Tested the possible use of these two vintage lenses for video work and possible cinema conversion. Hope you enjoy a little compilation of the best shots. Overall I liked the 24-35...the 35-70 was troublesome.
The 24-35 performed well at all focal lengths and apertures. Focus pulling was smooth and easy, flare was manageable with direct light. Bokeh was small but pleasant. Close focus minimum was adequate for video on a 2x crop m43 body. I really liked shooting with this lens and will consider it for video projects. I was able to use 3 fingers to manipulate focus, zoom, and aperture at the same time. Lovely. S35 focal length of around 35mm-55mm is definitely usable. On a m43 body with a length of 48-70 it's a little awkward framing.
The 35-70 was underwhelming at 35mm-50mm. It started to shine at 70mm where the flare, DoF and sharpness were very pleasing. Bokeh was gorgeous. Direct flares were much too harsh, however, and created piercing artifacts of which I have never seen in a lens before. These spitzer bullet-shaped flares ruined the shot IMO and made me wonder if the focused light was damaging the sensor. You can see mild version of this at 0:16 seconds. This lens is known for being incredibly sharp, perhaps that has something to do with it. The push-pull barrel zoom, while tight, still makes this lens very undesirable for video. This lens is great for stills, I've gotten some very sharp images with it, but very clunky for video work.
I will keep the 24-35 as an option for video, and the 35-70 will remain a stills lens for the rest of its life.
Camera used was an Olympus Pen-F. My heavier fluid head is damaged so I had to use a smaller setup with a junky head. I'll post a reply with the super35 test once that's available.
Last edited by Turbotak; 03-18-2019 at 09:23 PM.
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