Help required to choose lense for HVX200A + Letus35 Elite for an Indie film

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rakshith.shetty

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Hi. I am planning for an Independent film soon and i have all the equipments and struggling to choose lense. I have HVX200A and Letus35 Elite. I have a budget of $2000 for lense. So out of these 4 lenses, I need to choose two of them. Please help me to choose two among these four

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/50
Zeiss Planar T* 50mm f1.4 SLR lens for Letus35 Adapters
Our price: $550.00

Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/35
Zeiss Distagon T* 35mm f2 SLR lens for Letus35 Adapters
Our price: $826.00

Carl Zeiss Distagon T* 2/28
Zeiss Distagon T* 28mm f2 SLR lens for Letus35 Adapters
Our price: $1,033.00

Carl Zeiss Planar T* 1,4/85
Zeiss Planar T* 85mm f1.4 SLR lens for Letus35 Adapters
 
Well, what kind of shots do you have planned for your film? Do need a wide angle? Are you you shooting super close up? With no zoom on the lens you will have to move the camera closer to and farther from the subject to frame correctly.

The storyboard / locations of you film should give you the answer.
 
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Jedd said:
Well, what kind of shots do you have planned for your film? Do need a wide angle? Are you you shooting super close up? With no zoom on the lens you will have to move the camera closer to and farther from the subject to frame correctly.

The storyboard / locations of you film should give you the answer.
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Yes i will have super close up shots and wide angle too.
 
If you need help seeing what each lens looks like, go to http://www.cinevate.com/website/index.php/cinevatevideouniversity/ and click on the "The Brevis MP.1 Zeiss Lens Review and EX1 FIX Test Footage" link. There are some good clips there of the lenses you're talking about (or similar ones) in use.

Maybe that can help you determine which two you need to best tell your story. My advice would be to get a middle of the road like the 50mm and then to go wide or tight depending on your story. But that's one mans opinion who has no idea what you're shooting.
 
Jedd said:
If you need help seeing what each lens looks like, go to http://www.cinevate.com/website/index.php/cinevatevideouniversity/ and click on the "The Brevis MP.1 Zeiss Lens Review and EX1 FIX Test Footage" link. There are some good clips there of the lenses you're talking about (or similar ones) in use.

Maybe that can help you determine which two you need to best tell your story. My advice would be to get a middle of the road like the 50mm and then to go wide or tight depending on your story. But that's one mans opinion who has no idea what you're shooting.
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Cool. Will do that. Thank you so much. It was a great help
 
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