acidwhale wrote:Hi,
waiting for my p4k, and trying to buy special lenses before the miracle arrives. Can you please help me and say, if those lenses suitable for the new p4k or the CCD is too big for them,( i think they are fine for the old bmpcc):
1. SUPER16 ANGENIEUX 1.3/15MM CMOUNT LENS BOLEX
2. COOKE 1.5/25MM CMOUNT LENS BMPCC 16MM
3. Angenieux 25mm f0.95 f/0.95 LENS C-mount Bell.
thank you very much
Correct me if I'm wrong, but all those lenses actually work with the HD window mode, as it seems to record an area smaller than a 16mm frame.
Speaking of which, for those who tried (my pocket is still in preorder), is this mode really this smaller than 16mm ? If my math is good, the area covered should be 8.9x5mm (IC 10.2), while standard 16 is 10.26x7.49 (IC 12.7), can someone confirm ? Infos on this window mode are quite vague.
This would mean the image is 1.24x smaller than standard 16, so for FF lovers, a 10mm focal length (common for 16mm) would have an angle of view in this window mode closer to a 42mm on 24x36, while for 16mm the AOV would be closer to 34mm. This looks quite workable to me, as I was used with the OG pocket to shoot with an Angenieux 15-150, which at its wider end has an AOV of a 45mm in FF. Now I would use a 9.5-57 instead.
Of course a lesser crop would be better, best for me would be in Ultra 16 size to be able to use standard 16 lenses. I remember reading a workaround of someone using safe areas in UHD for framing, has someone here done the same ?
It's a shame most people don't get how cheap, light and versatile 16mm zoom lenses are. To me they are the perfect choice for run and gun style of shooting in fictions.