Arri Lightweight Zoom LWZ-1 15.5 - 45 mm, T2.6, 4.4 lbs/2 kg

[Sven Seynaeve]

Me to , I've got enough doubts to go with this one or with the Red zooms.
I'm getting the ultraprimes for sure, but don't know if this baby is worth the price difference in my case...

[Jeff Kilgroe]

I've used it handheld before [on a 235] - it's a great lens and it handles quite nicely. I haven't shot any tests with it, but at a glance... I'd lean towards the Cooke. It may have a shorter range, but it opens to a 2.0 instead of a 2.6.

The Cooke also has /i tech on their current model 15-40. Unfortunately, the Cooke is also bigger and weighs 3.5lbs more.

That said, if the Cooke performs on the RED like the S4s do, I'd lean towards the Arri/Zeiss just to avoid all the CA.

Is the CA that bad? What about with the Cooke 18-100? Just wondering what your take is on this. I heard the same thing from someone else a couple days ago. And was told that the Cooke "RED" set, while theyr'e the same lenses as the regular S4's and 15-40 zoom, they have different optical coatings than the standard non-RED models. I don't know if there's any truth to that or not.

[Mitch Gross]

Is the CA that bad? What about with the Cooke 18-100? Just wondering what your take is on this. I heard the same thing from someone else a couple days ago. And was told that the Cooke "RED" set, while theyr'e the same lenses as the regular S4's and 15-40 zoom, they have different optical coatings than the standard non-RED models. I don't know if there's any truth to that or not.

Not true. They are optically identical.

The question of CA and other tech complaints are highly overstated in my book. The Cookes are some of the finest glass out there.

Mitch Gross
Abel Cine Tech

[Jeff Kilgroe]

Thanks, Mitch.

I was figuring the Cooke RED set was identical other than the color of the logo / markings, I will tell the guy at the local rental house to lay off the drugs.

[KETCH ROSSi]

Does anyone have any scoop on this lens? I'm curious as to how much it costs (probably alot) and how it performs.

http://www.arri.com/entry/lwz.htm

This Zoom is just nothing short of fantastic.

After seen this lens in action last week together with the MASTER PRIMES I see no difference one both lenses were stopped down to the same aperture, obviously the incredible beauty of the MASTER PRIMES shines especially at the long telephoto range wide open, the isolation power of this lenses are just astonishingly beautiful.

I love mostly my Canon 85mm f/1.2L II wide open because it does just create fantastic images with a very unique bokeh, the ZEISS MASTER PRIME 150mm doubles that, but quality of image is like nothing I have seen in any other lens.

I likely will get the LIGHTWEIGHT ZOOM and most definatelly two MASTER PRIMES 150mm for the two over the shoulder cameras and a couple more in the 100 to 65mm range.

I also look at the Angenieux OPTIMO 24-290mm ( a Monster) I will look soon to get this lens for a day and tested out with a MASTER PRIME to insure that color and image quality is at par so to interlace images among the different cameras wile using ZEISS MASTER PRIMES and Angenieux OPTIMO on the other.


BTW. Tonaci, I understand you wanting to get more bang for your bucks, but I imagine you also understand that the LIGHTWEIGHT ZOOM 15.5-45 and the OPTIMO 24-290 are two completely different beasts, one been so little, compact and at almost the same weight of a MASTER PRIME (just over 4lb) and the other been just as big as a lens dan get, it is not only the fact that weights the same as a fully configured RED (bringing your rig total weight at about and over 50 to 60lb) but is just BIG and LONG, also the front element diameter is huge.

So I'm sure you will be considering all the facts as well as the accessories that will go fitted with each lens you might choose, I know I'm forced to do a lot of home work on this.

Let me know if you want to joint forces at any point when ready to purchase or just wanting to test some of this lenses.

I'm dealling with Eric at ARRI NY.

Ciao,

KETCH ROSSI
www.KETCHFRAME.com

[Evin Grant]

The 24-290 Optimo is gorgeous! It's razor sharp and has an extremely beautiful bokeh and focus fall off. It is a Monster though.

[KETCH ROSSi]

I agree with you Evin, it is as sharp as the Master Primes, but what I want/need to find out is if it is

[KETCH ROSSi]

I agree with you Evin,

the 24-290 Optimo it is extremely well designed lens and very sharp, also produces great color rendition and also true the blur is impressively god.

My main Q? still remans as if it can intercut images shot with the Master Primes, as we all know that the M. Primes, M. Zoom and LWZ-1 are Super Color Matched, so would the Optimo optics design be?

We should definetely do a test on this lenses.

Ciao,

KETCH ROSSI

[Evin Grant]

I'd love to. Do you have a favorite renal house?

[KETCH ROSSi]

No, never rented before.