It’s very easy to find yourself desiring the biggest and best, and we all know that good glass can be prohibitively expensive. But does that have to be the case? I’ve often wondered whether more wallet-friendly lenses can produce results that I can be proud of. It’s an odd thing that certain cheap vintage lenses become particularly sought after, in some ways for their flaws and the personality they can bring, and it’s become quite common to see filmmakers from all levels using old glass.
These old lenses are most commonly not optically perfect, so why not look at the budget end lenses to see what’s on offer? 7Artisans has a reputation for producing lenses that provide a great balance between cost and quality, and they would have you look to their Vision Cine lenses as a way to buy even a three-lens set, suitable for super35 cameras, for less than you would pay for a single lens from a more upmarket manufacturer.
