Does a $25,000 piece of elite cinema glass truly outperform a modern $2,500 prime lens? In the epic finale of our Cinema Lens Series, we are tearing down the traditional price barriers. Cinematographer Shane Hurlbut, ASC puts five radically different sets of glass side-by-side to find the ultimate truth. To capture every microscopic optical detail, […]
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Look around any professional film set, and amidst the heavy cinema glass and towering matte boxes, you are almost guaranteed to spot a familiar red ring. The Canon L-Series Mark II lineup wasn’t originally designed for Hollywood—it was engineered for professional still photographers. But somewhere along the line, this legendary family of glass became the […]