What small lens set for Epic?

[Obin Olson]

Ok, so I have a RPP set and some really old 1970's Nikons, my favorite lens is the Nikon 50mm 1.4 from the 70's.

What lens set will give me:

1 the look of my old 50mm - soft and pretty, and "organic"
2 small in size and weight
3 has a 24,35,50,85,135mm focal lengths
4 can be used with focus, has gears, or can have gears made for it
5 is wide open 1.2-2.0 f stop
6 is strong enough to take a clamp on mattebox on the front
7 Can work with the Epic electronic mount for focus, and iris control


What is this ultimate lens set? I am assuming it's some type of SLR lens set..canon? Nikon? what?

 

[Uli Plank]

You don't have too many choices, since there are no mounts for Canon FD or Minolta Rokkor – beautiful old style glass, BTW. Rokkors are very consistent in color, since they made their own glass. Some call them "poor man's Leicas", they actually cooperated with Leica for quite a while, making early zooms for them.

But currently no chance, just Nikon or modern Canon, apart from Cine lenses.

Or go Leica, there's a mount now (or soon).

 

[John Marchant]

Nikon AI-s come close to your requirements, as your requirements sound just like mine... They're not too hard to find.

 

[Michael Panfeld]

Optitek is trying to bring out a Canon FD mount.

 

[Patrick Tresch]

Zeiss superspeed t1.3 mkIII but no electronics.

Pat

 

[Evin Grant]

Zeiss Standard speeds in PL mount or Nikon AI/AIS lenses.

 

[Mark Toia]

ZIESS MKIII SUPER SPEEDS + EPIC = HEAVEN

If you can find them... they are going for good money these days.

 

[Patrick Tresch]

6 is strong enough to take a clamp on mattebox on the front

But Zeiss superspeed need a suspension to lift the Lmb-5 matte box for exemple. I use an elastic for that.

Pat

 

[Nathaniel Haban]

Ok, so I have a RPP set and some really old 1970's Nikons, my favorite lens is the Nikon 50mm 1.4 from the 70's.

What lens set will give me:

1 the look of my old 50mm - soft and pretty, and "organic"
2 small in size and weight
3 has a 24,35,50,85,135mm focal lengths
4 can be used with focus, has gears, or can have gears made for it
5 is wide open 1.2-2.0 f stop
6 is strong enough to take a clamp on mattebox on the front
7 Can work with the Epic electronic mount for focus, and iris control


What is this ultimate lens set? I am assuming it's some type of SLR lens set..canon? Nikon? what?

Then go with the old Nikons.
http://www.rplens.com/products.htm
Sets of cine-moded Nikon AI-S lenses. Have talked with Peter and he seems pretty easy going. I can't imagine he would have a problem with letting you do a mix-and-match lenses between the few different sets he sells in order to get your preferred focal ranges and f-stops.

 

[Nick Morrison]

Also take a look at Contax, which are Zeiss still lenses from late 70's till 90's. Stayed in production till 2005, have coatings similar to Super Speeds, especially the older "Made in West Germany" models. Most of the fstops run between 1.4 and F2 in the focal lengths you asked:

25 2.8. 28 F2, 35 1.4, 50 1.4, 85 1.4, 100 f2, 135 F2.

 

[Obin Olson]

Anyone deal wtih RP lens guys?

 

[Nathaniel Haban]

I have. He's got a 180mm f2.8 ED of mine right now being cine-moded. Like I mentioned earlier, he seems like a really decent guy and would be willing to accommodate special requests.

 

[Mark Pedersen]

RP Lenses modded my ZFs. Did a fine job.

M