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Hey Guys, so I am curious if anyone has had the opportunity to try the Canon Cinema Primes yet. I am looking to slowly start building my arsenal of cinema lenses. I currently only have still lenses for my 7D. Some L glass, vintage lenses and anamorphic glass. I have been reading a lot about Leica glass, that it resolves very well and has a warm filmic look to it. But then again they are still lenses again. I was wondering what you guys would recommend investing towards. The Zeiss CP.2's are tried, trusted and true lenses. The Cinema Primes look pretty well built and canon makes great glass. What road would you guys invest in to future proof your lenses for an upgrade in the future to say....an Epic etc or when GoPro comes out with a 4K cinema camera at NAB 2015

I guess no one has tried a canon cinema prime yet.

Five G's, man. My wife would kill me.....reeeeaaaaal slow.

Cinema Primes = expensive, But I would rent them , I own Zeiss ZE/ZF lenses they work a treat, My clients love them, and Pay me more because of them.
I know that didn't answer your question, but Vincent Lofaret had some good experience with them on his short he shot for Canon, check his blog he may have the information you need.

I'm just engaged so I can still make foolish purchases....hahahaha.
the Zeiss' are only $4000. So I assume the canons are not optically much better for another grand.

cmckinlay wrote:I'm just engaged so I can still make foolish purchases....hahahaha.
the Zeiss' are only $4000. So I assume the canons are not optically much better for another grand.

This one may be optically better
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/8 ... 2_6_L.html

I've heard the general gist of the Canon cinema lenses is that they're very good, but like any cine glass, way over my head in terms of budget. I'd love to own a set of CP.2s for shooting "whenever I damn feel like it", but hiring is a much wiser choice haha.

Granted, I don't have use for decent glass until I have my actual camera. I sure as hell wouldn't bother using cine glass on my 5D.

cmckinlay wrote:What road would you guys invest in to future proof your lenses for an upgrade in the future to say....an Epic etc or when GoPro comes out with a 4K cinema camera at NAB 2015

I don't think the Canon primes are really out in the wild yet. Perhaps why you haven't seen any feedback.

I liked and bought the Zeiss CP2s. mainly because they have interchangeable mounts. Seems to me you only get EF mount with the canons. I don't see the world taking to EF mount for cinema cameras, aside from the Canon stable of course.

With the CPs I have, EF mount, PL mount and m4/3 mount. It's a system that allows you to grow beyond one brand of camera.

jb

John Brawley wrote:

cmckinlay wrote:What road would you guys invest in to future proof your lenses for an upgrade in the future to say....an Epic etc or when GoPro comes out with a 4K cinema camera at NAB 2015

I don't think the Canon primes are really out in the wild yet. Perhaps why you haven't seen any feedback.

I liked and bought the Zeiss CP2s. mainly because they have interchangeable mounts.

jb

Interchangeable mounts!? I have never heard of that feature before. Wow ok, Thanks John that feature in itself has sold me on the Zeiss' That is definitely a future proof solution for great cinema glass.
Thanks for everyones input.

Zeiss CP.2 ( not the first gen CP ) lenses have interchangeable mounts. It is not a quick thing to change. You would not do it on set for instance. It involves removing a bunch of screws and the mount, then selecting the correct shims and attaching the new mount.

It is a great feature but its not quick and easy.

The guys who produced my band's music video used a 5 piece CP.2 set with PL mount on RED One and Epic cameras. Those flares

You're right John. The interchangeable mounts make the CP.2s a great choice for those who have EF mount but also want to own a set of cinema primes.

cmckinlay wrote:
Interchangeable mounts!? I have never heard of that feature before. Wow ok, Thanks John that feature in itself has sold me on the Zeiss' That is definitely a future proof solution for great cinema glass.
Thanks for everyones input.

Indeed it is.

It's only with the current CP2's, and they are quite expensive to buy (the different mounts) and it's not THAT easy or fast to do, but they were designed with interchangeable mounts in mind. That alone says "future proof" to me.

jb

Out of curiosity, what set of CP.2s did you get John?

Nick Bedford wrote:Out of curiosity, what set of CP.2s did you get John?

28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, 100mm and 50mm macro.

The 35, 50 and 85 are the superspeed versions.

I have the 135mm on order but it keeps getting pushed back.

I'm about to pull the trigger on the 15mm and the new 25mm I think...

JB.

Thanks for your posts guys, very informative. Now if I can just get my hands on my BMCC