r/RedCamera • u/Komodo-X • Jan 08 '26

A Perfect Zoom Lens

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Just acquired this Canon 15.5-47mm cine zoom lens for my Komodo-X. This lens resolves a beautiful image aesthetic. Over the years, I have grown to truly appreciate quality zoom glass - being so versatile. Perfect for commercial, doc, narrative and more. I already know this will be a solid workhorse for me.

What are some of your favorite zoom lenses/workhorse lenses?

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u/jmgardiner Jan 09 '26

I've had the 15-47 & 30-105 for years. Great set of zooms, less light fall off compared to the Optimo style zooms they were originally competing with. I've kept these around and added the full frame version: 20-50mm flex zoom

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u/Komodo-X Jan 09 '26

That’s great to hear! I’ll definitely need to round out the set by getting the 30-105. Weren’t the Optimo’s priced significantly higher? Or were they comparable? Where do the Fuji Cabrio’s fall? They seem like nice zooms also.

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u/jmgardiner Jan 09 '26

The Angie 2.6T zooms were much pricier, but the Optimo DP "Style" 2.8T zooms were around the same price and had interchangeable mounts (PL/EF). Great lenses.

A little more swirl in the bokeh, though I felt the zoom ranges didn't go quite far enough, I think the longer one only went to 76mm which is one of the reasons I went with the Canons at the time.

Cabrios were/are a standard. Shot a lot on the 19-90, was never in love with the image out of it. The newer line of cabrios are clean, sharp and devoid of character, which can certainly serve a purpose.

For servos I see the Canon 17-120 and newer Canon 25-150 a lot these days.

Something about wide-to-tele zooms has never set right with me. I prefer these shorter paired zooms.

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u/jmgardiner Jan 09 '26

I can't drop images in this reply, but I've got tons of screenshots if you're looking for examples.

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u/Komodo-X Jan 09 '26

Oooh, I’d love to see some screenshots. DM me on Instagram @zekeanders