Canon optics have a large following in the HDSLR world and are known for producing wonderful skin tones and a beautiful gradation into the blacks. In recent years, the popularity of Canon lenses has extended into the cinema world with many filmmakers seeking special adapters and rigs to use these photo lens in a production environment.  Canon has reacted to the market and created a line of cinema lenses that feature the same trademark Canon look, but designed for professional production work. To help you figure out your best Cinema EOS Canon lens options, we created the Canon Cinema EOS Lens Lineup.

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Sony’s new NEX-FS700 camera builds upon the success of the NEX-FS100, but adds some much-requested features and a few surprises as well. The feature set is very similar to the FS100, so most lenses and accessories will be fully compatible between the two. In this article, we present the various accessories and lens options that can be used with the camera.

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Deciding on the perfect zoom lens isn’t always easy, but we have this chart created to make the job a little easier. You can compare lenses based on weight, image coverage, maximum aperture, budget and more.  A PDF version is available for download here.

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Today’s cinematographer is constantly switching between a variety of cameras and lenses. For a long time, the professional standard in film and sensor sizes were 16mm, 35mm and 2/3”. Recently the choice of digital cameras has increased, and this has created a lot of confusion concerning sensor size, focal length and field of view. More »

Numerous cameras available today feature a “35mm-sized sensor.” How is this defined? They all vary slightly in size, and some are shaped differently so that, when used for HD shooting, the usable size is dramatically reduced. Our clients frequently ask how to compare these different cameras and how sensor size affects field of view and lens coverage. On this topic, words and numbers can be difficult to interpret, so AbelCine decided to produce a graphical chart to better compare areas of coverage.

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Quality lenses will always play an important role in capturing your desired image. AbelCine Optics gathers and organizes our offerings in Sales, Rental, Services, plus our Technical Resources knowledge base of documents, charts, videos and calculators. More »

Zeiss’s eagerly anticipated CP.2 lenses, with interchangeable lens mounts, are here!

These revolutionary lenses offer Zeiss’s superior optical quality in an EF mount that makes them the ideal choice for HDSLR shooters, and the new lenses are more affordable than ever. For maximum versatility, the CP.2 lenses are switchable between EF and PL mount. To see the Compact Primes in action, watch the short film The Bicycle and then check out the two-part Behind the Scenes interview with the DP, John Inwood.

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Phantom cameras are flexible in their ability to accommodate different lens formats like 35mm, 2/3″ and Super16. The charts below graphically represent how Phantom imagers and lens formats work together.

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The Hot Rod 7D-PL Deluxe Kit Mod enables the use of nearly every PL mount lens directly on the Canon 7D without the need for additional optics. The system incorporates a physical modification of the Canon 7D to a permanent PL mount and makes wide range of professional quality lenses are  available for HD video and still capture. Below are some FAQs regarding the system.

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