Whats the deal with cinema lenses?

3 years 3 months ago #706373 by 909Randy
Why are these lenses so special and costing more than the same focal length for photography cameras?


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3 years 3 months ago - 3 years 3 months ago #706377 by Nikon Shooter

909Randy wrote:  Whats the deal with cinema lenses?


Quite much actually!

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3 years 3 months ago #706435 by Kyle O
Don't most just use regular glass for most production work anyway?  A buddy of mine he does a lot of video work and he using just regular Canon L series glass.  


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3 years 3 months ago #706455 by Piechura

Kyle O wrote: Don't most just use regular glass for most production work anyway?  A buddy of mine he does a lot of video work and he using just regular Canon L series glass.  

For video work, yeah. But for movies or anything high budget where you can afford to have a full crew, you're probably going to be on a cinema lens. The accuracy and reliability will make the lens pay for itself pretty quickly when you have 50 people hanging around waiting for you to get the shot right, who are all going to have to be paid overtime if you run over. On a smaller or less complex shoot, it's less of a problem if you have to reshoot something.


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