At Cine Gear 2026, we caught up with Sonny Liu of SIRUI to speak in regards to the newest addition to the corporate’s IronStar anamorphic line: the 100mm T2.8. The collection covers full body and makes use of a 1.5x squeeze, whereas this lens provides one thing nonetheless uncommon for anamorphics: built-in 0.5x macro functionality.…
Tilta has formally launched the Nucleus Auto Focus Adapter (E to PL), a lens mount adapter that brings phase-detection autofocus to totally handbook PL cinema lenses when paired with Sony E-mount cameras. The adapter works with Tilta’s Nucleus-M II and Nucleus Nano II wi-fi lens management programs, translating the digital camera’s native AF information into…
At IBC 2025, Johnnie met with Steve Johnson from NiSi to speak concerning the latest addition to the ATHENA lineup, the ATHENA Tuned Glow lenses. They hold the sharpness, clean bokeh, and minimal focus respiration of the originals, however introduce a hotter golden flare. This replace responds to filmmakers who felt the earlier version leaned…