Luka Sanader
Well-known member
Hello folks,
i am about to shoot feature, that is visually really specific and demanding. its a period film form the turn of the 19th to 20th century but also realty is distorted as we are placed in a world that is more remembrance and magic realism then grim realty of the times. visual style of the film is particular, with dominating atmospheres, strong sets, high contrast, big back lights, top practicals and so on....
Director just informed me that he wants to do zooms, as part of optical movemants, basically as only real camera movement, aside form correctives. this is really changing for me a i am not grate fan and user of zooms and on the other hand ist really interesting as its making me use some tools i would normally avoid. usually i use zooms only when i have to, on cranes or remount head or documentary. When i use them for sure am not zooming, so fare to say this is something new for me. For someone who is not fan of zooms i have worked with lot of them Angenieux 10x25, HP, HR, 17-102, Oprimo 10x, DP... and with Cookes 25-250, MkI and MK2, 20-100 and 18-100.
now starts my dilemma: if i would to shoot this on spherical primes, i would use Rehoused Speed Panchros Cooke's and or Ilumina35 Mk2. this would be my personal pick. It would be logical that use something similar. I have old Angenieux 25-250mm T3.9 from 1964 in like new condition fully serviced and good to go and as well Angenieux 25-250HR that i really dont like at all. it reminds me of Betacam SP zoom. On the other hand old 25-250mm has more charm but i would like something that is bit more capable for such a complex task. plan is to shoot around 5.6
my main candidates are:
Lomo 20-120mm
Canon K 35 25-120mm
Cooke 20-100mm
unfortunately i never paid to much attention how smooth actual zoom are and how that optical movement looks on this lenses.
any word of advice would be highly appreciated
THANKS
i am about to shoot feature, that is visually really specific and demanding. its a period film form the turn of the 19th to 20th century but also realty is distorted as we are placed in a world that is more remembrance and magic realism then grim realty of the times. visual style of the film is particular, with dominating atmospheres, strong sets, high contrast, big back lights, top practicals and so on....
Director just informed me that he wants to do zooms, as part of optical movemants, basically as only real camera movement, aside form correctives. this is really changing for me a i am not grate fan and user of zooms and on the other hand ist really interesting as its making me use some tools i would normally avoid. usually i use zooms only when i have to, on cranes or remount head or documentary. When i use them for sure am not zooming, so fare to say this is something new for me. For someone who is not fan of zooms i have worked with lot of them Angenieux 10x25, HP, HR, 17-102, Oprimo 10x, DP... and with Cookes 25-250, MkI and MK2, 20-100 and 18-100.
now starts my dilemma: if i would to shoot this on spherical primes, i would use Rehoused Speed Panchros Cooke's and or Ilumina35 Mk2. this would be my personal pick. It would be logical that use something similar. I have old Angenieux 25-250mm T3.9 from 1964 in like new condition fully serviced and good to go and as well Angenieux 25-250HR that i really dont like at all. it reminds me of Betacam SP zoom. On the other hand old 25-250mm has more charm but i would like something that is bit more capable for such a complex task. plan is to shoot around 5.6
my main candidates are:
Lomo 20-120mm
Canon K 35 25-120mm
Cooke 20-100mm
unfortunately i never paid to much attention how smooth actual zoom are and how that optical movement looks on this lenses.
any word of advice would be highly appreciated
THANKS
