forum), but there are a few caveats that vary in severity from lens to lens.

1) The focus throw (distance you have to turn to focus from close to infinity) is often much shorter than you'd normally find in a cinema lens so it's harder to nail the focus every time. A geared follow-focus can make pulling lenses with shorter throws a little easier.

2) The build quality isn't quite the same, so there might a little undesired movement when you focus. This isn't a huge problem and most Nikkors are fine, AFAIK.

3) The focus distance marks are sometimes a little off, so blocking and measuring shots is difficult. It sounds like RED's zoom-in functionality combined with Graeme's focus assist will make measuring a thing of the past anyway...

Because their optical quality is still quite good, Nikkors are often rebuilt to fix these few caveats and create usable cinema quality lenses.
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I have not been able to find the Nikkor 17-35mm in stock anywhere. Did Red users buy them up? They've been out of stock at BH for months.

Steve
 
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Yes and no. I light by the monitor like I would an HVX but it's much more sensitive and the RAW gives you alot of leeway so you take more chances. Be more dramatic without worrying so much about a muddy image.
 
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