Nikkor 17-55mm DX

[Michael Hastings]

Well said

Well said

No, not that you can't. You can use them when shooting 35mm(4k), not S35 (2540p). But with the non DX/APS-C, 35mm lenses you will hit the sweet spot of the lens and get less distortion and vignetting on what you shoot. In motion, zoom and focus this might be noticable on some lenses, since they were built for still shots. On a single frame you wouldn't really see it, and can compensate for them in photoshop quite easily anyway. In cine use I prefer the idea of basically getting the entire frame fitted into the sweet spot of the lens, where the distortion and vignetting should be minimal.

I'm sure their results will still be good. I've simply decided to rely on normal 35mm lenses.

My feelings exactly. Use the DX/APS-C lenses for the superwide side where nothing else exists - everything else standard will likely give better results and work with any of the larger formats as well (should also keep their value a little better - particularly if they start bringing out more full frame sensors on DSLRs at lower price points.)

 

[Eddie]

No one has mentioned it. I'm not sure how usefull the IS/VR will be, in the limited testing I've done with my IS/VR lenses on a DSLR the image stabilizes in the VF but it's still doing minor corrections I think are jumpy. We won't know for sure until we get an IS lens on the Birger mount but I have my doubt's, it is after all designed to stabilize for just a spit second under most situations.

Are you sure that its a different system? I have been playing around with my lumix lx2 pocket camera, and when I record video with the OIS on it really helps alot. Sometimes it might seem a little jumpy, but when you turn it off you can tell why! A pocket camera is really shaky, especially because the angle changes so suddenly, which is not going to be the case anyway when RED one is shoulder mounted.
I believe the d2x has a video mode, so it should be easy to test out with the 70-200 VR. A quiet handheld recording with VR on and one without it, maybe a slooow pan too? If you have the time I would love to know what you think about the difference.

 

[Evin Grant]

No video mode on the D2x. Pans work well, the lens auto detects them.

 

[Eddie]

sorry, my fault.
Maybe I have gotten my hopes up for the IS/VR too soon. Its just that when the OIS of a consumer still camera compensates well even though it only takes 10cm to turn 180 degrees, I thought... hhhmm that would be about 1 meter with a shoulder mounted Red One, this might really work!
Anyway I am pleased that you are running things at LART. Really looking forward to the results.