Mark Lyon IMPOSTOR Posted July 10, 2009 Share Posted July 10, 2009 Hi-- I'm selling my Optex 5.5 mm T2 lens. Great condition. Covers Super 16 comfortably. Arri Bayo mount. First $2000 takes it. Email me with questions at mark@mightymaxfilms.com. Thanks, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim Carroll Posted July 10, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 10, 2009 Mark, I'm interested in finding out more about this lens. Got any pictures of it? Also noticed on this thread over at RedUser, the following line from your post on April 13 2009: "And the Optex 5.5 has now sold. I've still got the Zeiss 12mm." Is this the same lens or do you have two of them? Best, -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lyon IMPOSTOR Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Thanks Tim. Yes, it's the same lens. The guy who promised to buy it turned out to be a bit flakey, so it's now back on the market, at a reduced price. For similar reasons, I am now also returning my Optar Illumina 50mm 1.3 to the market as well, for $1000. You can see photos of both lenses at http://www.mightymaxfilms.com/extranet/lens_sale/ Thank you for your interest. Let me know if you have any questions. --Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tim Carroll Posted July 11, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 11, 2009 Mark, How would you rate that Optex 5.5 as far as contrast, color, and sharpness? If we look at a scale of Zeiss Super Speed Mk1's on one side, slightly cool, medium contrast, sharp, to Cooke Kinetals on the other side, warm, higher contrast, sharp, where would you say the Optex 5.5 falls. More toward the Zeiss Super Speeds or more toward the Cooke Kinetals? Do you have any footage shot with this lens that may be posted on the internet? And, just to be clear, the Optex 5.5 will cover Super 16, correct? Best, -Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted July 11, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 11, 2009 Ugh, had you posted this a week ago I'd've bought the 50 as opposed to a car! Lol do you take GMAC financing? good luck selling it Mark, and if you can't get it off of your hands, do drop me a line if you're ever interested in working out a payment plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lyon IMPOSTOR Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Ugh, had you posted this a week ago I'd've bought the 50 as opposed to a car! Lol do you take GMAC financing? Sorry, Adrian--I've been shooting a ton, and haven't gotten around to putting my lenses back on the market since both buyer flaked out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted July 11, 2009 Premium Member Share Posted July 11, 2009 Well shooting too much certainly isn't anything to be sorry about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Lyon IMPOSTOR Posted July 11, 2009 Author Share Posted July 11, 2009 Mark, How would you rate that Optex 5.5 as far as contrast, color, and sharpness? If we look at a scale of Zeiss Super Speed Mk1's on one side, slightly cool, medium contrast, sharp, to Cooke Kinetals on the other side, warm, higher contrast, sharp, where would you say the Optex 5.5 falls. More toward the Zeiss Super Speeds or more toward the Cooke Kinetals? Do you have any footage shot with this lens that may be posted on the internet? And, just to be clear, the Optex 5.5 will cover Super 16, correct? Best, -Tim Great question, Tim. I'm not personally familiar with the Cookes, but I've done a number of projects where we intercut shots from the Optex with various generations of Zeiss SuperSpeeds. They were all for video transfer, so this isn't as exacting as it would have to be for photochemical finishing, but the color and sharpness seemed to match the zeiss lenses really well, but I think the Optex might be a touch warmer. You can see a few examples of shots with that lens on our website. The shots are pretty easy to spot--they're the really wide-angle perspectives. It does cover Super16 just fine, and offers a really beautiful wide angle perspective with minimal distortion (for a 5.5mm). http://www.mightymaxfilms.com/item.php?ite...llection_id=001 http://www.mightymaxfilms.com/item.php?ite...llection_id=001 Talk to you soon-- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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