Re: Lens Dilemma for HDX900

I did a shoot yesterday with the HDX900 and had both the Canon 17x7 and the 4.7 lens. This is an architecture series and needing a wide angle is crucial, but after swapping out the lenses and looking at each I decided that the 4.7 was just too "fun house" looking. I ended up shooting the whole day with the 7.7. I have since decided to go with the Canon 17x7.6 with a HD wide angle attachement (not converter for zoom thru.) I was flopping back and forth between staying with my SD lens, but I have decided to bite the bullet and go full HD. The MTF curves and the colour shifting (I'm doing alot of pans and tilts)were the final deciding factors. In addition, the outside lens diameter of the 7.6 is 85mm versus the 17x7 which is 98mm. This way I can continue to use my existing matte box and 4x4 filters, all I have to do is get another lens insert for the matte box....much more economical.

Visualeyes