KIPON recently announced their first cinema lens set that consists of 5 primes: the COLIBRI. These lightweight and compact cinema lenses cover full-frame sensors, have a maximum aperture of T2.5, and are available in either Canon RF, Sony E, or Panasonic L-Mount. So let’s take a closer look at them! Chinese manufacturer KIPON is better known for their range of lens mount adapters and affordable manual stills lenses rather than its cinema-oriented products. However, the company is shooting their by announcing the KIPON COLIBRI cinema lenses with an attractive price-feature ratio. Feel free to look at the video below to see how they look! KIPON COLIBRI features The KIPON COLIBRI cinema lens set has five focal lengths: 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm and 90mm. All five lenses have a maximum aperture of T2.5, which is relatively slow for a prime lens. According to the company, all COLIBRI lenses cover full frame sensors, but there is no precise image circle information at the time of writing. The lenses are available in Canon RF, Sony E, and Panasonic L-mounts, (not user-interchangeable). The lenses are designed in Germany and produced in China, with durability and ease of use in mind. They feature a robust, all-metal construction and are resistant to dust and moisture. If the lens flares at nearly every shot of the promo video above are not for you, the video below should help you judge the lenses’ sharpness more easily. The lenses are pretty compact and lightweight: the 24mm and 35mm are...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 9 January, 2023