Blog / Learn & Help / Lenses Anamorphic and Full Frame Lens Tests, including a 57 Video Playlist. Lenses Do you ever wonder what a Zeiss Supreme looks like next to a Zeiss Masterprime? or what about a Tokina Vista next to an ARRI Signature prime, or even how well the new Atlas Orion anamorphics flare compared to the Cooke/i SF anamorphics? Well, now you can. Ian and the team shot a comparison film of 20 sets of anamorphic and Full Frame lenses to make 57 separate clips, shot under controlled conditions to include a tracking shot and flare test for the event. The hour long film included all the lenses shown at the event and was designed to compare the lens characteristics directly as all other parameters of camera,codec,T Stop,shot, lighting and grade were a constant so the only fluctuation was in the charcter of the lenses. The full film was shown at the VMI anamorphic and Full Frame event in January and also at the BSC show and is available to watch in individual lens clips and a long playlist. VMI Lens Test Playlist Please note that there are 57 separate clips and links below, all compiled into a single playlist PLAY Zeiss Supreme 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Zeiss Supreme 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Zeiss Supreme 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Zeiss Supreme 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Tokina Vista 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Tokina Vista 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Tokina Vista 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Tokina Vista 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Tests PLAY Sigma Cine 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Sigma Cine 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Sigma Cine 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Sigma Cine 50mm | Full Frame | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Leitz 21mm | Full Frame | T2.3 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | Lens Flare Test PLAY Leitz 21mm | Full Frame | T2.3 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Leitz 21mm | Full Frame | T2.3 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Leitz 21mm | Full Frame | T2.3 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Leica Thalia 45mm | T2.9 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Leica Thalia 45mm | T2.9 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Leica Thalia 45mm | T2.9 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test Leica Thalia 45mm | T2.9 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Kowa Evolution 40mm | T4.0 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Kowa Evolution 40mm | T4.0 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Kowa Evolution 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | Lens Flare Test PLAY Kowa Evolution 40mm | T2.4 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Kowa Evolution 40mm | T2.4 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test :PLAY Cooke Anamorphic SF 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Flare Test PLAY Cooke Anamorphic SF 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke Anamorphic SF 40mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke S4 40mm | Full Frame Vignette Demo | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke FF+ 1.8x Anamorphic 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke FF+ 1.8x Anamorphic 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke FF+ 1.8x Anamorphic 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | Lens Flare Test PLAY Cooke Anamorphic/i 40mm | Full Frame Vignette Demo | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke Anamorphic/i 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Flare Test PLAY Cooke Anamorphic/i 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Cooke Anamorphic/i 40mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Celere 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Celere 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Celere 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Celere 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Canon CNE 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Canon CNE 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Canon CNE 50mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Canon CNE 50mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Atlas Orion 40mm | T4.0 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Atlas Orion 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Flare Test PLAY Atlas Orion 40mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Atlas Orion 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY ARRI Signature Primes 47mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY ARRI Signature Primes 47mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY ARRI Signature Primes 47mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY ARRI Signature Primes 47mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 3:2 | 6K | VMI Lens Test PLAY ARRI Master Anamorphic 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Flare Test PLAY ARRI Master Anamorphic 40mm | T2.5 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY ARRI Master Anamorphic 40mm | T2.5 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Angenieux 56-152 56mm | T4.0 | 18:9 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test PLAY Angenieux 56-152 56mm | T4.0 | 2.35:1 | 4:3 | 4K | VMI Lens Test Related articles Macro and Micro Cinematography Cinematography, Lenses We all love to see images of extreme magnification to show a world which we can’t experience with our own eyes but just like all cinematography, this is hard to do well. 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