Sigma 18-35mm T2 Blind Cine Test
A few years back Sigma released their amazing 18-35mm 1.8 Art Series Lens
So good I ditched all my Canon L Series Prime glass for it.
The only lenses that good beat it was the Zeiss Otus range, due to look and proper focus throw.
NOW, Sigma have their new cine Lenses with 180 degrees focus throw and 160 degrees zoom rotation...so I went out to test it.
For my test, I knew it would be tricky as a great short film has already been shot with the Cine Lenses called 'Blur' • 短編映画 “blur”｜SIGMA (日本語字幕）
sigmaphoto.com/cinema-lenses/18-35mm-t2
So I thought, people already know what they look like from this film....plus they are identical to the current Art Series with contrast, saturation etc.
The line is catering to Production use. Less Run N Gun type shooters and more towards a crew, focus pullers, matte box etc.
But this is also what sets this Cinema Lens set apart from the rest, it has threads on the front allowing you to still use screw on ND filters....this is awesome news as I don't like using a matte box or drop in ND's.
So for this test I used my Formatt Hi-tech IRND filters and they worked great.
If you haven't watched the video yet, due to correct focus marks...I focused blind just by measure the distance with a tape measure and markings on the lens.
More info here:
https://danieljohnpeters.com/2016/12/...
Track used in the video is available below, part of my Commercial Song pack:
https://sellfy.com/p/OYfa/
Shot on Sony a6500 with Sigma 30mm 1.4
with Saramonic Camixer and Sennheiser Lavs
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