Posts Tagged ‘prime lens’

Ryan Avery of movie industry supplier Veydra announced the addition of an 85mm T/2.2 MFT (aka M43) purpose-built cinema prime lens to its formerly 5-strong mini ciné lens line-up this week. He also revealed that a 10mm wide-angle is in development and will appear late…

Adam Wilt, software engineer, producer, post-producer and creator of the esteemed Cine Meter II light meter app for iOS devices has received a set of pre-release Veydra prime lenses for the Micro Four Thirds format. His verdict? “Sharp, rectilinear, and clean.” Like many of us…

SLR Magic, Hong Kong-based maker of high speed manual lenses has released its SLR Magic 10mm T2.1 Hyperprime Cine Lens for Micro Four Thirds cameras, and from the first two videos shot with it, it looks like a beauty. [adrotate group="6"] I have a long…

While this may not be totally scientifically accurate, for someone who might not be that familiar with the differences that lenses create in the filmmaking process (and photography too), this test really appealed to me[adrotate group="6"] It can be eye opening to realize that the…

Canon is all about lenses - ok, they sell some amazing cameras, but they're well known for their lenses as well. I found this video very interesting because it gives you an idea of why some [adrotate group="6"] cinematographers choose lenses and tho it is…

What makes a DSLR lens the best in the world? I called August Bradley, professional photographer and filmmaker, to get his expert opinion. It quickly got technical, "As DSLR cameras get larger sensors with higher resolution, starting with the 36-megapixel Nikon D800, their resolving power…