ENDGAME Budget Cinema Lenses - NiSi Athena Lens Review

GEAR MENTIONED

VIDEO CHAPTERS
0:00 Introduction and Lens Overview
1:01 Focal Lengths and Speed
1:35 Image Circle, Mounts and Filters
3:22 Size and Design
4:42 Filter Thread Find
5:13 Pricing
5:47 Image Quality
12:18 Cons and Final Thoughts

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[dylanjohndickerson]

Love how you switch up your background every now and then, Caleb. It keeps it fresh. These lenses look unbelievable. Definitely interested in picking up some! 🔥

[AlreadyTiredOfYou]

I wish they come out with a 21, 28 and 40. They look like fantastic lenses.

[Itsaknightslife]

I’d be interested in a video comparing these to the new Cooke SP3 lenses. A little different price point, but Cooke lenses under $5k each is wild.

[joeaddison]

I tested both the meikes and the dzo primes and i found the dzos to be loads better (in my opinion) so i would be much more interested in a comparison to the DZO lenses as they are similarly small and very similarly priced ~$1200 usd

[jklphoto]

Thanks for this excellent review Caleb. Exactly the comparison I was looking for!

[darrenorange]

If you do more tests can you directly compare them to the Sigma art zooms. It's sometimes hard to find a fairly common food Lena to compare to and it feels like the Sigmas are pretty common. Thanks for the video btw, great work.

[saenamix]

Hey Caleb, been a fan of yours for many years now I appreciate everything you've done for people all over the globe. I've never made a request to you, but if you have time, if you could do your-depth review on the sirui nightwalker lenses because I'm very curious about them. Thank you for everything

[michadoert]

Any comparisons between the DZOs and the NiSi?

[tannerhackwith]

My excitement was dulled when I found out (what looks to be) that there is not an EF version. Mostly a bummer because there are a lot of C70 & Komodo shooters that use the EF to RF speedbooster, as well as fun 3rd party adapters such as the Module 8 Tuner that is coming out this month. Loved the video nonetheless!

[ApoorvaGolwankar]

Can you be able to compare these with Irix &/or DZOFILM lenses?

[robertpdavenportii]

This set hits three of my primary concerns for a prime lens kit, color matching, clarity, and lens breathing. I want to capture what I light for on set, I don’t need the lens to add character/vintage look. Lens breathing is also an unwanted characteristic that can detract and distract from purposely executed changes in focus. The other features you pointed out are icing on the cake, well built, uniform size, professional markings, and gears indicate using them might be very functional. You didn’t mention how great or small the focus rotation was in actual use and that can often separate a good lens from an exceptional lens in day to day usage. The price per lens is obtainable if you have creation of a full prime set in mind. These lenses are definitely on my rent to experience before I commit to purchasing the set list, thanks for the review.

[ZachMayfield]

Love the vid dude, and great meeting you at Kando this year!

[tedacree]

I've been waiting for this video and you hit everything I was excited about.

[ecmjr]

Wow! Great review and examples! This is why a lot of other popular YouTubers watch your videos 👍

[kaspergaram]

Hah loce how you brought up the "vintage look" marketing statement. It's so ture 😂

[lucykaleisky]

looks amazing ! I also love all the lenses from DZO that come at a fair price

[thebunn]

Sick lenses! Stoked for the filter video. You rock Caleb!

[zakaroonetwork]

5:00 Never Put Tape on a Lens. Use a Black Rubber Band or 2” Two Sided Velcro strap to block those side gaps.

[ryanblack]

I guess these would be a lot better than the Sirui Nightwalkers, since you can get a set of 3 of those for less than 1 of these.

[bilalrasheed]

how cute is the entire camera setup looks