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by Stepan Andranikian · Posted
Despite offering premium image quality and professional design, not all cine lenses demand a premium cost. In fact, if you know where to look and what you’re looking for, you can snag some truly solid optics at a relatively affordable price. Today, we’ll be looking at some of the best budget-friendly wide-angle cine lenses on the market.
Rokinon 14mm T3.1 Cine DS Lens
In recent years, Rokinon has solidified itself as an excellent solution for anyone looking for budget-friendly cine lenses that offer professional and reliable optics. The
by Stepan Andranikian · Posted
Let’s face it: cinema lenses aren’t cheap, and for good reason. Cinema lenses are, generally, superior to conventional “non-cine” lenses in almost every regard. They’re more durable, offer better control, produce superior image quality, and so on. The only downside is the price you pay for the privilege of their performance; a top-tier cine lens can easily run you thousands of dollars.
But don’t reach for your
by Zack Young · Posted
If you've been reading up on the Sony BURANO 8K Digital Cinema Camera, you've probably heard that it's the first camera to pair IBIS (in-body image stabilization) with PL-mount lenses. This is huge news for shooters who like to go handheld, as their favorite PL glass can suddenly be taken off the tripod without the dreaded micro-jitters and small wobbles that typically happen when people rely on their bodies to support
by Steven Gladstone · Posted
Although the Canon Cine lens selection is just a small part of Canon’s overall lens lineup, these lenses deliver significant advantages for those who work in the cine side of things. Whether you are working with Canon’s Cine EOS line of cameras, a high-end digital cine camera, or even cameras such as Canon’s C70, The Cine EOS line of lenses has something to offer.
The Basics
First, let’s go over the basics of cinema-style lenses, to point out why they are made the way they are, and how that helps you shoot your best.
Prime
Prime lenses, or
by Mary Latvis · Posted
Shooting video with your DSLR or mirrorless camera and ready to invest in a set of your own lenses? Start building your “glass” kit with a trio of cine-style lenses chosen to suit your current shooting style and to keep for years to come. Choose from a classic 24/25, 50, and 75/85mm set, a trio of longer lenses to compress your depth of field for dramatic, intimate closeups, or a trifecta of wider focal lengths for travelogues, establishing shots, or immersive closeups. Here are a just a few selections from the array of
by Steven Gladstone · Posted
Filmmakers, take heed: the Leitz Cine Primes and Zooms are sharp, with natural-looking bokeh and round, out-of-focus highlights, and they cover VistaVision. Lenses, not diamonds—it is lenses that are forever, or at least a long time—provided you get the right one. Even in this digital age, with new sensors and new cameras coming fast and furious, your lens investment can outlast the most recent camera. The lens that
by Mary Latvis · Posted
by David Adler · Posted
In an earlier article comparing cinema lenses and still photography lenses, I made the point that photography lenses could be modified with aftermarket accessories and procedures to make them more “video and cinema friendly.” Since DSLR and mirrorless cameras started to shoot video, there has been a massive interest in using the readily available photography-lens catalog for shooting video. Many of these lenses, optically speaking, are