PL Mount Macro lens suggestions for shooting with Epic

[Jean Déraps]

I'm going to work on an Epic shoot where we'll need to do some macrocinematography. Does anyone have any suggestions for some PL Mount lenses in the 35 to 85mm range? I know there is a Zeiss CP.2 50mm Macro... is this a decent macro lens?

Thanks

 

[Zeb B]

This is a case for the Canon mount - lots to chose from from their line. It seems most Cine lenses are talking head dialog centric. The Canon mount brings 150 lenses into play opening up a whole new range of style and technique. With the Canon mount maybe we can then move beyond shallow DOF . . . ;- )

 

[Jean Déraps]

Yes of course....and, like many others, I have one on order! But in the meantime....

 

[Zeb B]

Me too. Wonder if a Rental House would be smart enough to have purchased one of these to rent for $200/day? Bet there would be interest while we are waiting for production to catch up to demand.

 

[David W. Jones]

Zeiss 60mm & 100mm Macro.

 

[Dave Blackham]

Id actually use an A mount on Epic with Leica 60mm and Leica 100mm macro. I realise you mentioned PL but macro lenses are said to bench mark against the Leica 100mm. You might just beat its look with a Voigtlander Apo Lanthar 125mm but that might be a little ling for you. I beleive you can get both Leica lenses remounted in PL from Dalsa and Van Diemen.

 

[David (dudi) Namir]

I will have a Leica 100mm Macro Van Diemen rehoused and a Cinewand by Cine Magic International Probe lens system in Montreal on a shoot next week. Both are in PL mount. Leica is Leica and lenses of the snorkel are Schneider Kreuznach. I use both for macro photographyhttp://www.google.co.il/search?hl=i...ved=0CCEQvwUoAA&q=schneider+kreuznach&spell=1

 

[Mitch Gross]

We have a set of rehoused Leica macros for rent.

 

[Peter Strietmann]

Master Macro, although it is 100mm, http://www.arri.de/camera/lenses/35_format_lenses/master_macro_100.html

 

[Matt Uhry]

The Leica macro's are silly good. I like the 60mm because you keep a bit more context around the object.
100mm is good if you need that working distance. Either remounted or in Canon.

Zeiss 100mm Macro ( the new version ) is of course great.

PS technic Skater Scope with wider lenses - like a 24mm UP. is really cool too, focuses to nothing, but costs a bit to rent.

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com

 

[Mark Deeble]

It depends on the level of magnification you want - most macro lenses offer 1:1 or 1:2 magnification ratios and they are the ones you are most likely to find PL mounted. At greater magnification ratios you are in to much more specialist lenses (Nikon 10x, Zeiss Luminars etc ) requiring custom adapters. They tend to be fixed focus, so you'll need a macro bench or slide - depending on whether you want to focus by moving the subject or the camera.

 

[Matt Uhry]

Leica 60mm macro @ 2.8

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com