SLR Magic MicroPrimes E mount

I just noticed that the iris ring on the 75mm is the opposite direction of the other Microprimes in the marketing photo:


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Hmmm. Odd, that. I would hope that such is only the case with an early prototype that was used for the photo and the production set all have the same iris direction. I do like the short focus throw. 360 degrees is too much for long pulls without a speed crank, nevertheless pulling by hand. And I like the size of these primes as well. I always liked the size of the Zeiss Standard-speeds / super-speeds. Is the APO worth the additional, but still comparatively modest, cost of the SLR Magic Hyperprime APO's? Is CA much of an issue when you are primarily shooting interviews in a controlled setting that you have lit? How often are there tree branches or power lines against a bright sky when shooting interviews? I get what Andrew was going for with these Microprimes but at the same time I don't get it. The Microprimes will surely cut into the sales and success of the APO Hyperprimes. And he didn't complete the APO line before announcing this new line that has more available focal lengths out of the gate with an announced release of a fifth focal length by Q3. In addition to undercutting the price of his APO line. Granted, these lack apochromatic engineering. But in the super-budget market where both the Microprimes and the SLR APO's reside, are customers going to put much emphasis on having APO? In other words, while the APO's are already low priced, is the APO feature worth over twice the price when the MicroPrimes have what for some is a better focus throw and a better size / weight factor for gimbal use?

I do like the long iris throw on the SLR Magic MicroPrimes. One thing I didn't like about the Canon CN-E's is the comparatively short iris throw that to me seemed more like that of manual-iris still photography lenses than that of "cine" lenses. I guess I like short focus throw ( 180 degree ) and long iris throw.
 
legrevedotcom said:
So these would be specifically for the A7 III... bit narrow client field aint it? The 25mm is not wide enough for S35 :S
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Point of clarification- You are saying that the field of view of the 25mm is insufficiently wide, as the widest lens of the set, for S35. Not saying that the image circle of the 25mm is not wide enough to cover the S35 sensor. I wouldn't want anyone to think you are saying that the 25mm cannot cover S35 and can only cover MFT.
 
JPNola said:
Point of clarification- You are saying that the field of view of the 25mm is insufficiently wide, as the widest lens of the set, for S35. Not saying that the image circle of the 25mm is not wide enough to cover the S35 sensor. I wouldn't want anyone to think you are saying that the 25mm cannot cover S35 and can only cover MFT.
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Why would anybody think he said the 25mm cannot cover S35? If it covers FF it covers S35. Of course he said 25mm FOV is not wide enough for S35.
 
Need to step down to 15 or 14 for a decent wide and about 10-12 for a real wide, 12mm on my Fuji (in stills mode) is very wide but not fisheye. Or run with a speedbooster which can't be done with these native mount lenses.
 
I saw these at NAB too. Nice solid build and uniform shape/size. I have the other micro 4/3 lenses from SLR Magic. I just wish these came in the M4/3 mount too.
 
Sttratos said:
Why would anybody think he said the 25mm cannot cover S35? If it covers FF it covers S35. Of course he said 25mm FOV is not wide enough for S35.
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It was that it was stated without any context that threw me off. If I said "The 28mm Otus is not wide enough for S35 cameras." would you agree with that statement? Is that a factually correct statement?

Absent the context that the 25mm is the widest currently available lens in the line, it isn't factual to say that the 25mm in and of itself is "not wide enough" for S35. It is plenty wide if all you ever use primes for is to shoot interviews. If you are not aware that the A7 III is a FF sensor camera, and I would not assume that everyone knows that it is, then you would not know that he said it covers FF.
 
JPNola said:
It was that it was stated without any context that threw me off. If I said "The 28mm Otus is not wide enough for S35 cameras." would you agree with that statement? Is that a factually correct statement?

Absent the context that the 25mm is the widest currently available lens in the line, it isn't factual to say that the 25mm in and of itself is "not wide enough" for S35. It is plenty wide if all you ever use primes for is to shoot interviews. If you are not aware that the A7 III is a FF sensor camera, and I would not assume that everyone knows that it is, then you would not know that he said it covers FF.
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Well, the thread is clearly about full frame cine lenses. He says 25mm is not wide enough for S35. I don't see what's to be misunderstood. Sorry.
 
Sttratos said:
Well, the thread is clearly about full frame cine lenses. He says 25mm is not wide enough for S35. I don't see what's to be misunderstood. Sorry.
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No apology needed. Just consider that because it was not misunderstood by you does not dictate that it was not misunderstood anyone and could not be misunderstood by anyone. All I did was to clarify a statement.

I'm still curious as to why the iris on the 75mm is of opposite rotation from the other lenses in the set...and if this will be the case in the production model. If so, that could be a pain. Generally you want all the lenses in a set to have the same rotational direction for iris and focus.
 
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