Articles tagged: Cinema lenses

5th Feb 2019

Caldwell Chameleon 1.79x Anamorphic Lenses

The Caldwell Chameleon Anamorphic lenses use a 1.79x squeeze ratio and have been designed for use with digital sensors. The flare characteristic are said to be very reminiscent of classic…

22nd Sep 2018

Laowa makes a 25-100mm T2.9 PL zoom lens

Laowa has always had a reputation for making unique lenses, and in somewhat of a shock, they are now making a 25-100mm T2.9 PL zoom lens. The lens has a…

17th Sep 2018

P+S TECHNIK TECHNOVISION Classic 70-200mm 1.5X anamorphic Full Frame Zoom – IBC 2018

P+S TECHNIK was showing their TECHNOVISION Classic 70-200mm 1.5X anamorphic Full Frame Zoom which is the companies third 1.5X anamorphic Full Frame zoom at IBC. The lens joins the 1.5X 40-70mm (LPL mount),…

15th Mar 2018

NiSi full frame PL mount F3 prime lenses

NiSi has announced full frame PL mount F3 Prime Lenses. The full frame PL lens set will originally come in five focal lengths- 25mm T2.1, 35mm T2.0, 50mm T2.0, 75mm…

30th Mar 2018

Angenieux Optimo 42-420mm A2S Long Range Anamorphic lens announced

Angenieux has announced the Optimo 42-420mm A2S Long Range Anamorphic lens. The 42-420mm uses a traditional 2x horizontal squeeze and becomes the 2nd long range anamorphic lens in Angenieux’s lineup,…

28th Mar 2018

Canon announces the CN-E 20mm T1.5 Cinema Prime Lens

As well as announcing the new C700 FF, Canon has also unveiled the CN-E 20mm T1.5 Cinema Prime Lens for EF Mount cameras. The 20mm becomes the 7th lens in…

18th Feb 2018

CineLenses App a database of 2,000 lenses, plus a list of 500 rental houses worldwide

The CineLenses App is a database that features the technical specifications of more than 2,000 lenses, plus a list of 500 rental houses worldwide. With so many lenses available, finding…

6th Jan 2018

New vision from the Atlas Lens Co. Orion Series Anamorphic Primes – 40mm, 65mm, 100mm

New vision from the Atlas Lens Co. Orion Series Anamorphic Primes has been released. Atlas Lens Co. showed a prototype lens at NAB last year and we were impressed by…

27th Dec 2017

Best gear of 2017

So what was the best gear of 2017? This year saw a vast array of new gear being announced but as we have become accustomed to, not all of it…

19th Oct 2017

Zeiss CP.3 XD lenses in-depth look

Zeiss launched their new CP.3 range of lenses at NAB earlier this year as a replacement for their very popular CP.2 line. Unusually, the replacements come in two variants: regular…

8th Oct 2017

P+S TECHNIK Kowa Evolution anamorphic lenses

P+S TECHNIK has started producing Kowa Evolution lenses, clones of the classic Kowa anamorphic 2x prime lenses that that were last made in the 1970s (probably before a lot of…

16th Sep 2017

Angénieux 12x Optimo first look- IBC 2017

At IBC in Amsterdam, Angénieux were showing their new multi-format high magnification zoom, the 12x Optimo.

15th Sep 2017

Tokina 18mm T1.5 Vista Cinema Prime Lens – IBC 2017

Tokina were showing a working version of the Tokina 18mm T1.5 Vista Cinema Prime lens at IBC this year. The lens is one of the fastest wide angle full frame…

22nd Aug 2017

Tokina Cinema Vista prime lenses review

The Tokina Cinema Vista series are the Japanese company’s first foray into making a set of cine prime lenses. Tokina has previously made a range of cine zooms that included the…

5th Jun 2017

Leica Thalia PL cinema lenses: Leica goes vintage

One can only drool at beautiful glass like these Leica Thalia PL cinema lenses. Yes we may never be able to own a full set (since they cost a ‘mere’ $22K…

2nd Jun 2017

Panavision Primo Artiste lenses and industry first HDR OLED viewfinder

Panavision have announced a set of T1.8, wirelessly controlled Primo Artiste lenses that cover the full 8K image of cameras such as the Millennium DXL. The Primo Artiste lenses are…