JMtheDP
Veteran
Hi all
I'm not going to be an F35 owner for much longer, but I thought I would post a thought which will be of interest to most people. Perhaps obvious, perhaps not.
The F35, as we know, only takes PL mount lenses (I know some of us have modified theirs to take Nikon mount, this is equally as valid to them).
PL mount lenses are a curious beast. They are generally hideously expensive (thank RED owner-ops for that) and vary massively in speed, size, range, cost, mechanics and optical quality.
It is easy to see the F35 as a "1080P" camera. Whilst this is technically true, you must remember that 1080P is derived from a 6K (or near as damnit) sensor. The sensor resolution is HIGHER than an F55, for example.
Because of this, you must use lenses which are up to scratch! Many people testing their F35s for the first time can be disappointed in the image they get. This is often because the first place you turn it on is in your front room, at night, with the first lens you could get your hand on. You'll be wide open and, possibly, under-exposed. I am guilty of this.
My first feature I shot with the F35 was on the RED 18-50 lens, because it was the cheapest PL mount lens I could find. Some shots looked razor sharp, others were noticeably soft. I eventually realised the lens I had was soft wide open and only looked sharp at T4.0/T5.6. This is the case with many lenses. My standard speeds are a little soft around the edges at T2.1, but very sharp at T2.8 and excellent at T4.0. This is kinda nice, because it gives me options, but you have to realise what is happening!
People using stills lenses, or converted stills lenses, will find this more than others. A Zeiss Master prime, for example, is going to look extremely sharp at T1.3. A Zeiss Super Speed does not, and it is milky to boot.
You have to remember that the camera is always able to resolve the same amount of detail - even when shooting a scene which is saturated with a particular colour (the benefit of a true 4:4:4 sensor).
Perhaps on here, people could list the lenses they are using, have used, and their general thoughts?
I have just purchased a set of Luma Tech Illumina S35s and am very interested in seeing them in action - they seem like a modern-day super speed and look like they outperform the old lenses by a fair bit.
James
I'm not going to be an F35 owner for much longer, but I thought I would post a thought which will be of interest to most people. Perhaps obvious, perhaps not.
The F35, as we know, only takes PL mount lenses (I know some of us have modified theirs to take Nikon mount, this is equally as valid to them).
PL mount lenses are a curious beast. They are generally hideously expensive (thank RED owner-ops for that) and vary massively in speed, size, range, cost, mechanics and optical quality.
It is easy to see the F35 as a "1080P" camera. Whilst this is technically true, you must remember that 1080P is derived from a 6K (or near as damnit) sensor. The sensor resolution is HIGHER than an F55, for example.
Because of this, you must use lenses which are up to scratch! Many people testing their F35s for the first time can be disappointed in the image they get. This is often because the first place you turn it on is in your front room, at night, with the first lens you could get your hand on. You'll be wide open and, possibly, under-exposed. I am guilty of this.
My first feature I shot with the F35 was on the RED 18-50 lens, because it was the cheapest PL mount lens I could find. Some shots looked razor sharp, others were noticeably soft. I eventually realised the lens I had was soft wide open and only looked sharp at T4.0/T5.6. This is the case with many lenses. My standard speeds are a little soft around the edges at T2.1, but very sharp at T2.8 and excellent at T4.0. This is kinda nice, because it gives me options, but you have to realise what is happening!
People using stills lenses, or converted stills lenses, will find this more than others. A Zeiss Master prime, for example, is going to look extremely sharp at T1.3. A Zeiss Super Speed does not, and it is milky to boot.
You have to remember that the camera is always able to resolve the same amount of detail - even when shooting a scene which is saturated with a particular colour (the benefit of a true 4:4:4 sensor).
Perhaps on here, people could list the lenses they are using, have used, and their general thoughts?
I have just purchased a set of Luma Tech Illumina S35s and am very interested in seeing them in action - they seem like a modern-day super speed and look like they outperform the old lenses by a fair bit.
James
