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Take note: This is in reference to the Blackmagic Cinema Camera, not the Pocket camera.
I've seen the Pocket camera with S16 glass on it and it works well.
I personally prefer Zeiss Superspeeds (or Ultra 16s), or the cine zooms from Zeiss, Angeniuex or Canon, all of which are going to cost at least 5x the cost of the camera itself.
i think im gonna get the Angenieux, do you think its a good choice?
If you're getting this one for $999, be careful - it's Arri STD converted to a PL mount, so you'll need either an Arri Standard to MFT or a PL to MFT adapter.
And, no matter what the eBay seller says, you'll want to have a used lens professionally cleaned and aligned, which will cost you money.
It's also going to be too long and heavy to use without rails.
Too much hassle for me. For about the same amount of money, I would get the three MFT cine lenses I recommended above. No adapters, and the Rokinons will give you results not too far from what you'll get from a $4000 Zeiss: http://vimeo.com/60403003
Good luck!
Bill
damnit its such a hard choice now, i really like the look Angenieux compared to the other videos, i think it would look perfect for the style of films i want to make. can you recommend a rail system to use with it? thanks for the help
Here's a question, when they say a S16 lens is 17mm focal length, is that the same FoV as a 35mm camera 17mm lens would be?
CraigL
Here's a question, when they say a S16 lens is 17mm focal length, is that the same FoV as a 35mm camera 17mm lens would be?
CraigL
This may help. Here is the Angeniuex 17-68mm f2.2 Super 16 lens on the BMPCC shooting ProRes, and it doesn't look "filmic" at all: http://vimeo.com/76667011
With these cameras, it is the grade, more than the glass, that creates the "look".
If you buy the Rokinons (or any other decent lens) and use filmconvert or Osiris LUTs, you should be able to get the look you want.
Again, hope this is helpful!
Bill
I like to think of it the same way I always have from the S35 and S16mm film days.
A 17mm lens on a S16 sensor (or film) will equate to ~34mm S35 FOV equivalent. Most prime sets for S16mm would/do come with a 9.5mm, 12mm, 16mm, 25mm, 50mm which roughly equate to a S35 equivalent of 19mm, 24mm, 32mm, 50mm, 100mm lenses respectively. The lens characteristics stay the same, which is why you traditionally get more DOF on S16 film/sensor.