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  • Hey all, just changed over the backend after 15 years I figured time to give it a bit of an update, its probably gonna be a bit weird for most of you and i am sure there is a few bugs to work out but it should kinda work the same as before... hopefully :)

What have you picked and why?

Honestly, in all likelihood we're going to enjoy shooting on our Canon-mount zooms for quite some time, but eventually that PL mount and the Red Pro Primes (widely regarded as the best value PL mount glass going) seems like a way better bet than buying a whole bunch of Canon-mount primes. It opens up the possibility of renting things like master primes and other really exotic glass too.
 
Ordered for the Scarlet PL Mount Package :)
Didn't want to take any chances with the quality of the mount. Can someone suggest a single lens appropriate for a "coming of age" + comedy movie look. Also other accessories like filters...
 
Ravi K said:
Didn't want to take any chances with the quality of the mount. Can someone suggest a single lens appropriate for a "coming of age" + comedy movie look. Also other accessories like filters...
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The "comedy movie look" is not really lens related. If you have gone with the PL mount, and only want one lens, you should look at the RED 17-50mm. That will probably be the best bang for the buck. You can use 67mm screw on filters with it if you don't wish to use a matte box. I believe I read that Contagion was shot with two prime lenses, the RPP 18m and RPP 35mm. These are both big lenses.
 
Stacey Spears said:
The "comedy movie look" is not really lens related. If you have gone with the PL mount, and only want one lens, you should look at the RED 17-50mm. That will probably be the best bang for the buck. You can use 67mm screw on filters with it if you don't wish to use a matte box. I believe I read that Contagion was shot with two prime lenses, the RPP 18m and RPP 35mm. These are both big lenses.
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That lens really does look like tremendous value. Was Contagion really shot on two lenses? That's crazy! You'd think that a film with a budget like that could have a full set of RPPs and a couple of zooms if they wanted to. It's an interesting artistic choice to strip your kit so bare like that. I suppose creating limitations for yourself can sometimes inspire creativity though. :)
 
Nick Wernham said:
The more I look around at comparable primes for Canon EF mounts, the more those Red Pro Primes with a Titanium PL Mount start to look very reasonable indeed. I mean, compare their prices with those Zeiss CP.2 primes. Better yet compare the Zeiss zoom lens that sells for $30k that is based on the same technology with the 17-50mm T2.9 zoom that sells for $6,000. That is just ridiculous.
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I agree Nick, the red primes are starting to look good. I bought the series of L's last year 16-35 f2.8, 24-70 f2.8, 70-200f2.8, and 100-400. All together they are about 10k. One could always justify another 10k on glass (glass keeps it's value). I live in Toronto too, want to split a set?

I'll probably shoot canon EF for the next 8-12 months and then look into a the red primes.

I got the 14k kit, plus a pack of 4 redvolts, and ordered a redmote, mattebox and a 128gb card. I may look at some point selling my scarlet and getting an Epic-X (or getting one and keeping the scarlet as a b-cam) I like the fact that everything is interchangeable, and one reason I'm extremely happy that scarlet grew up.

At this stage seeing what s-X is, I'd consider an epic over scarlet if I could get one, but R1 was not the right camera for what I do, and so have to wait.
 
Got the Brain, Side handle, red mote, base production package. I don't know why I got the AL mount but will switch to PL when RED contacts me. Still thinking about media/power/displays though. Can't wait, been renting for 3 years and now I'll be a owner very soon.
 
I ordered the package with the Al Canon mount. PL glass is expensive to own....and I have a few Zeiss ZFs, one is cine-modded. i plan to build out a whole modded Zeiss kit. I may upgrade to the Ti Canon mount because it's stronger than the Al and it's nice to know if a project requires PL glass, then I can grab the PL mount.

The EVF, another redvolt and redmag are on my Xmas list... Speaking of Xmas, I haven't been this excited about getting something since I was a little kid, sniffing around the christmas tree.
 
Stacey Spears said:
The "comedy movie look" is not really lens related. If you have gone with the PL mount, and only want one lens, you should look at the RED 17-50mm. That will probably be the best bang for the buck. You can use 67mm screw on filters with it if you don't wish to use a matte box. I believe I read that Contagion was shot with two prime lenses, the RPP 18m and RPP 35mm. These are both big lenses.
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Hey Thanks again Stacey,
Do you recommend Red 17-50mm over Battle-Tested RED PRO 18-85mm T2.9 ZOOM? Both are priced the same, of course 18-85 is BT.
 
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