Has anyone tested a SD lens on the HPX500?

Glad to hear the J8x6 is a cool lens. I've been pining after your 3,500 lens on Ebay but actually just sniped one that posted yesterday for $1,700. Heck of a steal I believe.
 
It is! While I am not actually selling any lenses on ebay right now, I'm pretty sure I sold that j8x6 to them, and they are trying to sell it for a profit. (I sold it for $2700) $1700 is a steal!
 
Got the J8x6 (Good condition) for $3,500..I couldn't get it any cheaper :(
I wish Hunter sold me his I would've grabbed it.

Anyways, now I'm just waiting for all the kinks to work out. Can't wait!
 
Just did the first aerial shots with the Gyrozoom on the 502. No signs of problems with this lens.
 
I am a newby on this forum (first post actually) got my brandnew hpx500 today, imported out of the USA (crazy dollar rates make it cheaper to import) and shot some test today. Straight from the box, I put my second-hand Canon J9x5.2IRS on it and went outside. Blazing sun so I shot 720P25 with ND1/64 with apertures around 5.6 and 8. Wanna share some stills from it. Imported in my Media100 HD, exported without any corrections or anything (just JPEG-ed it). Shot with sceneFile6 (cinegamma D)

1. and 2. Full Wide 5.2 mm (F 5.6)
3. around 40 mm (F8)
4. around 7 mm (F4)

Next week I'll receive a Fujinon 15x8 BERM, will post stuff with longer focal points then.
 

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Nice pictures. HD is a lovely thing for us camera-fiends.
I'm looking forward to getting into it. I'll order my cam very soon. I have a similar lens.
To me, the jpegs are nice BUT a little soft. And some CA in the usual sorts of places. I can get away with it. But I'd love to see similar pics with the OEM fujinon XA lens.
Will you shoot dvcPro50 as well? I'm planning to use that for SD projects for a while- and I'm hoping that the SD lenses will be rock-solid for that. Anyone else tried it?
 
Digital Cinema Lenses

Digital Cinema Lenses

Thinking to buy HPX500 with the lenses below:

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ..._HAC18X7_6B_HAc18x76B_2_3_Compact_Cinema.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/393557-REG/Canon_FJS24MM_T1_5_FJs24_HDEC_2_3_Prime.html
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/191218-REG/Fujinon_MAF10B_MAF10B_10_mm_f_2_0.html

Anyone can give a thought regarding the lenses above? I need to know more to the quality side. What's make these lenses above be different than the 'broadcast' type offered by either Canon or Fujinon?
Well, the lenses will be used mostly for TVC or Feature Film.
 
To start off with the practical side: the latter two have a bayonet mount, so you'll need to concert this one way or antother to B4 mount. Don't know if that'll change focal distances? And all of the above lenses are of great quality, probably somewhat better optics than the 'normal' broadcast quality lenses. Other members might have used both sort lenses and can say more about the difference in quality.
But you'll need to operate them with some sort of follow focus sytem/zoom control, if you want operate ENG-style (Handheld). Since there is no servocontrol on the lens.
 
Fujinon

Fujinon

Hi guys,

I just got an 500, and I'm looking for a good used SD lens.
I'm having trouble figuring out which Fujinons are "Broadcast" and which are "Professional"

Canon is pretty easy with their "YJ" but Fuji seems to use A for both.

anyone know the secret to decoding it?
 
So... nobody has the Fujinon decoder ring?
maybe someone happens to know for a specific lens... A15x8BERM-28B
Everything I've found seems to point to it being broadcast, but I really don't want to buy it without knowing for sure.
 
I happen to own this lens, and it's a broadcast lens. Although I too, don't know how to decode the Fujinon code's, I am sure about this particular type. (I actually own a 15x8BEVM, but the difference is just the servo capabilities of the motor)
 
Where are you guys finding these lens?
I am thinking about going with the HPX500, but first I need to know where I can buy a SD EC Canon cine zoom. I tried Ebay and - nothing.
Any used/rental houses selling?
 
I just took delivery of my HPX500 (thanks Spec-Comm!) and tested it out late yesterday with a Fujinon Eagle III A16x9.5BRM-28 with 2X extender that I bought on eBay a couple of months ago.

It has a twelve pin connector and hooked right up to the HPX. Servo, Auto Aperture, VTR, and last clip check (RET) all worked perfectly. Having only the HPX and a Sony A1U to compare to, I was shocked at the ease of use of both the camera and the smoothness of the lens controls. And best of all, the picture is just a huge leap from the HVX and lightyears from the HDV image of the A1U. My only issue with the lens is some breathing which I expected.

I was on the fence about buying the HPX because of the cost of all the add-ons to move up. But my total so far have been the cost of the following:

A/B LQS4 Quad charger (Ni-Cad)...................... $ 75
A/B Pro Pac Battery ($5.00 eBay and recell)..... $175
12v Power supply (new - eBay)........................ $ 48
Sony Hardshell shipping case with casters....... $150
Extra Shan TM-700 adapter plate (eBay).......... $185
Bogen Manfrotto 516 Head .............................. $565
1GGb P2 card.................................................... $829
Fujinon Lens...................................................... $350

Total $2377+$7995 for the camera (includes Porta-Brace bag and TM-700).

These are items that were must have's beyond my current HVX package that includes 3 8Gb cards and a Carrion HD monitor. Of course, I'll be adding more batteries and cards, but for the short format work I do this is more than sufficient.

My point is that from the information that Kit and others have provided gave me the encouragement to get the HPX and work with the SD glass. It came down to a business decision as Kit says that few clients in the range that I work would know or care about what glass I use, as long as I keep the cost to them as reasonable as possible and the quality the best they can afford. And from here I can rent for the client that wants the best the camera can deliver.

But for my eyes, the quality of the SD glass is perfect for the midrange corporate client, local broadcast commercials, web work, etc... I'm anxious to get a job that requires an HD lens to do the direct comparison.

In the meantime, will work on getting some demos up for review here.

Mark G
www.newmediadevcorp.com
 
I'm thinking that something which might be useful would be to compile a list of SD/SD Broadcast lenses (maybe a seperate thread?) that could be added to/authenticated by those who either own or have tested the candidates . . .

Like, I suspect many others, I've been on the fence regarding this camera only because of the lens issue . . . nobody wants to make a mistake.

Anyhow, my thought was that it's something of a community issue and the help would be appreciated by many (and might rate a sticky).
 
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