I recently started exploring the world of vintage professional 16mm cinema lenses and I am continually blown away at the images, complexity and uniqueness that they capture. Are they perfect, razor sharp, or digital? NO! Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoy my full frame Vintage Zeiss Contax, Zeiss Jena, Zeiss Classics and the occasional Sigma razor sharp. But I am a firm believer that we continue chasing the “look” which sometimes is vaguely described as “cinematic”, “character” or “creamy”.
I recently acquired a set of Schneider Cine lenses and am thoroughly impressed with the quality build but also the image that they capture. If you want to read the entire history check out this website. But needless to say, I have the Cinegon 10mm 1.8, Cine-Xenon 16mm 2, and Cine-Xenon 25mm 1.4 with amazing results. Now before you get yourself bent and twisted at the samples, as you know, the Marvel universe will have to be my models for now LOL.
Just to reiterate from my previous post, 16mm is a great selection because the BMPPCC4k/BMPCC6k/URSA12k and others S16 mode (1080/hd): 1) file size is super small, 2) great cinema lens selection, 3) can be upscaled to 4k with NO noticeable degradation, 4) the journey of finding cinema 16mm lenses will be beyond exciting and thrilling.
These Schneider’s are Arriflex/Arri-S mount and can be adapted to MFT or PL with simple adapter. The images speak for themselves and merely meant to show FOV and DOF. I am not a colorist and just did a simple grade. Maybe I’ll jump in front of the camera as your model! LOL. Either way, I hope you enjoy the images and magic.
Keep the magic alive!
MT
