THROUGH THAT LENS

Did you know—the glass affixed to the front of your camera is majorly responsible for that postcard-perfect shot?

If there’s one thing a cinematographer is quite fastidious about, it is his camera. As much as we would like to bestow the credit on the camera itself, it would only be reasonable to acknowledge the importance of accessories that a camera requires: to perform its function in entirety. There has always been a debate around what is the most important part of a camera. One would think, the camera body perhaps? While that isn’t entirely wrong, I’d urge you to think better. Lenses? Yes, camera lenses. It is certainly imperative for a good camera to pack-in a truckload of megapixels, controls, an efficient light meter, reliable noise reduction, great shutter speed, and a wide ISO range, all of these comprise one aspect of the story. Lenses, by themselves, form another.

Lenses get better with age. Consistency is one of the key elements that needs to be taken into consideration whilst choosing the perfect lenses. Think consistent coverage, colour rendering, aperture size, weight and ergonomics.

A GREAT OFFERING

The ZEISS Supreme Prime lenses, popularly used across the globe, cover full-frame and even bigger sensors with an image circle of 46.3 mm—across its family. The Supreme Prime lenses are colour matched across the full range and most feature a fast T-stop of T1.5.

The small front diameter of 95 mm on almost all lenses, along with the standardised positioning of the focus and iris rings facilitates fast and easy equipment changeout. The compact and lightweight design allows for easy and comfortable handling. The ultrasmooth focus rotation of the Supreme Prime lenses even in extreme temperatures, allows for small motors to make sure the set-up is easy and fun to work with.