Lenses

Metabones makes some truly revolutionary accessories for modern cameras, enabling users to adapt almost any glass out there to their camera bodies. The American company just announced a brand new addition to their Speed Booster line of focal reducers - the Speed Booster ULTRA 0.71x designed for Micro Four Thirds mirrorless cameras.

With 4K cameras becoming more and more popular, the lenses you put in front of the sensor become even more important as to render sharp and life-like images. Canon has some amazing 4K technology already like the Canon EOS C500 and the newer XC10 4K hybrid camera, and with the upcoming Canon C300 Mark II it's a good idea to look at some facts about 4K optics.

Sony recently held a seminar on the wide variety of lens options for their E-mount cameras likes the full-frame Sony A7s and Super 35 Sony PXW-FS7. The seminar is entitled "An original approach to 35mm optical systems design for still & motion picture shooting" and covers input from both Sony engineers, Zeiss representatives and award-winning DoPs.

Cooke Optics, the multi-award winning England based manufacturer of precision high-end lenses for the motion picture and TV productions, just announced the launch of a 65mm Macro Anamorphic/i 2x Prime lens - the latest addition to their growing family of Anamorphic lenses in response to the growing demand for precision optics for the modern digital cinema cameras.

Recently, Zeiss announced a new addition, or rather expansion to their line-up of lenses called BATIS. The new family currently comprises of 2 focal lengths - 25mm f2.0 and 85mm f/1.8. The Batis line, features a very slick design and immaculate construction reminiscent of the Touit line-up with fine metal finish and slick focus barrel.