Markus Förderer, ASC, has just launched CINEFLARES, a unique platform to find, test, and compare cinema lenses and how they react to light. This library shows users the particular flares, contrast, distortion and chromatic aberration from hundreds of lenses, making it easier to decide which ones to choose for a specific project. Let’s see what we can get from CINEFLARES. As you already know, there is an seemingly infinite number of different lenses available on the market today. If you follow us, you’ll know we constantly cover new releases because brands improve their products and offer new alternatives for us every year. Even though some manufacturers discontinue older lines of lenses and mount systems come and go, we can still use them, thanks to active and passive adapters. This means that we can put to work virtually every lens on the market in one way or another. Because of this vast catalogue, we usually stick to the lenses we know, the lenses we own, or, if we are renting, the most popular and tested lenses. But imagine we want to go beyond and we want to test rare or unknown brands. Sometimes, we don’t have information or the possibility to test all the equipment before using it. Have you ever wondered how a specific lens looks and reacts to light before a shooting? A look at the CINEFLARES website, where you can compare the flares of hundreds of lenses. Image credit: CINEFLARES A vast flare library for reference and study...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 15 November, 2023