One Year With DZOfilm Pictor Cine Zoom Lenses | My Honest Review

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Timestamps:
00:14 - Why Did We Buy the Lenses
00:51 - How Much We Paid
01:17 - Compared to Other Lenses
02:24 - What Will They Give You
03:04 - What Has It Been Like Using Them
04:50 - Story of how we learnt the hard way
06:43 - The Bad Stuff
08:16 - Mistake or Good Investment?
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[@toneohm]

ah.. the ol' dropped it out of a moving vehicle test... nice lol

[@OBP_]

🤣😢

[@dairenn]

LOL 😂

[@itspoffy]

The sticky lens is the control surface being smushed from a circle to an oval. I worked at a tv station with the really long high quality zooms. A tripod leg would give way on a big camera with the big lens. We couldn't afford repairs after so many so I took one and disassembled all the way down to the zoom ring, found replacement part online, replaced and somehow managed to put back about 30 layers of lens back together. I had a special room I setup where I could see any dust and blow it away or clean the inside lens elements. A clean room would have been best but that wasn't happening so I did my best and saved about 3 or 4 lenses.

[@collinausbury]

Amazing build quality on this thing - thanks for sharing. thinking about picking them up.

[@michaelkerkering7047]

Just picked these up and really excited to start using them.

[@OBP_]

Great investment, you'll not regret it! 👌

[@prostigeMarketing]

Does it make sense to buy the full frame version in case i upgrade my cam later. Currently i have the G2, but i can see myself upgrading to the ursa cine eventually

[@medallionmotionpictures]

Great story. This lens is built like a bank safe!! Hard to crack and break!! Amazing review G.

[@Shauny_D]

We are about to buy the Catta ace FF versions to pair with the FF cine primes. Hope we have the same sucess! BTW GOBO make great 86mm ND and other filters.

[@R8135003]

Cheers for the info. Be lucky stay safe.

[@OBP_]

Thanks for the comment, we'll definitely try our best 👌

[@solovyani]

Where did you get that plate with rod mount from?

[@OBP_]

I got it with the Zhuyin Crane 3s Gimbal, just did a amazon search for you and could not find it, they much have stopped making them, strange one!

[@solovyani]

@@OBP_ Thanks!

[@route909]

I've owned and used a 2 lens set of 20-55 and 50-135 for a while now and the longer lens is definitely the funkier one in terms of sharpness, bokeh and overall look. However, they retain focus and don't breathe at all when zooming when you have calibrated them to your camera (In my case two URSA cameras). The 20-55 suffers from chromatic aberrations on the edges of the frame. For video work they perform very well, but I find the 50-125 a little soft when filiming classical concerts in dimly lit churches, where I have to expose fully open.

[@OBP_]

Thank you for sharing your experience with the lens set. It's wonderful to hear that you have found them to be suitable for video work. After reading your comment, I realized that I may have noticed some softer shots when using the 50-135 lens. Previously, I attributed this to the URSA camera's limitations in low-light situations, but now I believe I may have been mistaken. I am definitely going to conduct some test shots with a focus chart to compare the results, thanks for the insight!

[@route909]

​@@OBP_ cool! They surely have character and some of my favorite shots have been captured by them. They would most likely be at home in narrative settings. Especially the longer one.

[@Sundirre]

Im between DZO film set and tokina zoom set. Altough the tokina 25-75 is crazy expensive, whole set togheter (11-135) is priced the same as dzofilm set (12-125), it sucks cause i haveno option of testing tokina out and there is close to zero comparison on youtube

[@OBP_]

I recall that we faced a similar dilemma between choosing the DZO and Tokina, but ultimately opted for the DZO due to its greater availability and affordability in our location (UK). I'm going to try get hold of a Tokina and create a comparison video as it is likely a common issue that people encounter.

[@corneliusdobeneck4081]

Would have been interesting the check how they compare dealing with depth. One reason I don't like Zeiss lenses is their flat/compressed image (unlike Cooke) - perfect if you go for claustrophobic scenes - but otherwise .... Frm what you said seems like a fair deal tome .... IF you have the money. ;)

[@westcoastvisuals]

Great video! We are thinking of getting a kit. I noticed you had a "cage" for a Zhiuyn crane that looked really nice, which one is that? All the best / Markus - WCV

[@OBP_]

I highly recommend making the investment, as it has been one of the best we've made. We've noticed a much bigger improvement in our output by upgrading our lenses, rather than our camera bodies. For the Zhuyin we use the SmallRig Ring. However, we have noticed a minor issue where the base tends to become loose after a few shoots, and requires tightening.

[@westcoastvisuals]

@@OBP_ Thank you for your quick reply! Definitely keen to upgrade our lenses as soon as possible. Ok, perfect. Will look in to getting the Smallrig ring for the Zihyun crane. Thanks a lot and keep up the great work! /Markus - WCV

[@judyjackson7321]

Ha ha. Sadly we only ever learn from making mistakes! Never the best idea to be setting kit up in a moving vehicle, let alone with the camera hanging outside! 🙂 Must have been a lucky bounce!

[@OBP_]

We sure do. 😅

[@demetrizuev258]

You should consider moving to PL mount, that would never happen with a PL mount lens. "Stills" mounts like EF or RF are not really suited for serious production work

[@OBP_]

that's a great point! I never thought about swapping out the mount to PL, but it definitely seems like a smart move going forward.

[@Tater2018]

I would suggest DZO Octopus PL mount. I have the E mount version and while the first one way too tight of a fit. The second one that came in fit tight on my A7siii couldn't be more happy.

[@luisadrianlara5561]

I would also suggest using lens support for heavy and/or long lenses like this. Without it you’re causing the ef mount to flex and eventually break. Plus, it’s a good redundancy to ensure your lens will be safe if you keep using ef and experience mount malfunction or user error.

[@alexey8772]

do you speak english?

[@OBP_]

been searching for this answer myself!

[@LSteven2U]

HEY !! DID YOU FIND THE IMAGE OF THE VESPID TO BE A MATCH TO THE PICTOR ? Please tell me its so !!!

[@OBP_]

Yes! I have shoot multiple project mixing lenses they work great. The Vespid is being the a little better naturally with it being a prime.

[@LSteven2U]

@@OBP_ Wow!! thank you very much pal you've just helped me settle on a purchase decision, appreciate it .👍