Is the Fuji or Canon "kit" lens good enough?

[Mister Big]

Guys,

Wondering if the $10k or thereabouts kit lenses for the HPX are decent enough. I know they breath a lot. I can live with that.

Also, do you know the 35mm film equivalent of the widest angle?

Thanks.

 

[puredrifting]

Some of the other threads in this forum regarding older SD and HD and film lenses have been intriguing to me. The few times I have used the HPX have been with the CAC Canon lens, it's a decent lens but the breathing drives me crazy.

If I were buying an HPX today, I would see what $10k buys me a in used higher end HD or film lens. They are out there. Or, I would buy the new B4 mount relay Letus and just rent real cine lenses.

Dan

 

[Icarus2005]

depends on what you are doing.
if its just cine work, buy the letus new b4 adaptor and rent cine lenses.
if you need an ENG lens, then buy a used one from of the many used glass dealers out there and pay around 1/2 the retail rate. I have high end cinezoom and high end ENG that bought at around 1/2 price each, you just have to search a lot and be ready to pay between 13k to 20k

Personally I wouldn't own one of the cheap CAC lenses, unless you just want that as an option to people rent it out to for lower rental costs. My clients demand high quality.