F Bulgarelli Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Hello everyone, I have a project shooting with the MoVi rig and Epic, one drawback is that you have to re-balance the rig everytime you switch lenses which becomes time consuming. I'm exploring the idea of using a Canon high end zoom, such as the 24-70mm T2.8 instead of cine primes. I was curious about people opinions on Canon glass with the Epic, it's an all exterior film and I really like the way those Canon lenses flare so I feel that could be a plus, in the other hand, this lenses might not be as sharp and creamy as S4s for instance, Any comments or suggestion are appreciated, Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mei Lewis Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 The 24-70 Mark 2 is an amazing lens and the flares look great. I wouldn;t worry about sharpeness, it's desigend for 30MP+ still imaging, far higher res requireemenets than the S4s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Johnson Posted April 28, 2014 Share Posted April 28, 2014 Even on some zooms with hardly any movement internally, it can affect the balance. Its worth testing for this before committing to a shoot. Mostly depends on what accessories you are adding to the unit.. LCS, wireless HD etc. As long as you don't get too close to the 12lbs limit, you might be alright. www.shoothd.co.uk Movi Hire UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HM Davey Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We use zoom lenses quite often. When attaching to our cable dolly it can often be too much of a faff to rearrange a balance mid shoot. Just make sure your balance is all zeros :) Movi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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