The Most Popular Cinema Lenses

[rand thompson]

The Most Popular Cinema Lenses (Part 1): Zeiss, Panavision, Cooke, Hawk



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In Depth Cine

The Most Popular Cinema Lenses (Part 2): Zeiss, Canon, Cooke, Arri, Angénieux




By
In Depth Cine

 

[Karim D. Ghantous]

Most interesting. Thanks Rand. Personally I have a deeper interest in lenses than this. Got any recommended articles or videos for people who want to know more about optics, but who aren't engineers or optical designers?

I've been playing with lenses here and there, and now and then I find something somewhat interesting. E.g. Micro 4/3 lens on an APS-C sensor; or mounting a lens with a long FFD on a mirrorless body, compensating with close focus filters (I call this short-mounting, which has the opposite effect of using extension tubes). If nothing else, it's fun stuff.

 

[rand thompson]

Most interesting. Thanks Rand. Personally I have a deeper interest in lenses than this. Got any recommended articles or videos for people who want to know more about optics, but who aren't engineers or optical designers?

I've been playing with lenses here and there, and now and then I find something somewhat interesting. E.g. Micro 4/3 lens on an APS-C sensor; or mounting a lens with a long FFD on a mirrorless body, compensating with close focus filters (I call this short-mounting, which has the opposite effect of using extension tubes). If nothing else, it's fun stuff.

I'll see what I can Find!

 

[rand thompson]

Cooke Speed Panchros (The Affordable High End Cinema Lens)


By
Robert Fatt

 

[rand thompson]

Why Lens Choice Matters In Cinematography | Focal Lengths



By In Depth Cine

 

[Dan Kanes]

One of my favorites:

https://youtu.be/xTaSn2TZ9TY

 

[rand thompson]

Anamorphic Lens Tests


By
Neil Oseman

 

[rand thompson]

Hawk anamorphic test footage - Arri Alexa Mini (Philadelphia)


By
CUTSDATFLO

Hawk C-Series Anamorphic Lenses 35mm, 50mm, 70mm, 100mm

 

[rand thompson]

Biofilms.cz - Zeiss super speed MKII T1.3 PL (18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm) lens test


By Biofilms

Lens test of Zeiss super speed MKII T1.3 PL. Bokeh character, edge sharpness, edge perspective, flaring test…

FULL TECH SPECS:
Camera used: Sony Venice @ 3.8K S35 mode
Camera setting: ISO 500, WB: 3200K (led torch 6300K)
exported: 4K youtube profile

 

[Karim D. Ghantous]

Cooke Speed Panchros (The Affordable High End Cinema Lens)


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Robert Fatt

That was interesting. Some of those old Speed Panchros are as small as rangefinder lenses. Someone in the comments of the video mentioned Pentax SLR lenses. As I understand it, they have most of the characterstics of cinema lenses but at a fraction of the cost. The housing is the only problem. That, and the problem of finding a super-wide. The widest vintage M42 lens I know of that's not a fisheye is the Sigma 18/2.8.

 

[rand thompson]

Karim,


I remember a while back of a couple of other low cost lenses having some lens heritage with some of the higher caliber Classic/ modern Cinema lenses. I think I remember the Zeiss ZF 100mm f2 Makro-Planar either having the lens design or possessing some of the same lens elements as the Master Prime Lenses.

 

[rand thompson]

Alexa XT : Leica Summilux-C, Cooke Anamorphics, Mini s4, Arri Master Primes and Zeiss High Speed


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AMC_cinefotografo

Epic Dragon : Leica Summilux-C, Cooke Anamorphics, Mini s4, Arri Master Primes and Zeiss High Speed


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AMC_cinefotografo

Arri Master Primes - Comparativa de lentes anamórficos y esféricos AMC


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AMC_cinefotografo

Cooke Anamorphics - Comparativa de lentes anamórficos y esféricos AMC


By
AMC_cinefotografo

Cooke Mini s4 - Comparativa de lentes anamórficos y esféricos AMC



By
AMC_cinefotografo

 

[rand thompson]

Zeiss Superspeeds vs. Super Baltars vs. Kowas - Cinema Vintage Lens Shootout!


The actual tests start at about the 5:17 minute mark


By
BrainBox Cameras

 

[rand thompson]

In Depth Lens Tests: Leica Summicron-C vs Ultra Primes


By
Hurlbut Academy

In Depth Tests: Leica Summicron-C vs Leica Summilux-C Lens Comparison




By
Hurlbut Academy

Lens Comparison Test: Leica Summilux-C vs Cooke S4 for "Fathers and Daughters"



By
Hurlbut Academy

 

[Michael Lindsay]

One of my favorites:

https://youtu.be/xTaSn2TZ9TY

Thanks Dan

 

[rand thompson]

Arri / Zeiss MASTER Anamorphic Lenses! - Review - Test - Overview



By BrainBox Cameras

 

[rand thompson]

50mm Shootout - 26 Anamorphic and Spherical lenses - Part1


By Mikko Timonen

Master Anamorphic @ 0:26
Cooke Anamorphic @ 2:14
Elite Anamorphic @ 4:38
Kowa Anamorphic @ 6:37
Powerscope Anamorphic @ 8.47
Lomo Roundfront @ 11:02 (T4 incorrectly is labeled Squarefront)
Lomo Squarefront @ 13:13
Hawk V-Lite Anamorphic @ 15:37
Todd AO Anamorphic @ 17:53 (T2.8 is actually T4)
Arri Master Prime @ 20:55
Arri Ultra Prime @ 23:00
Cooke S4 @ 25:05
Cooke Speed Panchro @ 27:08
Super Baltar @ 29:24
Leica Summicron @ 31:34
Leica-R GL mod @ 33:42
Celere HS @ 35:57
Xenon FF @ 38:19
Zeiss Super Speed Mk3 @ 40:40
Zeiss CP2 @ 42:50
Xeen @ 44:51
Canon CN-E @ 46:51
Rokinon @ 48:57
Lomo Spherical @ 50:44
Takumar 6x7 Medium Format @ 53:23
Dog Schidt @ 54:40

 

[rand thompson]

50mm Shootout - 26 Anamorphic and Spherical lenses - Part2


By Mikko Timonen

Master Anamorphic @ 0:24
Cooke Anamorphic @ 0:44
Elite Anamorphic @ 1:06
Kowa Anamorphic @ 1:28
Powerscope Anamorphic @ 1:59
Lomo Roundfront @ 2:24
Lomo Squarefront @ 2:42
Hawk V-Lite Anamorphic @ 3:06
Todd AO Anamorphic @ 3:28
Arri Master Prime @ 3:45
Arri Ultra Prime @ 4:04
Zeiss Super Speed Mk3 @ 4:25
Zeiss CP2 @ 4:53
Cooke S4 @ 5:17
Leica Summicron @ 5:48
Celere HS @ 6:20
Xenon FF @ 6:52
Canon CN-E @ 7:22
Xeen @ 7:46
Rokinon @ 8:12
Cooke Speed Panchro @ 8:38
Super Baltar @ 9:06
Leica-R GL mod @ 9:37
Lomo Spherical @ 10:03
Takumar 6x7 Medium Format @ 10:31
Dog Schidt @ 10:56

 

[rand thompson]

Lens Review | Cooke Panchro/i Classic vs Speed Panchro | SHIFT 4



By Shift4

Cooke Anamorphic/i Prime Lenses


By Shift4