I was lucky enough to try out a set of Sigma Cine Primes for a month to discover the benefits of these incredible lenses compared to traditional photography lenses.
As I move forward with my filmmaking journey I’m looking to expand into more narrative filmmaking, and being confident with manual focus is something that’s a really important skill to master. A lot of people are shocked when they hear I shoot manual focus, as they rely on the autofocus features of their cameras and let their autofocus systems do all the work. That’s absolutely fine as a solo operator - but lets just say that I get called to a shoot on a bigger commercial job that I’m used to - there’s not going to be any autofocus used there at all, so I want to be confident that I’ll have the experience to be able to take on those kinds of jobs in future. So I’d say that if you’re used to relying on autofocus for most of your projects then you’ll want to have a play with manual focus before you commit to cine lenses.
Here’s my top 5 reasons why you might consider switching to cine lenses:
1. Consistency & control across the range, from follow focus gears to filter threads, so you won’t need multiple ND filter sizes
2. Improved image quality built on Sigma ART range for a high end look which I’m always striving for
3. Great build quality and splash resistance, dust resistance
4. The smooth focus and aperture controls mean that for my setup in particular, focusing is always consistent and works well with my DJI 3D Focus. The lens has hard stops at each end of the focus range so I know exactly where the start and finish of the range is, allowing me to calibrate my follow focus easily
5. Mounting options - with the various mounting types I know that there will always be an adapter to fit my camera so despite being expensive, they’re pretty much future proof. Oh, and the lens markings glow in the dark. Awesome!
Sigma Cine Primes are available in 10 full frame focal lengths all the way from 14mm to 135mm. You can find out more here: [ Ссылка ]
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Gear used:
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Shot with Panasonic Lumix S1H & S1
Any aerial shots with DJI Mavic 2 Pro
Stabilised on a DJI RS 2 + DJI 3D Focus System
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