IN THE MOOD

There are plenty of photo lenses adaptable to shooting video, but a dedicated cine lens can be a far better option… the aesthetics of motion picture often being quite different from those of a still photograph. SLR Magic's fully manual primes are all about creating an atmospheric cinematic look and feel… which, incidentally, works for photography too.

PAUL BURROWS

The world of cinema lenses is a fascinating one. It spans the hugely expensive optics used in mainstream movie and TV productions – such as those from Leitz Cine and Zeiss – to all manner of vintage lenses often picked up for a song. The latter gained in popularity after the video-enabled DSLRs started appearing, and very quickly classic 35mm SLR system manual focus prime lenses were in high demand… Nikkors, Rokkors, Super Takumars, Hexanons and Leica R mount (a very popular option). Manual focus is preferred and so is manual aperture control so it doesn't matter that the many mount adapters are simply physical couplings. A classic Nikkor prime fitted to an EOS 5D II/III/IV body was quite a commonly-seen configuration. The near-endless permutations in lens mount adapters that's…

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