Mixing Lens Brands

[Taiman89]

Hey guys,

I'm about to order my canon 7D in like 5 minutes, and I'm really excited. I've been doing quite a bit of lens research on this forum and another (I highly suggest you guys check out this post if you're interested in old primes--hope I'm allowed to post this link, sorry if not):

http://www.cinema5d.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=2710&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=310

I've already put an order out for a SMC Pentax 50mm f/1.4 on ebay, so that will be my first prime--heard pretty good things about it from a few different sources. I'm wondering now, however, will it be a problem to mix footage with multiple lens brands? I know I will have to do some post work, but in those cases where I might be tight on time or even just in normal use, do you guy think mixing say canon, pentax, and nikon primes will be just too much hassle to fix in post? The main reason I don't just get a bunch of new canon lenses is for the affordability to quality factor--even this pentax I hear is comparable to Zeiss glass, and quite a few people like it a whole lot more than the canon 50mm f/1.4 (though without the IS or USM).

The next lens I plan to order is the canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro (non-IS) so that I have at least one lens I can do more action oriented photography with, and I love playing with macro. Just worried it will be problematic to work with footage if I'm switching between lenses all the time... I guess this also brings up a question of workflow. If I were to say color correct before cutting up all the footage (and this would require long captures, so I guess I couldn't do scene by scene captures), then it would be easier to equalize out the looks of the shots... but I haven't done much filmmaking yet, so I really have no idea as to how feasible any of this is. Thanks for your time!

 

[Alex H.]

Sure, you can use whatever lenses you want in your kit. It's not as much the particular brand as it is the glass. Certain lenses might make colors look a little more muted while others may have a more saturated image. One lens may vignette a little, another may be tack-sharp from edge to edge. You really just need to compare your lenses and know what each one does.

 

[Taiman89]

Ah ok, that's true. Now that I think about it, the Super Takumar gives a much much different feel than the Super-Multi-Coated Takumar--it supposedly produces a much dreamier feel, whereas the SMC Takumar is razor sharp. In that case do you guys just get whatever nice lenses you come across, or do some of you have a sort of philosophy in putting together a particular combination that maintains an overarching consistency between lenses? I guess its starting to become a "what's your favorite lens" thread, but I'll keep it to this.