Do You Really Need a cine lens?

Do You Really Need a cine lens?

Why opt for a cine lens that may cost thousands of dollars when your regular still-picture lenses have been doing a creditable job capturing video? Because true cine lenses offer much greater control and precision, provide a more seamless shooting experience, and can deliver even better overall video performance.

Which lens is best for cinematography?

Choosing the Best Lenses for Filmmaking

• Wide angle. Focal length: Full-frame around 24-40mm; APS-C 15-24mm; Four-thirds 10-17mm.
• Standard. Focal length: Full-frame around 50mm; APS-C around 35mm; Four-thirds 20-25mm.
• Medium telephoto or ‘portrait’ lens.
• Telephoto lens.

Does Nikon make cine lenses?

Nikon Cine lenses are designed for Nikon F-mount DSLR cameras. Samyang and Schneider produce two model ranges, the XEEN and Xenon cinema lenses, specifically for video recording professionals.

Does Nikon make Cine lenses?

What makes cine lenses different?

Cinema lenses tend to be more expensive, larger, and more delicate but also have to accommodate more features. Cinema lenses need to be parfocal, with a smooth zoom, large focus throw, hard stops, and minimal breathing. All of these factors add up to a larger, more complicated (and more expensive) lens.

Can a cine lens be used on a DSLR?

However, there are more affordable options, like pseudo-cine lenses and cine-mod photo lenses, which are basically digital photo lenses that offer some of the functionalities of cine lenses and can be used on DSLRs, mirrorless, and compact film cameras.

Which is better still lens or cine lens?

Still lenses do have their advantages over cine lenses, which are generally manual focus lenses. So when it comes to features like autofocus, optical image stabilization, size, and weight, a still lens is going to have an edge. Let’s take a look at the cine lenses that stood out this year.

How big is a full frame Cine prime lens?

In this article I wanted to compare the specifications of a few popular cine prime lenses in the PL mount, specifically for full frame sensors. A full frame sensor is 36mm x 24mm. However, you hardly shoot in an aspect ratio lower than 1.77:1 (16:9).

How is a cine lens different from a non parfocal lens?

Cine lenses are also parfocal lenses. These are lenses that are able to keep their focus locked on subjects even when you zoom in on a particular scene. With a non-parfocal lens, the simple act of zooming in or out may change your focus, requiring you to refocus your shot.