The more I shoot on these DZO's, the more I feel like they're the best bargain for me. I love the Tokinas (as you prob know) but for the money these can't be beat. Thanks for watching Scott.
Great review Joe! Love the edit and style you've gone for. Your product photography is beautiful as well! I love my Vespids I found a great deal on them a year so ago and love having a consistent set of primes, which has also forced me to really think more about how I shoot and lens / focal length selection.
Beautiful shots, great review! I’ve been using Vespids on an E2F6 for a while and love them. I agree about the focus throw, perfect for a solo op and one of the things that made me go for them over a competitor. I do use a follow focus at times, but can get away without it. I did need to re-shim most of the lenses for focus but it was easy to do. Spot on about the flaring, great for dreamy sequences, and can also be controlled a fair bit with a matte box.
Excellent point about the matte box. I should've mentioned that, especially considering I showed a matte box in the video. Appreciate you stopping by and watching.
I've been thinking about getting the DZO lens for my F6. Right now i'm using a tamron 24-70 g1 and i'm not happy at all with the image. Wanted to buy the zoom catta versions, but im afraid the size of the lens might be dificult to balance on my gimbal. I already have a 85mm and a 50mm nice primes (not from dzo), so might end up buying the 21mm or the 35mm.
@@FEcluk Yes, it depends on what gimbal you're using. On an RS3 Pro I can get away with the Vespids without counterweights, using an NPF 970 battery. Not sure that'd be possible with the Catta Aces. I have the 21 and 35mm Vespids, they're real sweet for sure.
@@FEcluk from memory it needs a slight rebalance as there’s about 150 grammes difference in weight, but as I recall it’s just a fore-aft adjustment, so is quick to make.
Lovely video Joe! I've loved my Vespid ever since I got it, they're aren't 100% clinical and 'perfect' but I never really want that personally. Such a versatile lens IMO. Subbed!
I should add that for this video, I was actually filming most of the product b-roll with the Vespid lenses on my Komodo, so I needed the Metabones PL Adapter for that camera.
Thanks. I think that for me, 270 is perfect on a smaller lens like this (or the Fujinon MK, DZO Catta for example). Every shot you saw in the video was pulled by hand, no follow focus.
Cool selection! I had the Irix Lenses 21,30 and 45 which I sold because of the stiff focus ring. Now I got a good deal on a 25 and 50mm Vespid Prime.@@joenicklo
I’m sure you’re already familiar but try to check out the SLR Magic APO Microprimes as well…the character is unreal, unbeatable at their price point. Hopefully a wide is on the way. They do breathe a little, but my god are they pretty lenses
I do like the SLR magic APO HYPERprime that I once owned, however it was very heavy for its size and the focus throw was very stiff. Also, they never made a full set. Visually it was a nice lens. They also didn’t mKe many focal lengths. I’ve never used the Microprimes. Do they even come in EF/PL mount?
Did you compare them to Meike lenses? Not saying i dont like these lenses, they are amazing. But to mention, CVP did an amazing comparison of all of these low budget cine lenses, and Meike kinda beat Vespid in my opinion in most fields, except in color consistancy. Meikes go from worm to cold from lens to lens ( at least on once they had ) but its minor, so easy to correct. Everything else, bokeh, sharpnes from edge to edge etc, Meike was better in my opinion. Plus they are even cheaper then Vespids...But, Vespids have an AMAZING marketing, and they have been really popular lately.
Yes, I’ve shot on the meike lenses (both FF and S35 cine models) and they don’t touch the Vespids in my opinion. Lens matching is important. They’re also heavier than the Vespids. Meike are softer when wide open. Flaring I prefer on the Meike FF’s.
Unfortunately... when I hear someone talking about "Bokeh", professionally known as "Depth of Field"... by using selective focus, achieved by combining focal length with a specific aperture... and using the word "AUTOFOCUS", I tend to shy away from these videos. However... good video, and if someone could send me $10,000's I'll run right out an buy a set.
No need to be insulting. They might not be your budget but these ARE budget lenses. Are you aware of how much higher end cinema lenses cost? Cooke s8i - $34k, arri signature prime - $24k+ even the more affordable Tokina Vista primes are $6000+. That’s per lens, not a set.
I wasn't trying to be insulting. Just a poke at my budget is down in the slums range. I'm currently filming through 2 glass bottle bottoms that I taped together.
But yeah, they're not budget, but cheap ones compare to expensive cinema lenses. My budget gives me amazing picture I like with old vintage lenses m42, helios and vivitar :) 40$ each and It looks better for me than these vespid lenses.
I just bought a 4 lens SIGMA cine set, which is also on the less expensive end of the cine world. I paid almost double for a set of 4 lenses that would pay for a set of 6 for these. They are definitely budget cine lenses. They may not be as cheap as meike, but are definitely still in the budget category.
I am inspired more and more with the Vespids and also the new Catta Ace’s. Really nice imagery from them.
The more I shoot on these DZO's, the more I feel like they're the best bargain for me. I love the Tokinas (as you prob know) but for the money these can't be beat. Thanks for watching Scott.
@@joenicklo love this
Thanks! I think I’m going to continue with this format.
Great review Joe! Love the edit and style you've gone for. Your product photography is beautiful as well!
I love my Vespids I found a great deal on them a year so ago and love having a consistent set of primes, which has also forced me to really think more about how I shoot and lens / focal length selection.
Ty sir! Appreciate the feedback
I really want to get a set of these lenses. Perfect blend of vintage and modern characteristics. Great video dude!
Thanks Tyler. They’re definitely tempting to pick up.
Love how you edited and put this together 🔥 Valuable info as well!
Thank you :)
Love the update in production quality. You definitely took your time with this one
Thank you 🙏 there’s more to come like this
Love the look of these lenses. Been contemplating picking up a set of these for a long time. Great video man, love the VO!
They’re definitely enticing.
Fantastic video, and great shots. Well done! 🎥🔥🤙🏻
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful shots my dude!
Thank you sir.
Thx that’s a nice video👍 love it that you show the footage with a voice over. 😉
Appreciate it! :) Thanks for watching.
Fantastic video, great review, fantastic audio. Very impressed 🔥
Thank you 🙏 appreciate you watching
Beautiful shots, great review! I’ve been using Vespids on an E2F6 for a while and love them. I agree about the focus throw, perfect for a solo op and one of the things that made me go for them over a competitor. I do use a follow focus at times, but can get away without it.
I did need to re-shim most of the lenses for focus but it was easy to do.
Spot on about the flaring, great for dreamy sequences, and can also be controlled a fair bit with a matte box.
Excellent point about the matte box. I should've mentioned that, especially considering I showed a matte box in the video.
Appreciate you stopping by and watching.
I've been thinking about getting the DZO lens for my F6. Right now i'm using a tamron 24-70 g1 and i'm not happy at all with the image. Wanted to buy the zoom catta versions, but im afraid the size of the lens might be dificult to balance on my gimbal. I already have a 85mm and a 50mm nice primes (not from dzo), so might end up buying the 21mm or the 35mm.
@@FEcluk Yes, it depends on what gimbal you're using. On an RS3 Pro I can get away with the Vespids without counterweights, using an NPF 970 battery. Not sure that'd be possible with the Catta Aces. I have the 21 and 35mm Vespids, they're real sweet for sure.
@@alzibaba Great, thx for the repply. Can you change the lenses without rebalancing the whole setup?
@@FEcluk from memory it needs a slight rebalance as there’s about 150 grammes difference in weight, but as I recall it’s just a fore-aft adjustment, so is quick to make.
Lovely video Joe! I've loved my Vespid ever since I got it, they're aren't 100% clinical and 'perfect' but I never really want that personally. Such a versatile lens IMO. Subbed!
Thanks for the kind words! They’re definitely nice lenses. Stay tuned, a bunch of new videos are coming up.
What a beautiful review! Thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for watching!
DZO make great glass. I love my Pictor Zooms. Awesome video!
I tend to prefer the Catta zooms over Pictor. You should try them out.
The Tokina is a bit softer than the DZO’s but in a more consistent manner. Also better build quality.
@@ubir9743 absolutely
Convinced to grab these now idk about the ENTIRE SET but def a couple
Yeah a 50 and a 25 is probably what I’ll start with
@@joenicklo would your third be the 90 macro ?
Since I do a lot of macro work, probably. I’d more than likely do a 6 lens combo though.
💪💪 nicely explained !
Thank you for watching
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Do you use the metabones pl to ef speed booster? What do you thin about it?
I did! I love it. It's very secure and stable. I go over it in my Komodo rig tour a bit if you're interested.
I should add that for this video, I was actually filming most of the product b-roll with the Vespid lenses on my Komodo, so I needed the Metabones PL Adapter for that camera.
Amazing b-roll!
But don't you think 270degrees is a bit much for handheld shooting? Is that pulling focus with your fingers or follow focus?
Thanks. I think that for me, 270 is perfect on a smaller lens like this (or the Fujinon MK, DZO Catta for example). Every shot you saw in the video was pulled by hand, no follow focus.
Which focal lengths of the Vespid do you use the most?
I'm a big fan of pairing the 21mm and 50mm on a Super35 sensor camera. I don't own this set however if I did, I'd buy just the 21,50,75.
Cool selection! I had the Irix Lenses 21,30 and 45 which I sold because of the stiff focus ring. Now I got a good deal on a 25 and 50mm Vespid Prime.@@joenicklo
There ya go!!!
I’m sure you’re already familiar but try to check out the SLR Magic APO Microprimes as well…the character is unreal, unbeatable at their price point.
Hopefully a wide is on the way. They do breathe a little, but my god are they pretty lenses
I do like the SLR magic APO HYPERprime that I once owned, however it was very heavy for its size and the focus throw was very stiff. Also, they never made a full set. Visually it was a nice lens. They also didn’t mKe many focal lengths.
I’ve never used the Microprimes. Do they even come in EF/PL mount?
They do come in PL/EF! Could have sworn I responded to you earlier, sorry about that!
Great video on a great lens set.
Thank you. I hope you like the new format
Great review!
Thank you :) I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Have you tried the rokinon dsx cine lens kit. Or even the Xeen kits?
Yes, those were primarily the lenses I was referring to at the end of the video.
Got Zhongyi Lenses, and they are amazing
Very nice. Haven't shot on them yet.
@@joenicklo Try it, they are now on sale!
Its almost same like dzofilm , just t1.0 kills it.
You this was like watching a movie or documentary. This give me Media Division vibes.
Haha thanks Lox!
Did you compare them to Meike lenses? Not saying i dont like these lenses, they are amazing. But to mention, CVP did an amazing comparison of all of these low budget cine lenses, and Meike kinda beat Vespid in my opinion in most fields, except in color consistancy. Meikes go from worm to cold from lens to lens ( at least on once they had ) but its minor, so easy to correct. Everything else, bokeh, sharpnes from edge to edge etc, Meike was better in my opinion. Plus they are even cheaper then Vespids...But, Vespids have an AMAZING marketing, and they have been really popular lately.
Yes, I’ve shot on the meike lenses (both FF and S35 cine models) and they don’t touch the Vespids in my opinion. Lens matching is important. They’re also heavier than the Vespids. Meike are softer when wide open.
Flaring I prefer on the Meike FF’s.
Gorgeous and not a knock on you, but RUclips must think I have serious coin in order to purchase these.
ha! Thanks for watching though! :)
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Unfortunately... when I hear someone talking about "Bokeh", professionally known as "Depth of Field"... by using selective focus, achieved by combining focal length with a specific aperture... and using the word "AUTOFOCUS", I tend to shy away from these videos. However... good video, and if someone could send me $10,000's I'll run right out an buy a set.
thanks for watching
Fortunately.... it is not mandatory to watch this video and write totally unnecessay comments, so you have the option not to do that, right?
budget lens? come on big money.
No need to be insulting. They might not be your budget but these ARE budget lenses. Are you aware of how much higher end cinema lenses cost? Cooke s8i - $34k, arri signature prime - $24k+ even the more affordable Tokina Vista primes are $6000+. That’s per lens, not a set.
I wasn't trying to be insulting. Just a poke at my budget is down in the slums range. I'm currently filming through 2 glass bottle bottoms that I taped together.
Lol 😂
@@Pickupstix24 you win haha 😅
But yeah, they're not budget, but cheap ones compare to expensive cinema lenses. My budget gives me amazing picture I like with old vintage lenses m42, helios and vivitar :) 40$ each and It looks better for me than these vespid lenses.
Budget? I don't think so...
Yes. These ARE budget lenses. Do you know how much a tokina vista, Cooke mini, arri signature prime etc each cost?
I just bought a 4 lens SIGMA cine set, which is also on the less expensive end of the cine world. I paid almost double for a set of 4 lenses that would pay for a set of 6 for these. They are definitely budget cine lenses. They may not be as cheap as meike, but are definitely still in the budget category.
@@Ansonandco Exactly. People forget, or just don't know how much higher end and even mid-range lenses cost. The DZO's are definitely on the lower end.