JPNola
Veteran
Initial reactions to these newly announced budget primes?
My first thought upon learning that the Nisi lenses are named "F3" was that it is not a good choice of name because it suggests that the lenses are f/3 at their widest aperture when they are in fact T2.1. But "Nisi" is a hella' better name than the cheesy sounding "Bokkelux".
Is it just me or does it appear that the iris throw on the Mavo version of these lenses is shorter than the iris throw of the Nisi version? Which, if the case, is curious since they are supposedly the exact same lenses only under different naming. Another curiosity is that the Nisi version are said to be T2.1 and are marked on the lens barrel as T2.1 while the Mavo version are said to be T2.0 and are marked on the lens barrel as T2.0. The Bokkelux versions were also said to be T2.1. T2.1 vs T2.0...it doesn't really make much difference. But it seems odd that, if they are all the same lens, they are not all said to be the same max aperture.
While I am on the subject of lenses, did any of you pick up on the fact that Sigma managed to reverse the zoom rotation direction when they developed the "cine" version of the 18-35mm? Brilliant, that. Because it makes a big difference when you are going back and forth between other makes of zooms that have a zoom direction that is the opposite. Most reviews of the Sigma 18-35mm Cine fail to mention that significant change in the design from the still photography version of the lens.
Tokina also switched the zoom rotation direction when they created the "cine" version of their 11-16mm.
My first thought upon learning that the Nisi lenses are named "F3" was that it is not a good choice of name because it suggests that the lenses are f/3 at their widest aperture when they are in fact T2.1. But "Nisi" is a hella' better name than the cheesy sounding "Bokkelux".
Is it just me or does it appear that the iris throw on the Mavo version of these lenses is shorter than the iris throw of the Nisi version? Which, if the case, is curious since they are supposedly the exact same lenses only under different naming. Another curiosity is that the Nisi version are said to be T2.1 and are marked on the lens barrel as T2.1 while the Mavo version are said to be T2.0 and are marked on the lens barrel as T2.0. The Bokkelux versions were also said to be T2.1. T2.1 vs T2.0...it doesn't really make much difference. But it seems odd that, if they are all the same lens, they are not all said to be the same max aperture.
While I am on the subject of lenses, did any of you pick up on the fact that Sigma managed to reverse the zoom rotation direction when they developed the "cine" version of the 18-35mm? Brilliant, that. Because it makes a big difference when you are going back and forth between other makes of zooms that have a zoom direction that is the opposite. Most reviews of the Sigma 18-35mm Cine fail to mention that significant change in the design from the still photography version of the lens.
Tokina also switched the zoom rotation direction when they created the "cine" version of their 11-16mm.
