XL-H1S/A - new lens, same chromatic aberration? at DVinfo.net

Marlon Martins · April 20th, 2008, 09:10 PM

hi, i was ready to buy XL-H1 a wile ago, but the CA ive seen in sample videos just make me pull the plug on buying it.

now, a new lens has arrived.

some one has compared this new lens with old lens?

this is the only factor that stop me from buying it. i was using gy-dv5000 for years with a canon 16x lens, i i just love it. i have no CA at all.

ive searched a few months ago and i believe there's no "mecanical" lens avaliable like on my old cam to use with XL-H1S/A

tnks in advance.

Pete Bauer · April 21st, 2008, 07:41 AM

No reviews. The new XL cameras and the new lens are not available yet.

Richard Alvarez · April 21st, 2008, 08:19 AM

my production partner in Houston uses his 16x manual with his XLH1 and it looks terrific. I sat in on an edit session yesterday, and looked at footage he shot using his pro-35 adapter intercutting with some b-roll shot with the 16x manual, and it held up beautifully.

Robert Sanders · April 22nd, 2008, 12:57 PM

You won't buy the camera because of some minor chromatic aberration? Then that just about excludes 90% of all cameras out there.

Any lens completely free of CA will be extraordinarily expensive and mostly like in the 2/3" class (read $30K) or the PL class.

If you don't like the stock lens then replace it with something else. Isn't that the whole point of purchasing an XL class camera?

April 20th, 2008, 09:10 PM	#1
Marlon Martins Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Torres, Brazil Posts: 115	XL-H1S/A - new lens, same chromatic aberration? hi, i was ready to buy XL-H1 a wile ago, but the CA ive seen in sample videos just make me pull the plug on buying it. now, a new lens has arrived. some one has compared this new lens with old lens? this is the only factor that stop me from buying it. i was using gy-dv5000 for years with a canon 16x lens, i i just love it. i have no CA at all. ive searched a few months ago and i believe there's no "mecanical" lens avaliable like on my old cam to use with XL-H1S/A tnks in advance.

April 21st, 2008, 07:41 AM	#2
Pete Bauer Wrangler Join Date: May 2003 Location: Eagle River, AK Posts: 4,100	No reviews. The new XL cameras and the new lens are not available yet. __________________ Pete Bauer The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. Albert Einstein Trying to solve a DV mystery? You may find the answer behind the SEARCH function ... or be able to join a discussion already in progress!

April 22nd, 2008, 12:57 PM	#4
Robert Sanders Starway Pictures Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Studio City Posts: 581	You won't buy the camera because of some minor chromatic aberration? Then that just about excludes 90% of all cameras out there. Any lens completely free of CA will be extraordinarily expensive and mostly like in the 2/3" class (read $30K) or the PL class. If you don't like the stock lens then replace it with something else. Isn't that the whole point of purchasing an XL class camera? __________________ http://www.starwaypictures.com http://starwaypictures.blogspot.com/

April 21st, 2008, 08:19 AM	#3
Richard Alvarez Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 3,840	my production partner in Houston uses his 16x manual with his XLH1 and it looks terrific. I sat in on an edit session yesterday, and looked at footage he shot using his pro-35 adapter intercutting with some b-roll shot with the 16x manual, and it held up beautifully.