Yusuf Aslanyurek Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hello all, first of all im interested most used lenses in us. as I know in europe countrys people working mostly with zeiss and cooke because primo or lets say panavision is expensive or not renting. what is Xtal express ? (is it some mount for zeiss?) last question, is here anybody heard about new master primes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alvin Pingol Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 last question, is here anybody heard about new master primes? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Master Primes Website Quote from Max Jacoby Re: Master Primes: Arri and Zeiss always felt that they could improve on the Ultra Primes, which is why the Master Primes. Up to now lens design has always been a compromise between breathing and close focus, but with the Master Primes this has been solved due to the use of dual floating elemtents. While the Ultra Primes do breathe a bit, this has been eliminated with the Master Primes. I don't think the range is overkill (except maybe the 32mm and the 35mm), it is the usual range one encounters on a feature film. If anything one will need to complement them with very long (135mm and 180mm) and very short (10mm, 12mm, 14mm) Ultra Primes. You can find that post here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tony Brown Posted November 8, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted November 8, 2004 because .............. panavision is expensive or not renting. ....or not very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf Aslanyurek Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 I dont know, as i see on pictures (anomorphic films) lenses are good enough and i heard from lots of dp's that its best lenses. smooter and warmer. zeiss are sharp and high contrast with low abberations. you know what, our tests showing Lomo (russian) lenses are also have high resolution but they have bad picture. Im very interested in test of primos too. is anybody know on net or book good test of primos ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Max Jacoby Posted November 8, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted November 8, 2004 what is Xtal express ? (is it some mount for zeiss?) Xtal Express are spherical lenses that have been transformed into anamorphic by I think Joe Dunton. Panavision rents them out, there is a Zeiss Set (adpated Superspeed probably), Cooke (adapted Cooke S3) and Canon. They all come in a BNCR mount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf Aslanyurek Posted November 8, 2004 Author Share Posted November 8, 2004 strange, who is using zeiss or cooke with panavision ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tony Brown Posted November 8, 2004 Premium Member Share Posted November 8, 2004 I've no problems with Primos, just Panavision, like many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Sargenius Posted November 28, 2004 Share Posted November 28, 2004 Max Jacoby wrote: > Xtal Express are spherical lenses that have been transformed into anamorphic by I think Joe > Dunton. Panavision rents them out, there is a Zeiss Set (adpated Superspeed probably), Cooke > (adapted Cooke S3) and Canon. They all come in a BNCR mount. Watch "The War Zone", directed by Tim Roth, shot by Seamus McGarvey, BSC -- I belive they used the Cooke Xtal Express lenses. cheers, Kim Sargenius cinematographer sydney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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