Earlier this year, SIGMA announced the development of a new line of cine primes: The new “Classic” line of SIGMA cine primes sports a vintage look while still aiming for modern full-frame digital camera sensors. Their already existing (and quite popular) high speed line of cine primes gets an upgrade as well, namely an overhauled PL mount with Cooke’s /i Technology build in. 20 new cine primes: 10x Classic Art Primes, 10x HS PL with Cook /i technology. We’re talking 2o new lenses here. The Classic line, just as the readily available high-speed line, consists of 10 lenses, ranging from 14mm up to 135mm. The only real difference is twofold: Sigma cine primes in high-speed flavoring aim for best-in-class sharpness and overall performance while their classic siblings add a more dreamy, vintage look in order to combat that digital edge modern camera sensors tend to deliver. SIGMA Cine Primes – Classic Line First things first. The Classic labeled lenses use 1:1 the same optics than their high-speed counterparts. Except for the coatings. You might think that this ultra-thin layer of coating can’t tweak the resulting image that much, but actually it can! The imagery produced by these lenses alters dramatically from the “original” look of the high-speed cine primes. Furthermore, the alternative coating formula on numerous lens elements results in a slightly slower T-value. The majority of the 10 new primes is T2.5 (20mm – 105mm), the two extreme focal lengths come in T3.2 ratings. “Classic” 40mm cine prime. All...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 10 September, 2019