Salty sweet...

[Sanjin Jukic]

It looks more like 28-76 since it doesn't have the red rings. ?

You can make a custom order in red, black or blue rings with both Angenieux digital zoom lenses Optimo range as 30-80, 16-42.

[Evin Grant]

Niiice!

Evin, can you share the final list of lenses that got into the test as a teaser?

Cinema PL Reference
11-16mm Duc/Tokina
16-42 T2.8 Optimo DP
30-80 T2.8 Optimo DP

Canon EF
16-35mm L 2.8 II
24-70mm L 2.8
70-200mm 2.8 II
24mm 1.4 L II
35mm 1.4 L
50mm 1.2 L
85mm 1.2 L II

Leica R
19mm f2.8
24mm f2.8
28mm f2.8
35mm f2
50mm f2
90mm f2

Nikon G
14-24mm f2.8
24-70mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8 VR II
24mm f1.4
35mm f1.4
50mm f1.4
85mm f1.4

Zeiss ZF/ZE
20mm f2.8
24mm f2
28mm f2
35mm f2
50mm f1.4
85mm f1.4

[paul engstrom]

addaboy!

[Sanjin Jukic]

Cinema PL Reference
11-16mm Duc/Tokina
16-42 T2.8 Optimo DP
30-80 T2.8 Optimo DP

Canon EF
16-35mm L 2.8 II
24-70mm L 2.8
70-200mm 2.8 II
24mm 1.4 L II
35mm 1.4 L
50mm 1.2 L
85mm 1.2 L II

Leica R
19mm f2.8
24mm f2.8
28mm f2.8
35mm f2
50mm f2
90mm f2

Nikon G
14-24mm f2.8
24-70mm f2.8
70-200mm f2.8 VR II
24mm f1.4
35mm f1.4
50mm f1.4
85mm f1.4

Zeiss ZF/ZE
20mm f2.8
24mm f2
28mm f2
35mm f2
50mm f1.4
85mm f1.4

Impressive!!!

I'm sure that Nikon G beats Canon EF, than Leica beats a both of them optically and at the end Angenieux Optimos beat all of them together mechanically just because they are a real cine lenses (zooms).

[Jeff Kieffer]

Nice line up! Can't wait to see the results!

[Filip Orlandic]

I can't wait to see the images from these babies...

24mm f1.4
35mm f1.4
50mm f1.4
85mm f1.4

[Mark Whatmore]

Awesome work - can't wait to see the results

[D Fuller]

Testing is done, results to come...

Thank you so much for doing this.

[Kemalettin Sert]

[Matt Uhry]

Thanks Matt D and Evin - That was a good day and we accomplished a huge amount of testing.

Here's what we did:

Matt Duclos Projected each lens on the Duclos lens projector - looked at distortion, center and edge resolution, contrast and for presence of CA we also had a look at
the lenses mechanics, for image shift, zoom tracking, and backlash in the focus mechanism.

Evin shot each lens in a similar frame of a model at f2.8 in open shade. We varied the distance as appropriate for each focal length.

I shot an interior shot at 5000k, there are a variety of mid ground objects, some background objects the usual xmas lights, and a foreground expanded metal grill.
After shooting a few seconds of the mid ground we racked front to back, then did a flare test by moving a bare lightbulb on a bamboo pole around in the frame. Lenses were shot wide open and at 2.8.

We did our best when possible to make direct comparisons between lenses of a particular focal length.... Not changing camera position or lighting between lens changes. The shutter was used instead of ND to vary exposure for different stops.

Jarred loaned us a prototype Red Nikon mount which worked great and has the same tensioning ring that the EF mount has. Nice guy, nice Piece of gear.

Matt Uhry
www.mattuhry.com