DZOFILM “Vespid Cyber ​​Prime” lens series review. Equipped with information transmission function compatible with DJI RS 3 Pro

Introduction

After the announcement of DJI’s new gimbal “DJI RS 3” series the other day, there was a product announcement that I was a little worried about from DZOFILM.

That is the “Vespid Cyber ​​Prime” lens series introduced this time.

What I’m curious about about this product is the ability to transmit focus and aperture information from the lens to an external device in real time. And the first support for this function is the DJI RS 3 Pro and its peripherals.

exterior

This time, the lenses that appear are 35mm, 50mm, and 75mm.

It is housed in a dedicated case along with replacement mounts.

Live-action: single edition

As for the drawing, it seems to have inherited the Vespid Prime that has already appeared, so please refer to Mr. Matsumoto’s review for PRONEWS.

This alone may not be enough. Therefore, the author, who is also a catgrapher, took a picture of an example of a cat.

The lens used is 75mm. The camera is Panasonic LUMIX S1H. Since it cannot be attached to the same camera’s L mount as it is, I used a mount adapter, DZOFILM Octopus lens adapter.

In addition, a dedicated rear filter was used to adjust the shutter speed when shooting video.

For the filter, remove the ring part at the end of the lens and replace it with a magnet ring (the same number of filters as the filter is included).

Again, please refer to the video and photo examples below.

　 　　

　 　　

　 　　

　 　　

　 　　

　 　　

Live Action: Used with DJI RS 3 Pro, DJI LiDAR Rangefinder, DJI Focus Motor (2022)

I then used it with the DJI RS 3 Pro, DJI LiDAR Rangefinder and DJI Focus Motor (2022). For details on these three interlocking devices, please refer to the article below.

With this combination, the aperture and focus transfer function via the Lemo connector, which is a major change from the previous model Vespid Prime to the Vespid Cyber ​​Prime, can be used.

In this state, calibration for each lens to be used and its profile saving are unnecessary. In the first place, after connecting each part and completing the setup, the setting screen configuration of DJI RS 3 Pro will be partially changed, and the lens profile setting and selection items themselves will disappear. Instead, the corresponding part becomes the recalibration execution panel.

Since it is not necessary to call the lens profile, the body LED indicating the profile selection state of the LiDAR rangefinder is fixed to C1 when the Vespid Cyber ​​is attached.

Let’s take a look at the example. The images were taken with the following system configuration.

In addition, the following setup on the DJI RS 2 and the drone DJI MAVIC 3 are used together for support.

　 　　

　 　　

　 　　

　 　　

where I was concerned

Regarding the information transmission function by the Lemo connector of the author’s attention specification, the small diameter of the connector and the relatively thin cable are unreliable and may require careful handling.

summary

It implements all the basic specifications of a cinema lens. The depiction is also lame in places that are lame, and sharp in places that should be sharp, which is perfect.

The information transmission function via the Lemo connector, which is first compatible with the DJI RS 3 Pro, which will be released soon, is a very useful and promising function for cinema lenses, which originally had many manual focus operations. Especially if you think about the configuration including the gimbal, it is a function that seems to be useful in one operation.

After that, I also thought that the transmission of focal length and aperture information from the Lemo connector will be output to the camera, and if the camera side is compatible, it will be Exif recorded, so photography with a cinema lens will not progress.

Anyway, it’s cheap for a cinema lens. Of course, if you really need it, readers who want to try out a different texture from a still lens should consider purchasing it.