Sigma Art 18-35 & 50-100 Zooms v Zeiss ZF prime lenses on the Blackmagic Design Ursa Mini Pro G2

We compare the Sigma Art Zooms 18-35mm and 50-100mm F1.8 with our Zeiss ZF full frame primes at equivalent focal lengths. The Zeiss ZF 21mm F2.8, 28mm F2, 35mm F2, 35mm F1.4, 50mm F1.4, 85mm F1.4, 100mm Macro F2. 2:24 Shanes blind viewing begins (100mm) 3:48 50mm 4:48 21mm 5:40 the 35mm’s 7:34 28mm 8:30 85mm 10:17 Talking Chromatic Aberration 11:56 closing thoughts This isn’t a scientific test, don’t expect to see charts or a perfectly controlled environment. After shooting a broll sequence for a client which seemed to exasperate the difference in color rendition, saturation and contrast between the Zeiss ZF 50mm 1.4 and the Sigma Art 18-35mm F1.8 - which subsequently took a bit more time than usual for me to bring the look of each shot close enough into line in Resolve.... I decided to just spend some time looking a bit closer at the differences between our Sigma Art Zooms and classic cine-modded Zeiss ZF glass. One main issue/weakness I was al
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