Zeiss PL mount Lenses!

[Mark Linthicum]

Hi Red buddies,

I got my hands on a set of Zeiss Primes MKII Standard PL mount, after doing some research I have come to the conclusion that these are the best deal in lenses for the RED. They are small and are fast, the have great color, crispness, reliable and have been proven on hundreds of big budget films.

I am wondering if there are any experts here who might know any downside to these lenses that i might not have considered. They guy i got them from has 2 more sets, I am considering buying as well. they are cheaper than the Red sets.

Mark

[Poi Boy]

how much ? used ?
-A

[Stephen Williams]

Hi Red buddies,

I got my hands on a set of Zeiss Primes MKII Standard PL mount, after doing some research I have come to the conclusion that these are the best deal in lenses for the RED. They are small and are fast, the have great color, crispness, reliable and have been proven on hundreds of big budget films.

I am wondering if there are any experts here who might know any downside to these lenses that i might not have considered. They guy i got them from has 2 more sets, I am considering buying as well. they are cheaper than the Red sets.

Mark

Hi Mark,

I would be interested to see their performance on a Red camera. They were very good lenses, originally designed 30 years ago. Stanley Kubrick used the MK 1's + a Cooke 20-100 on 'The Shining' . I can tell which shots are Zeiss and which are Cooke!

Stephen

[Poi Boy]

I'm pretty confident the red primes will be better for red but I am curious about the price.
-A

[chuck colburn]

Hi Mark,

I would be interested to see their performance on a Red camera. They were very good lenses, originally designed 30 years ago. Stanley Kubrick used the MK 1's + a Cooke 20-100 on 'The Shining' . I can tell which shots are Zeiss and which are Cooke!

Stephen

Hey Stephen,

Now I'm going to have to rent the movie AGAIN to see if I can tell! lol

Chuck

[Mark Linthicum]

how much ? used ?
-A

Yes used, I had them checked out buy this guy in LA who is Lens Tech and they are all in good shape.

I paid 17,500.

Mark

[Mark Linthicum]

Hi Mark,

I would be interested to see their performance on a Red camera. They were very good lenses, originally designed 30 years ago. Stanley Kubrick used the MK 1's + a Cooke 20-100 on 'The Shining' . I can tell which shots are Zeiss and which are Cooke!

Stephen

Cool!

You can tell buy looking or you just know what was shot with what?

Mark

[Stephen Williams]

Cool!

You can tell buy looking or you just know what was shot with what?

Mark

Hi Mark,

I own SuperSpeeds & the Cooke, to me it's very obvious, color is the first give away, the Zeiss have a cool blue tint and the focus fall off is quicker. With modern digital color correction I doubt I could tell. Nothing wrong with either, just slightly different!

Stephen

[Mark Linthicum]

I'm pretty confident the red primes will be better for red but I am curious about the price.
-A

Why? i was told by the lens tech the opposite, he said the Zeiss would probably be better. They originaly listed for much more $.

Has lens technology changed that much that they can now make a better lens cheaper?

mark

[Greg M]

Why? i was told by the lens tech the opposite, he said the Zeiss would probably be better. They originaly listed for much more $.

Has lens technology changed that much that they can now make a better lens cheaper?

mark

The standard speed lenses are ok, but at that price you should look for Super Speeds...the super speeds might look better than Red lenses but I doubt the standards will. Until we get them, the jury is out though.

$17k is too high, the lenses usually go for about $1500 each. I have a few standard speeds that I use for rig shots (bikes, etc)...if I were you I would wait on the Red Primes for $2k more. Remember the Red Primes have the i technology too.

[Evin Grant]

And yes lens technology has improved considerably, not to mention those lenses are designed for film where as the Red primes are designed for a digital sensor. There are significant differences. Which is not to say the Zeiss lenses won't perform well, but IMO they are at a disadvantage because of their age.