Red 17-50mm Lens Review?

[Louis Maddalena]

Hey Guys,

I've been looking for a review of the 17-50mm but I can not find a good review. Does anybody know of anybody who has done a detailed write up on the lens, or does anybody want to offer their thoughts? I am going to purchased one for a production but I just want to make sure that it is a quality lens.

I've searched the forums as well but my searches kept coming up empty... if you know of any good threads already on the subject I'd love to read those as well.

Thanks!

 

[Chad Lancaster]

was used a lot in Soderbergh's Contagion

 

[FREDERIC GASSITA]

Hello Guys,

I have used the RED ZOOM LENS 17-50 with my RED Epic. I found it to be a pretty good lens for the price. I used it to shoot an video clip in a cinematic way along with my other RED Prime pro lenses (18, 25, 35, 85). I was very surprised by the overall image quality. But with the RED EPIC very good sensor, it is easier to get better image quality. And the 17-50 is definitely better the first RED ZOOM 18-50.

Thanks

Frederic Gassita
AFJ Productions
Professional Musician, Producer, Composer, Arranger, Cinema lover and Motion Picture Director to be (with God's Will !)

Libreville, Gabon, West Central Africa

PS: I might be the only one with a Red One and a Red Epic camera in Central Africa !

 

[Les Dittert]

The Tamron 17-50 is what's left if you shuck it. An OK lens, look for reviews on it.

 

[Samir Patel]

I was browsing the borrowlenses.com website today and noticed that they had the 17-50 rental price double the cost of the 18-85! What gives? Is that because it is no longer available or is the quality that much better?