New Band Pro IBE APO Macro Lenses With Full-Frame 4K, 6K and 8K Coverage
If not for cameras, this year has been a fantastic year for lenses. As cameras become more affordable, bring higher resolutions and full-frame 4K video from the likes of …
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10 Free LUTs, Boxing Day and New Year Deals for Filmmakers
This past year has been rather generous to us filmmakers in the way of new and amazing cameras, innovative post-production tools, lenses and other accessories designed to make our …
New Fotodiox Smart ND Throttle Canon Lens Adapter for Sony E-Mount Cameras
Since Fotodiox introduced their ND Throttle adapter for mirrorless cameras, a really neat adapter with integrated variable ND filter behind the lens, shooters have been asking for a version, which would allow …
Top #BlackFriday Deals For Filmmakers on All Budgets
It’s this time of the year again – the last week of November when the days around a cherished American Holiday turn into the happiest time of the year …
New SLR Magic Cine 50mm f/1.1 Budget Lens for Sony A7s, A7s II, A7R II and Sony FS5
SLR Magic have been making waves in the budget cine lens realm for some time now. The company is well known for their excellent wide angle fast primes for …
Sigma Adds Super Wide and Fast 20mm f/1.4 Art Lens
Sigma make some really awesome lenses and compared to Canon L series and Zeiss lenses tend to be more affordable. Low-budget filmmakers embraced their Art line of primes lenses especially the 35mm …
New Zeiss Loxia 21mm f/2.8 Wide Angle Lens for Sony A7s/Sony A7RII and A7SII
Zeiss expands their Loxia lens family with the introduction of the super wide Loxia 21mm f/2.8 lens. In true Zeiss fashion, the new Loxia lens offers full-frame coverage, manual …
Voigtlander Announces Three New Full-Frame Lenses for Sony E-Mount
The Sony A7s took the world of video production by storm more than a year ago in a way reminiscent of the way the 5D Mark II did six …
Mitakon Speedmaster 25mm is the World’s Lightest f/0.95 Lens for Micro Four Thirds
Ultra fast lenses for Micro Four Thirds cameras like the Panasonic GH4 and the BMPCC for example are highly sought after, but not often very affordable. There are other …
Samyang/Rokinon New 50mm T1.3 and Wide-Angle 21mm T1.5 Cine Lenses for Super 35/APS-C Sensors
Earlier today in somewhat of a surprise announcement, Asian lens manufacturer Samyang announced two new lenses designed for mirrorless cameras with APS-C and smaller sensors. The new cine lenses of …
IBC 2015: Tokina Showcases its Latest Pro Cinema Lens Lineup
The Japanese lens manufacturer Tokina continues to expand its lineup of affordable high-quality lenses along with re-designing and re-engineering some of its most acclaimed and popular models. At IBC, the company showcases the …
IBC 2015: Schneider-Kreuznach Full Frame Cine Primes for Sony A7S II / E-Mount Cameras
Here’s an announcement you might have missed from earlier today at IBC 2015. With two new Sony cameras coming in the next few months – namely the highly rumoured …
IBC 2015: New Zeiss MILVUS Full-Frame Primes Are 8K Rated!
IBC 2015 is officially underway and what would be a major industry trade show without new lenses. We’ve already seen the SLR Magic announcing new affordable Anamorphic lenses, and …
IBC 2015: Prototype PL Lenses and Native MFT Anamorphot Lenses from SLR Magic
The new kid on the block among the cinema lens manufacturers SLR Magic are about to showcase a new set of prototype PL ANAMORPHOT-CINE 1.33x lenses along with MFT ANAMORPHOT-CINE 2x …
Canon Launches World’s Widest 4K 2/3-inch Portable 12x Zoom Lens – the CJ12ex4.3B
Canon may not give you the latest and greatest in their cameras before anyone else, they are more likely to sit back and wait – then strike when the …
Veydra Mini Primes To Be Available in Sony E Mount and C Mount Soon
The Veydra Mini Primes are quite unique lenses – not only are they cinema lenses with a robust metal housing, matched optics, unified fronts, long focus throw, geared rings …
Samyang Teases XEEN – New Affordable Proper Cine Primes in PL and Other Popular Mounts
Just as the prices of pro-sumer and professional prices continue to fall, it comes as natural to see more affordable cine lenses come around. This is what Veydra did …
Watch Another 50 Minute Sony Seminar on 35mm Optics for Cinéma Vérité Style Production
Here’s something to watch on a lazy Saturday morning – another 50 minutes Sony seminar, this time focusing on a variety of lens options for their awesome full frame …
New 4K Drone Camera from China Plus New Full-Frame Tokina 24-70mm f2.8 Zoom Lens
Summer is usually a slow period for camera/lens manufacturers, who tend to announce their latest kit at either major trade shows or close to them. However, unlike the old …
Laowa 15mm f/4 from Venus Optics is the World’s Fastest Full Frame Wide Angle 1:1 Macro Lens
Venus Optics, the Chinese camera lenses manufacturer known for launching the world’s first 2:1 Macro Lens last Fall, has just released the world’s widest Macro lens for full frame cameras – …