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Topic: Isco Vs. Schneider ... what's your vote?

John Wilson
Film God

Posts: 5438
From: Sydney, Australia.
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 09-25-2000 12:27 AM

We're adding a couple of screens due to open February and we've just received the quote from the supplier. On it, they have supplied a cost for Isco lenses.

My question is...which is the best performer right now and which would you recommend? They tend to see-saw a little, don't they? Sometimes it's Isco...sometimes it's Schenider that's the best at that moment.

What do you guys think?

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Ken Layton
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1452
From: Olympia, Wash. USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 09-25-2000 12:31 AM

They're both top performers. It's a tie, but I lean towards Schneider.

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Martin Frandsen
Master Film Handler

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From: Denmark, Europe
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-25-2000 01:22 AM

ISCO HD-Studio / Blue star.

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 09-25-2000 01:39 AM

I say it's pretty much a tie except that Schnieder has those oddball sizes like 42.5mm!!! It's been awhile since I checked out lenses though. Has ISCO started offering those? What's the shortest lens available right now? Isn't it 22.5mm?

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Martin Frandsen
Master Film Handler

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From: Denmark, Europe
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-25-2000 01:53 AM

There is a Ultra MC 22mm avalibel.

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Greg Mueller
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Port Gamble, WA
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-25-2000 07:55 AM

Schneider

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Steve Guttag
We forgot the crackers Gromit!!!

Posts: 12814
From: Annapolis, MD
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 09-25-2000 08:06 AM

You won't go wrong with either brand. Sometimes I'll go with one over the other because of either a size I need, and f-stop or sometimes it is just cost.

ISCO offers several different grades of lenses. Schneider has 2.5mm increments in the smaller sizes. ISCO has f/2, f/2.4 and f/2.8 lenses, Schneider has just f/2 (except above 140mm due to the 70.6mm barrel constraint).

ISCO definately wins on the anamorphic attachment...the Blue-Star is second to none.

Steve

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Paul Cunningham
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 146
From: Melbourne, Australia
Registered: Jun 2000

posted 09-25-2000 08:37 AM

John, is your quote from GU?

They installed our last 2 screens, all ISCO lenses, one of the scope lenses is not matched properly, you can either focus the top or bottom but not both. Both screens have the exact same throw and angle and the other lens is fine.

I'm not sure if it is GU's fault for not giving us the proper one or our fault for accepting it and not demanding a better one.

Otherwise they are very good.

The Olympics are nearly over, we had people coming out midway through a movie tonight to see if Cathy Freeman had won.

Paul

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John Walsh
Film God

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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 09-25-2000 11:14 AM

I have to vote for Schenider(if I had to) but both ISCO and Schenider are excellent lenses, so either way, you can't go wrong.

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Leo Enticknap
Film God

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From: Loma Linda, CA
Registered: Jul 2000

posted 09-25-2000 12:18 PM

I'd go for Isco primes and Schneider anamorphs, the latter especially if any of your new screens has a particularly short throw.

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Ari Nordström
Master Film Handler

Posts: 283
From: Göteborg, Sweden
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 09-25-2000 07:01 PM

We use Isco's for every format and I really have nothing to complain about.

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Scott Norwood
Film God

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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-25-2000 07:08 PM

Having shown a lot of movies with a pair of Kollmorgen Super Snaplights, I'd recommend just about anything else.

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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays

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From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 09-25-2000 08:22 PM

Ah lak Wollensaks!

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Stephen Jones
Master Film Handler

Posts: 314
From: Geelong Victoria Australia
Registered: Jun 99

posted 09-25-2000 08:25 PM

John, have used both Isco and Schneider and find them both good lens.At the moment I am useing the latest Isco lens and find that they are a tad better than Schneider.On our large maxi screen the focus and depth of field is perfect which is good considering the size of the screen,so I think I would lean slighty towards Isco on this one.

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Paul,Saw that event with Cathy,It was great,she done Australia proud.Go Aussies

Stephen

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Nick Perry
Film Handler

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Registered: Feb 2000

posted 09-26-2000 02:08 AM

I would have to go for Schneider. Their Variable Prime lenses are very impressive also!

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