Scarlet and Zooms

[stefan nutz]

Now that I have read a lot about the Scarlet's crops I'd like to know what kind of useable and affordable zoom lenses are out there. I know pretty much every lens you can throw on a Canon but I am new to all of this PL stuff and there seems to be tons of good lenses out there. Also cheaper ones as well.
I am a documentary filmmaker and shot most of the stuff on a 7D now for quite some time and would like to give the Scarlet a try. After getting through all this resolutions and crop factors, I'd like to use a compact and fast zoom lens for my docs.
Where I shoot there is no space, time and money for a dedicated crew. So it has to be simple but effective.

What I am looking for (@ 3k) is:

- fast
- handy zoom range (10-50mm, or anything compareable)
- light weight (if possible)
- front filter thread for ND filter (keep it small, no need for matte boxes)

thanks in advance,

S.

 

[Dominick Pietrzak]

If you're already very familiar with what lenses to use on a Canon, then why don't you just go with the Canon mount?

If you ARE looking for PL lenses, RED has some zooms in the store, and the 17-50mm would seem to fit your need best. T2.9, 3.2lbs. Not sure about the ND filter, I think you would need to use a matte box for that. Jim did mention something about installable ND filters that would go directly on the sensor. Forgot what it's called right now, but it hasn't been released.

 

[stefan nutz]

Well, I'd love to do that but 5 weeks ago some nice folks decided to break into my apartment and steel every single part of my equipment. So for now all is gone and I have to start from scratch.

The Canon 17-55 IS 2.8 is always an option. Cheap and stabilized, two big plus if you put the red on a rig.

ND on the chip?
For me thats a major advantage of the c300. Built in NDs, especially when you are indie style shooter, is a major benefit.

 

[Nik Skjøth]

My problem is that none of the Canons are truely parfocal? I would be happy with a canon if I could trust the Zoom through on it.

I guess the Red 17-50 is the best option for a good affordable parfocal zoom lens. To bad that the 50-150 has been discontinued.

 

[Dominick Pietrzak]

Oh that's horrible news! So sorry to hear that.

There are some other threads which have lists of recommended Canon lenses to use on the Scarlet.

Here is a quote from Jim about the filter tray...

The internal filter tray goes over the sensor and is accessible through the port of the mount... you need to take your lens off to change it. Not the kinda thing you want to be doing 10x an hour, but to switch to different NDs that will stay in there for a long time, or different diffusions, its a great solution to avoid needing a matte box.

The 17-50 seems like a great lens for the Scarlet, thinking of getting it myself.

 

[Dominick Pietrzak]

This is an interesting thread to sift through...

http://www.reduser.net/forum/showth...and-your-choice-of-Lense(s)&highlight=18-85mm