Ahead of NAB 2023, which starts this week, NiSi teased a new lineup of prime cinema lenses that covers full-frame image sensors: the ATHENA T1.9. Five lenses will be available on the Las Vegas show floor, including a 14mm T2.4 and a 25/35/50/85mm T1.9. Also, the company announced a new range of full-spectrum neutral density filters (FS ND). So let’s take a closer look at what we know so far! NiSi is a Chinese manufacturer that focuses on developing camera and cinema filters. Since 2005, the company has launched thousands of filters and holders like the versatile Swift VND Mist Kit we reviewed. In 2018, NiSi joined the lens market with the F3 cinema primes, a series of five lenses with user-interchangeable lens mounts. However, I’ve never seen them on a film set, in a rental house, or used by any significant production, so it could be that the NiSi F3 series had a mixed reception. The company is now back with new compact full-frame cinema prime lenses with many exciting features: the ATHENA T1.9 series. The NiSI ATHENA series in Sony E-Mount. Image credit: NiSi NiSi ATHENA T1.9 Prime Lenses – Features The NiSI ATHENA lineup consists of five lenses: 14mm T2.4, and 25/35/50/85mm all of which have a maximum aperture of T1.9. All lenses cover full-frame image sensors and will be available in PL, Sony E, or Canon RF lens mount. As you can tell on the Sony E-Mount version pictured above, the ATHENA prime lenses feature a...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 11 April, 2023