AaronTan

Great. That makes it a really solid set, for a great price. Did you take it?

Yes I did! Just picked them up today, except for the 135 which I need to wait a bit for. Gonna put them to use on a job tomorrow.

Thank you and everyone who put in their two cents.

I mean you can make pretty images from any lens really. Here are some stills from a Red Dragon shoot with the CP2's.

Tyler, thanks for your input and nice screen grabs!

I'm a big fan of the CP.2s. They have a beautiful, modern, cool and crunchy look, and excellent mechanics. My only real gripe (given the price point) is that they're T/2.9 on the wide end (for the 15mm and 21mm lenses).

 

The 25mm T/2.9 in the set you're being offered was replaced quite a while ago with a 25mm T/2.1. I'd highly recommend finding a set that includes the T/2.1 version- so that you at least have one fast wide lens. That's pretty important.

 

For the money, the CP.2s are excellent. And a good entry point into cinema glass. Being full-frame and having interchangeable mounts also makes them as future proof as a lens can be.

I spoke to the store and told them if they can swap the 25mm T2.9 for the 25mm T2.1 since it should make no real difference to them, it would go a long way to convincing me to relinquish my cash... and guess what, they did!

Why not the Rokinon Xeens? I believe those are the cheapest even with that discount on the Sony CP2s.

Yes that's true. I did consider them but I'm not sure about their durability and longevity. I could be wrong but from playing around with them I prefer the Zeiss CP.2 over the Rokinon.

Hello!

I'm looking at building up a set of affordable cinema primes for use on documentaries, corporates and tv shoots I do. I narrowed it down to either the Xenon FF or the Zeiss CP.3 because of the following qualities.

- Wide range of focal lengths

- Interchangeable lens mounts

- Light weight for travel

My local camera store threw me a (pleasant) surprise curveball by offering a brand new set of 6 CP.2 lenses with the Zeiss Pelican case at what works out to be about US$16K!!!

Lenses included are:

15mm T2.9

25mm T2.9

35mm T2.1

50mm T2.1

85mm T2.1

135mm T2.1

My question for those more experienced with these lenses is whether you think this is a good deal? Would you jump on it if you were in my shoes? Aside from the size and weight difference between the CP.2 and CP.3 I've read somewhere that the optics are basically the same so with the offer I feel like difference between the two models isn't worth the additional price.