Did a "DSLR KILLER" ever arrive?

[Samuel H]

it's very difficult to make broadly general remarks: do zooms breathe? well, most do, some cinema ones just minimally so; then again, some primes breath a lot too (case in point: I'm considering a samyang 35mm f/1.4 for low light work, and I've read some comments saying it breaths so much you'd think you reached for the -nonexistent- zoom ring instead of the focus ring); in general, at same price, primes tend to be better, but sometimes they're not

 

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...it's very high, the amount of productions that literally live on Angenieux Zooms through-out.

Yes. Optimos are the true workhorses of the industry. Many shows only go to primes for steadicam or handheld, and even there the lightweight Optimos are making inroads.

17-80 on A camera, 24-290 on B camera, and 15-40 on steadicam.

It is a myth that Hollywood always uses primes.