george su Posted August 10, 2008 Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hello, Does anybody know the origin of Panavision Ultra Speed MKII, Ultra Speed "Z" Series, and Super Speed "Z" Series lens sets? Thanks, George Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 10, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted August 10, 2008 Hello, Does anybody know the origin of Panavision Ultra Speed MKII, Ultra Speed "Z" Series, and Super Speed "Z" Series lens sets? Thanks, George The "Z" Series are rehoused Zeiss lenses. The older non-Z lenses come from a mix of elements I've heard, maybe even Canon, Cooke, Zeiss, Nikon, etc. Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george su Posted August 10, 2008 Author Share Posted August 10, 2008 Is it safe to assume that the Ultra Speed MKIIs are the closest match to Cooke Panchros then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Dan Goulder Posted August 10, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted August 10, 2008 Is it safe to assume that the Ultra Speed MKIIs are the closest match to Cooke Panchros then? No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Neary Posted August 12, 2008 Share Posted August 12, 2008 Having shot with both UltraSpeed MkIIs and Cooke Speed Panchros (series IIs) I would disagree. While I never shot with them side by side, it seemed to me they were remarkably similar in look and feel. The Ultras even flaring and veiling a little more than the cookes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Max Jacoby Posted August 13, 2008 Premium Member Share Posted August 13, 2008 What I'd be interested to know is whether all those old Zeiss glass lenses are rehoused existing lenses or whether they are based on designs by Panavision and Zeiss made them the glass and/or assembly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george su Posted August 13, 2008 Author Share Posted August 13, 2008 I'm currently in pre-production for a feature, and we're shooting partly in LA, partly in Asia. We're getting our cameras/lenses all locally. Here in LA, I've been dealing with Pany Hollywood, but now I'm dealing with an Arri house in Korea. My lens options are limited, and I'm going with Cooke S4s. Am I right in assuming in Pany world, Primos are the closest match to S4s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george su Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 I recently visited Panavision Hollywood to look at some lenses projected. I asked what the closest matchup to Panchros would be, and they said Panavision Standard Primes, in terms of light fall-off at edges and veiling/flaring quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george su Posted August 21, 2008 Author Share Posted August 21, 2008 I recently visited Panavision Hollywood to look at some lenses projected. I asked what the closest matchup to Panchros would be, and they said Panavision Standard Primes, in terms of light fall-off at edges and veiling/flaring quality. ...or the Baltars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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