72mm HD Cinevate or Redrock Achromat???

[MikeQuill]

Can anyone tell me which is a better piece of glass?: The 72mm HD Cinevate achromat or the 72mm HD Redrock Achromat.

This would be used in a DIY vibrating 35 adapter.

Thanks,
Mike

 

[DanHD]

I LOVE the brevis achromat. Cuts down on aberration by a ton

 

[ecking]

Cinevate achromat gets my vote.

 

[DanHD]

You should really check out Cinevate stuff.

They're a remarkable little company.

Their company president Dennis Wood is on their forums 24/7 answering questions and proudly announcing their newest products. I've have a great experience with them

anyways, they make a great rail mount system as well with an adjustable riser baseplate called the "proteus system"

 

[Joseph Stunzi]

Hmmm... I have both. I could get you a few shots from them if you want? What would help you decide? I nice macro shot?

 

[MikeQuill]

Thanks for the response.

Jstunzi: I'd be using this glass primarily in a DIY vibrating adapter but also for macro photography. The Cinevate retails for $250 and the Redrock retails for $400. That would lead me to believe the Redrock is better, but that might not be the case...

 

[Joseph Stunzi]

I mean these lenses are really for hypermacro shots. They obviously have their specific uses. What type of adapter are you building? Spinner?

 

[MikeQuill]

I'm building a vibrating adapter based on Daniel's design: http://www.jetsetmodels.info/tutorials.htm

 

[Dennis Wood]

Mike, this footage was taken with our 72mm "bare" achromat (no adapter attached) on an HVX200: http://www.dvxuser.com/V6/showthread.php?t=148161

It hasn't been touched with respect to color timing or chromatic aberration...just cut/encoded right off the P2 card.

Cheers,
Dennis.

 

[MikeQuill]

Hey Dennis. I saw that macro shot in doing my research on the forum. Looks great. I decided to go for the Cinevate.

Mike