Cine Lens
7Artisans releases affordable Sprite 24mm-96mm T2.9 cine zoom
Aug 1, 2024
Alex Baker
Most dedicated cine lenses will set you back an arm and a leg…or three. So it’s great that there are companies out there that are…
Viltrox teases mammoth 30-300mm T4 full-frame cinema lens
Mar 15, 2024
John Aldred
Viltrox has a new lens on the horizon, and they’ve been teasing it on the Chinese social media platform, Weibo. The lens has been long-rumoured,…
Unique Vazen anamorphic lenses cease production after only five years
Mar 7, 2024
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After only five years, Vazen, the innovative lens manufacturer, has announced its end. Best known for its unique 1.8x anamorphic design, the company rose quickly…
New Laowa 20mm T2.2 1.5X Nanomorph lens is the fastest, widest, and smallest in the series
Oct 6, 2023
Dunja Đuđić Kalinin
After a wildly successful Indiegogo campaign for 65mm T2.4 and an 80mm T2.4 anamorphic lenses, Venus Optics has added a stretch goal and is announcing another lens in this series. Laowa 20mm T2.2 1.5X Nanomorph lens is coming, and just like the other two, it’s lightweight and tiny, perfect for packing light and all kinds of run & gun shooting situations.
Canon unveils its first full-frame RF-Mount cinema prime lenses
Sep 12, 2023
John Aldred
Now, here’s how you announce that you’re making cine primes. You don’t tease and drip-feed us every 6-12 months for a few years until the…
Are 3D printed cinema lens housings worth it?
Jul 24, 2023
John Aldred
I’ve seen quite a few of these 3D printed cinema lens housings over the last few years. We’ve featured some of them here on DIYP…
Zeiss has left the photography industry
Jun 6, 2023
John Aldred
According to reports stemming from a post on the Fred Miranda forums, Zeiss is leaving the world of photography. The post, by the user Petegh,…
Photo vs cine lenses – Which is really more cinematic?
Mar 13, 2023
John Aldred
As cameras have become more video-capable over the last decade and a bit, cine lenses have become more of a thing. Once confined to Hollywood…
ZY Optics completes its MFT cine lens lineup with the new Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine
Oct 19, 2022
John Aldred
ZY Optics has announced the newest in their T1 lens in their cinema lens lineup. The Mitakon 50mm T1.0 MFT Cine joins the 17mm, 25mm…
Canon patents a bunch of cinema lenses including 40-100mm f/1.5, 18-45mm f/1.5 and 70-210mm f/2.5
Aug 16, 2022
John Aldred
Well, this is interesting. Canon patents new lens designed all the time, but these days, it’s typically in relation to RF mount lenses targeted specifically…