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What is the difference between a cine lens and a regular lens?
While photo lenses offer measurements of the opening of the lens (aperture F-stop), the cine lens offers offers a more exact measure of the amount of light that passes through the lens (iris ring T-stop). This cine lens feature enables the shooter to maintain continuity in scenes that were recorded hours or days apart.
What makes a cine lens 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.
Do cine lenses have better image quality?
To sum it up: Do not buy a cinema lens for its image quality. In most cinematic environments, you will not notice significant dissimilarities between them and high quality still lens.
What is a still lens?
Still lenses are defined (in my opinion) as lenses that were designed and built for use with an SLR still camera whereas a cine lens would be one designed and built for use on a motion picture (movie) camera.
What is the difference between cinema lenses and still lenses?
The cinema lenses are made to meet cinematic productions demands, and needs. Below you can find a simplified table with the major dissimilarities and characteristics of cine-glass compared to still (photo) glass. The table has been divided into these main differences: Robustness, Aperture, Dimensions, Preciseness, and Price.
How much do Cinema lenses cost?
Good camera lenses don’t come cheap, but if you’re window shopping on Amazon or B&H Photo, you might notice some extreme outliers: cine lenses (or cinema lenses) designed specifically for filmmakers. While you can get a Canon 50mm f/1.8 for $125, the Canon 50mm T/1.3 cine lens is a cool $3,950. So, what sets this cine lens apart? Let’s find out.
What are cine lenses and Cine-mod lenses?
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.
What is the difference between 16mm and 35mm film lenses?
So, if you want a little bit of an intimate, somewhat obscure, vlog-style flavor, the 16mm is the one for you. Now, let’s jump to the 35mm, which is going to give you a little bit more of that cinematic comfort we’re all used to seeing. The 35mm’s focal length creates a comfortable distance between the subject and audience.