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Ketch + Epic + Canon Mount

Rob Ruffo said:
I would respectfully disagree.

Many Canon primes are more than sharp enough to be flawlessly sharp wide open for 2K (in the sense that more sharpness would simply not be seen by that number of pixels).

These include the 24 1.4 II, the 35 1.4, the 50 1.2, 85 1.2 LII (LI less so) and 135 f2. All these lenses look GREAT wide open, with nice bokeh that is not crunchy.

I don't shoot everything wide open, I'll leave that to the DSLR guys, but sometimes shallow depth of field is what you want for the feel of a shot - and really, technical chart shooting and achieving perfect technical sharpness at 5K is in my opinion pointless - the point is does it look nice, does it pop, does it look sharp - all the lenses I mention can provide a solid "yes" as an answer to that question, wide-open. Some set-ups will look way nicer at 1.2, others are more interesting stopped down. The TS 3.6 while very useful for many things, is quite limiting as a general 24 lens. 3.6 is not much DOF separation on a lens this wide - in many cases almost none.

I would also not worry too much about whether you resolve more that 2K. 5K is great for reframing and a major feature release (which you would never shoot on Canon glass anyway). Day to day music videos, TV shows and ads and so on only need 1080p, will only ever be seen in 1080p, is the only thing the present-day client could ever care about, and to sacrifice a nice, thin DOF that looks great for a given shot for some concern about fully resolving 5K resolution is to let your client down.

We do art, in the end. Artistic concerns should trump all.
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Rob, you respectfully disagree to WAHT??

See and read again what I wrote, then please elaborate... ;)



Originally Posted by KETCH ROSSi

"That is a great start Jarek,

however since you have the EF 35mm f/1.4L which is a fantastic and super sharp lens , and in fact Canon has not cared to make a version II as of yet as it is such an insane lens,
I would suggest to go for the TS-E 24mm f/3.5 L II which is sharper then the EF 24mm f/1.4L II, and also will give you some super fun perspective possibilities, but this is a MANUAL ONLY lens.

The 24-70 has been talked of a newer II version yet no signs of it, it too is a fantastic zoom, well known for its particular look.
Of course the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II is a zoom that you should absolutely get, as you will discover it offers some pretty fantastic looking images, especially at the long end,
when shooting at the closest focus with a long distance in the BG of your intended subject, its separation and its blurring effect on the BG is just so sweet, I love it, and after the EF 85mm f/1.2L II
it is my favorite glass for Portraiture work, and or extreme close ups with a Canon 500D Close Up lens on it."
 
Michael Olsen said:
Jarred, will there eventually be an online listing of all officially characterized lense with updates as new lenses are put through the gauntlet? I would find this immensely helpful.
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good idea :)
 
David Baumber said:
I was going to buy the RED mattebox to go with RED PL lenses but i'm really keen on using my Canon glass. Do you know if there will be an option to mount the mattebox on rails as it's currently a clip on?
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yes.. prototypes are out in the wild being tested.
 
Jarred Land said:
a lot of lenses may work that are not on the list, just not be completely accurate till they are characterized. We are doing some 3rd party lenses in tandem to the Canon Branded lenses.
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are the tokina riding along on that tandem? i love my 11-16. maybe just as much as my canon 70-200 IS II.
 
Hi Jarred,

as own a complete set of Canon Lenses and
don't own PL mount lenses I would really
need the Canon Mount for my EPIC.

Really looking forward to shooting with the Canon mount.
 
Jarred Land said:
Yup. Might be a small batch that gets out sooner for the guys that really really need it.
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I can't believe how many people are hijacking Ketch' thread trying to get a canon mount earlier ;)

Can I have one please Jarred? It's not Christmas but I've been a nice boy this year...
 
vincent kardasik said:
I can't believe how many people are hijacking Ketch' thread trying to get a canon mount earlier ;)

Can I have one please Jarred? It's not Christmas but I've been a nice boy this year...
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He he, its all good as far as every one gets to have this INSANE Electronic Canon mount, I knew it that this would be on High demand, and in the hands, oops I mean Cameras of thousands,
its just simply put the absolute best option out there if not using PL mount!!

Then don't worry Vincent, as soon as I start posting grabs and videos of the girls you'll see how fast this thread gets back to me, he he.
 
KETCH ROSSi said:
Then don't worry Vincent, as soon as I start posting grabs and videos of the girls you'll see how fast this thread gets back to me, he he.
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Then this thread will REALLY get jacked...

...so wrong... :D
 
KETCH ROSSi said:
Then don't worry Vincent, as soon as I start posting grabs and videos of the girls you'll see how fast this thread gets back to me, he he.
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Ah, ah! Can't wait to see that Ketch! And I know I'm not the only one...
All the best!
 
One of Kaku's friends might be buying one of this, so we'll shoot that too, with few girls... ;)

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If not (if the timing is bad) he already has an red Ellse.
 
Shooting the Lotus Stealth in the dark would be so challenging.
 
EPIC + CANON ROCKSSSS!!!!



Okay first Frame Grab, out of Today's Sunflower's shoot...

under the direct sunlight @ 42 degrees Centigrade, literally I could not longer touch the Camera "IT WAS BOILING HOT" I mean not just the camera from running but everything, form the HOT sun, yet it run flawlessly for the entire time, talking about HEAT test!!

Any ways, this shot below was taken with the EF 70-200mm f/28L IS II, with EF 1.4 II Extender, and the Canon 500D Close up lens, post, Redcolor2, Redgamma2, a small curve in PS5.1.

The bee...
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Close Up... Not cropped, this is achieved with the EF 70-200 at 200mm + EF 1.4 II Extender + Canon 500D Close Up lens, on Epic 5k 2:1.

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BTS shot taken by my brother Giorgio... ;)

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