SD v HD lens on the HPX500

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coralseatv

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Hi,

Attached are two screengrabs from my HPX500.

One is using a Fujinon SD 13x6.3mm professional series lens (not even broadcast series) . A $9k lens, Aust.

The other is using a Fujinon HA 13x4.5 HD ENG lens, $33k Aust.

Besides the distortion of the SD lens, there does not seem to be a huge difference in the corner sharpness, contrast etc.

I would dearly love to see a huge improvement with the HD lens to match the huge price difference but I just don't see it?

What do you reckon.?

George
 

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Thanks for posting this.

Quite amazing how little difference there is between the two.

Color saturation & contrast is a bit better on the HD lens, but nothing that could not be gained in post.

Your right the detail level is quite similar.

Makes me wonder more about the HD lens than the SD lens!

Outside of less distortion, the extra 24k does not seem to be adding that much.
 
For the extra 24k I would get the HPX2700 at least!

We were testing the HPX500 today with the Canon J8x6 and the quality is really amazing...but of course I've seen better from Full HD cameras, but for this price range this is a sweet deal!
 
what about lens distortion... i should say "a little more" visible on cheaper lens... :D

hell, i'm thinking of buying HPX500, but lens prices drive me nuts! 3x more than the camera itself??? what for?????????????
 
Cool. It would have been nice to post this in the SD sticky at the top though so we can keep everything together. Very nice though.
 
I would imagine one would need a higher level SD wide angle lens to get rid of the distiortion.

I don't think there is way to correct it in post like a still camera.

I would bet that not all SD lenses distort though.

But I think the spirit of the post was more about the detail and color of a rather affordable SD lens. Especially since one would purchase this lens used now for even less than $9k.

Sure, there is a tradeoff with using less than $30k equipment as there is in every space of the video/film world.
 
I shot several items with SD and HD lenses, never saw any noticable differences.
Buy a good SD and you're set.
 
Shoot a res chart with both lenses and checkout you vert. line results, this where your HD lens should excell over your SD lens.
 
falcon418 said:
Can one purchase a used SD lens with 6 pin connector and have it changed to a 12 pin connector?
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This is wht I did with my lenses. There is a specific Hirosi connector that you need to put on there. Just make sure you know how to solder well or have somebody that is good do it because it is very cramped in there. 12 pins in that little connector tends to be hard to work around.

The disadvantage to doing this though is that you pretty much lose communication back from the lens, so it may not display some information such as what your iris level is. Although my lenses wor fine, I will most likely opt to get some new ones in the near future, something that already has a 12 pin and some internal focus.
 
coralseatv said:
Hi,

Attached are two screengrabs from my HPX500.

One is using a Fujinon SD 13x6.3mm professional series lens (not even broadcast series) . A $9k lens, Aust.

The other is using a Fujinon HA 13x4.5 HD ENG lens, $33k Aust.

Besides the distortion of the SD lens, there does not seem to be a huge difference in the corner sharpness, contrast etc.

I would dearly love to see a huge improvement with the HD lens to match the huge price difference but I just don't see it?

What do you reckon.?

George
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Hey George,

If you look in the very corners, the SD lens has considerable CA, about 3 pixels to my eye. There is also considerable contrast loss on details in the corners.

To see this better, shoot wide with both lenses and open iris all the way up (same on both). Put your resolution chart in the very corner of the scene, not in the midle. At first glance, apart from massive barrel distortion, it doesn't look like much difference, but if you look carefuly, spacially in the corners, all the shortcomings of SD glass are clearly visible :shocked:

The differences would be quite aparent on a large screen. But, hey, for cheapskates at the BBC, Discovery, ABC etc.. it won't much matter anyway...

Pawel
www.achtel.com
 
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