GEAR OF THE YEAR
LENSES Lenses always offer long-term value and they can transform the look of your films more than just mount, Leica L-Mount and Nikon Z mount for full-frame mirrorless cameras, as well as Sony continuing to expand its E-mount range, the lens market continues to grow. Our awards are split into categories for primes, zooms and lens accessories – all buys that are crucial to a camera’s usability and, ultimately, to the look of your films. For primes, there is an increasing about anything else. With the increased use of the Canon RF number of AF primes, driven by the emerging newmirrorless lens mounts. But also, there is a move towards manual-focus cine lenses for their tactical feel and lack of focus breathing. For the increasingly popular style of shooting anamorphic, the affordable Sirui 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x has been a hit. Samyang’s Xeen range, now available in carbon fibre, has also
Zoom lens Zeiss LWZ.3 21-100mm T2.9-3.9 T FujinonMKX 18-55mmT2.9 Fujinon Premista 19-45mmT2.9 Tamron 70-180mm f/2.8 Di III VXD Nikon Z 70-200mm f/2.8 VR S Nikon AF-S 120-300mm Anamorphic/i Special Flare Sigma 18-35mmT2 Cine Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 DGDN Art Sigma 14-24mm f/2.8 DGDN Art Sony FE C 16-35mmT3.1 G Sony FE 200-600mm f/5.6-6.3 G OSS Canon RF 15-35mm f/2.8L IS USM Canon RF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM f/2.8E FL ED SR VR Cooke 35-140mm Panasonic Lumix S Pro 70-200mm f/2.8 OIS Prime lens Zeiss CP.3 XD 50mmT2.1 Canon Sumire Prime CN-E50mmT1.3 FP Sigma 50mm f/1.4 DGHSMArt Sigma 56mm f/1.4 DC DN Contemporary L-Mount Canon RF 85mm f/1.2L USM Samyang Xeen CF 50mmT1.5 Irix Cine 150mmT3.0Macro Irix Cine 15mmT2.6 Zeiss Supreme Prime Radiance 21mmT1.5 Tokina Firin 20mm f/2 FE AF Cooke 50mmAnamorphic/i T2.3 Nikon Z 58mm f/0.95 S Noct FujifilmXF50mm f/1.0 RWR Lens accessories SLRMagic Anamorphot adapter Formatt-Hitech Firecrest ND Schneider-Kreuznach True-Streak filter PolarPro Peter McKinnon Sirui 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x Samyang AF 35mm f/1.8 FE Tiny Series Samyang 50mm T1.5 VDSLRMark II
been popular, while relatively new brand Irix has a growing range of cine lenses, such as the 150mm T3.0 Macro. And of course, there are stunning options from Sigma, Zeiss, Cooke, Tokina and more. The newmirrorless lens mounts mean even faster zooms have started to have an impact, as well as more image-stabilised glass. Besides your choice of lens, accessories help get the best from your glass. Dutch brand Vocas continues to make some top-quality rigs, while there are nominees for filters from Formatt- Hitech, Schneider-Kreuznach, Hoya and PolarPro. “The newmirrorless lensmountsmean even faster zooms have had an impact”
BELOW To rival established lens giants, like Fujinon and Sigma, came Irix and the new CF Xeen primes
Edition VND filter Sigma TC-1411 1.4x L-Mount teleconverter
Hoya ProND graduated filters Vocas MFC-2S follow focus MFT Fuji MK lens to Canon RF mount adapter
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