The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H....

Jon Braeley · July 4th, 2011, 06:20 AM

I think you will find the 85mm the best choice for interviews.

Thats what I use mine for specifically.

Matt Davis · July 4th, 2011, 06:48 AM

Yes, traditionally longer lenses are flattering and flatten perspective, but the one thing I enjoy about cams like the FS100 is the ability to shoot interviews a little wider, putting the interviewee into their environment, whilst still enjoying the selective focus that's near impossible with a smaller chip camera.

The 85 is quite long on the S35 sensor, good MCU but just recently there's been a penchant for MS and wider. The 35/1.4 acts like a FF35 50mm, and the 50mm comes in as a 85mm.

But the price is such that I'll have all three focal lengths at 1.4 soon. :-)

John Vincent · July 19th, 2011, 05:20 PM

What adapter are you guys using for these lenses?

Jean-Philippe Archibald · July 19th, 2011, 07:36 PM

I bought the 85 and 35 in canon mount (to share with the 7D) and using a dumb fotodiox adapter. Great!

Matt Davis · July 20th, 2011, 03:41 PM

Funnily enough I did the opposite. I have a Nikon to Canon adaptor, so the lens is primarily for the FS100 but can still be used on the 550d. I have an MTF Nikkor to E-Mount.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · July 21st, 2011, 11:33 AM

I never liked to work with nikon to EOS adapter when I was shooting primarilly with the 7D. They are so thin and I never been able to find a good one with no play That's why I purshased the samyang / rokinon lenses in Canon mounts. Anyway since they are all manual, I see no point in buying them in Nikon. I will never use them on a Nikon body.

The adapters for the e mount, even the cheap ones like the fotodiox I am using are much tighter. Might be because they are easier to build.

Matt Davis · July 21st, 2011, 11:42 AM

I purchased the 16-9 adaptor, which has been, and continues to be ROCK SOLID:

Nikon G - Canon EOS Adapter

Zero issues with it. I assumed (in my early naivete) all adaptors were like this, but have since been exposed to the types you have perhaps tried. Which is why I bought the MTF.

Jon Braeley · July 22nd, 2011, 09:14 AM

The Rokinon lenses are available in Alpha mount as well so you can just use the Sony adapter.

Jean-Philippe Archibald · July 22nd, 2011, 10:14 AM

Yes but the sony adpater is a lot pricier than the fotodiox one, and add nothing to the usefullness of the lens since it's all manual.

Jon Braeley · July 22nd, 2011, 01:28 PM

Yes but there are many shooters using only the Sony A-mount adapter because they wish to use Alpha lenses which enable auto-iris shooting and-or control of the iris from the camera itself ... this includes the Sigma A-mounts which do not have aperture control on the lens itself. So its good to know Rokinkons are also in A-mount.

Duncan Craig · July 24th, 2011, 04:08 PM

Matt, did you find a decent UK supplier?

Duncan.

Matt Davis · July 25th, 2011, 02:21 AM

This is where I bought it - very quick dispatch.

Duncan Craig · July 25th, 2011, 02:31 AM

Thanks Matt.

Does anyone have online footage shot with these lenses?

Duncan.

July 4th, 2011, 06:20 AM	#16
Jon Braeley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 528	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... I think you will find the 85mm the best choice for interviews. Thats what I use mine for specifically.

July 4th, 2011, 06:48 AM	#17
Matt Davis Trustee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,562	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... Yes, traditionally longer lenses are flattering and flatten perspective, but the one thing I enjoy about cams like the FS100 is the ability to shoot interviews a little wider, putting the interviewee into their environment, whilst still enjoying the selective focus that's near impossible with a smaller chip camera. The 85 is quite long on the S35 sensor, good MCU but just recently there's been a penchant for MS and wider. The 35/1.4 acts like a FF35 50mm, and the 50mm comes in as a 85mm. But the price is such that I'll have all three focal lengths at 1.4 soon. :-) __________________ Director/Editor - MDMA Ltd: Write, Shoot, Edit, Publish - mattdavis.pro EX1 x2, C100 --> FCPX & PPro6

July 19th, 2011, 05:20 PM	#18
John Vincent Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 1,065	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... What adapter are you guys using for these lenses?

July 19th, 2011, 07:36 PM	#19
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... I bought the 85 and 35 in canon mount (to share with the 7D) and using a dumb fotodiox adapter. Great! __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

July 20th, 2011, 03:41 PM	#20
Matt Davis Trustee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,562	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... Funnily enough I did the opposite. I have a Nikon to Canon adaptor, so the lens is primarily for the FS100 but can still be used on the 550d. I have an MTF Nikkor to E-Mount. __________________ Director/Editor - MDMA Ltd: Write, Shoot, Edit, Publish - mattdavis.pro EX1 x2, C100 --> FCPX & PPro6

July 21st, 2011, 11:33 AM	#21
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... I never liked to work with nikon to EOS adapter when I was shooting primarilly with the 7D. They are so thin and I never been able to find a good one with no play That's why I purshased the samyang / rokinon lenses in Canon mounts. Anyway since they are all manual, I see no point in buying them in Nikon. I will never use them on a Nikon body. The adapters for the e mount, even the cheap ones like the fotodiox I am using are much tighter. Might be because they are easier to build. __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

July 21st, 2011, 11:42 AM	#22
Matt Davis Trustee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,562	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... I purchased the 16-9 adaptor, which has been, and continues to be ROCK SOLID: Nikon G - Canon EOS Adapter Zero issues with it. I assumed (in my early naivete) all adaptors were like this, but have since been exposed to the types you have perhaps tried. Which is why I bought the MTF. __________________ Director/Editor - MDMA Ltd: Write, Shoot, Edit, Publish - mattdavis.pro EX1 x2, C100 --> FCPX & PPro6

July 22nd, 2011, 09:14 AM	#23
Jon Braeley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 528	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... The Rokinon lenses are available in Alpha mount as well so you can just use the Sony adapter.

July 22nd, 2011, 10:14 AM	#24
Jean-Philippe Archibald Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Saguenay, Québec, Canada Posts: 1,051	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... Yes but the sony adpater is a lot pricier than the fotodiox one, and add nothing to the usefullness of the lens since it's all manual. __________________ Jean-Philippe Archibald http://www.jparchibald.com - http://www.vimeo.com/jparchib

July 22nd, 2011, 01:28 PM	#25
Jon Braeley Major Player Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 528	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... Yes but there are many shooters using only the Sony A-mount adapter because they wish to use Alpha lenses which enable auto-iris shooting and-or control of the iris from the camera itself ... this includes the Sigma A-mounts which do not have aperture control on the lens itself. So its good to know Rokinkons are also in A-mount.

July 24th, 2011, 04:08 PM	#26
Duncan Craig Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 660 Images: 10	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... Matt, did you find a decent UK supplier? Duncan. __________________ FCPX/LS300/EX1/FS100/GoPro/Vinten/HotHead/Jib/Track/Dedos/Lightstorm/Coollights

July 25th, 2011, 02:21 AM	#27
Matt Davis Trustee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,562	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... This is where I bought it - very quick dispatch. __________________ Director/Editor - MDMA Ltd: Write, Shoot, Edit, Publish - mattdavis.pro EX1 x2, C100 --> FCPX & PPro6

July 25th, 2011, 02:31 AM	#28
Duncan Craig Major Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Leeds, UK Posts: 660 Images: 10	Re: The secret bargain lens brand now at B & H.... Thanks Matt. Does anyone have online footage shot with these lenses? Duncan. __________________ FCPX/LS300/EX1/FS100/GoPro/Vinten/HotHead/Jib/Track/Dedos/Lightstorm/Coollights