KIPON, the renowned adapter maker, has just announced a new lens, and it’s a special one: a Medium Format Cine lens. The new KIPON CINESPEED65 (65mm) f/1.4 lens is a fast, normal lens. In Full Frame terms, the lens is roughly equivalent to a 52mm f/1.1. Taking cinematic crops into account will put it in the relatively narrow normal focal lengths, one of the most common and versatile view angles in filmmaking. The announcement is quite preliminary, and details are sparse, but we’ll try to make the most out of it. Cine lenses have only recently made the leap toward full-frame sensor sizes (a standard coming from still photography, relating to the 135mm film used in still cameras), but cameras with larger sensors are pushing the market’s envelope, and KIPON has risen to the task. While large format cine cameras are theoretically available, their price point makes them hard to get. But this gap has been recently filled by FUJIFILM, which joined the hybrid market late but pioneered the hybrid medium-format segment. A rare breed While some selected lenses may be fitted onto a GFX body via a dedicated mount or a PL adapter, few, if any, are made to cover the entire sensor. One option is the NiSi ATHENA PRIME line, but they offer an official image circle of 46mm, a tad shorter than the GFX 44x33mm sensor diagonal. This is where the KIPON CINESPEED65 should step in. “Should” because we haven’t seen footage or image circle figures. While...
Published By: CineD - Yesterday