Sigma Classic/i Full-Frame-PL Prime Set (14-135mm/T2.5) 10-lens package (PL Mount)Vintage look on modern lenses, all matched T2.9 £550/day£1,650/week Add to cartRead more
Sigma Classic/i Full-Frame-PL Prime Set (20-85mm)/T2.5 PL mount (5 lenses)Vintage look on modern lenses, all matched T2.9 £275/day£825/week Add to cartRead more
Sigma Classic/i 135mm/T3.2 FF PL mountVintage look on modern lenses, all matched T2.9 £75/day£225/week Add to cartRead more
Judgement Day – VMI Publishes Lens Comparison Videos 12 April 2023 FINALLY, THE FILMS ARE READY! In a break from tradition demos, VMI invited 40 camera department professionals to come and shoot their own tests across full frame lenses from Cooke, … Read more
Not Another Boring Lens Comparison Event Mar 7/8, Acton 2 March 2023 In a break from tradition demos, VMI would like camera department professionals to come and see some of our new FF lenses and help to create a ‘real world’ comparison … Read more
VMI New Products Day 6/7/8 Dec. Limited Availability 1 November 2022 *** FREE EVENT – LIMITED AVAILABILITY *** VMI’s biannual New Products Day is this week! This is a big deal for us, as we only host this once every 2 … Read more
Shooting Tyger on SIGMA Classic Primes New British indie feature Tyger has finished filming with a Canon C500 II and SIGMA Classic Primes, a combination picked to enhance the emotional impact of an ex-soldier’s internal conflict. … Read more
Sigma Cine Primes and Canon C700 capture the post-apocalypse To survive in a world destroyed by global warming a family needs to make a heartbreaking decision which could split them apart forever. This is the dystopian vision of writer-director … Read more
An account of a successful Sigma Lens Day held on 13 February 2020 at VMI VMI held a Sigma lens day on 13 February 2020 in London.
Sigma Cine Primes and Zooms – all you need to know This article seeks to introduce the range of Sigma Cine Primes, Classic Primes and Film Zooms and to explain why we like them as much as we do.
Judgement Day – VMI Publishes Lens Comparison Videos In a break from tradition demos, VMI invited 40 camera department professionals to come and shoot their own tests across full frame lenses from Cooke, Gecko, Tribe and Sigma on either Sony Venice or ARRI Mini LF. No agendas. No hard selling. Just creative people doing what they do best.
The Creative and Technical Differences between Full Frame and S-35 Fully Updated Article, April 2023: To shoot Full-Frame or S-35? Are there really artistic reasons for shooting on FF? What are the advantages and what gear will I need?
Vintage Lenses are Still Cool To reflect that VMI’s wide range of vintage and vintage-look lenses, we have redefined the vintage category on our website to now includes 14 different types of sets of Vintage/Vintage-look … Read more
Mid-range cameras don’t mean compromise At VMI we’ve noticed a recent trend among filmmakers and wondered if you agree? We’ve spotted that a significant number of productions are ‘trading down’ from using traditional top of the range cine-cameras…
Beginner’s Guide to Depth of Field This article is written mainly for those who want to know the very simple concepts which allow camera operators to manipulate the Depth of Field in order to make them look more cinematic.
VMI Guide to Film Lenses Article introducing the differences between film lenses and explaining the terms and factors which distinguish them.
A Filmmaker’s Guide to Sensor Sizes and Lens Formats This article aims to help questions such as: – “Will this lens work with my camera?” – “Will this lens cover 8K?” – “Will this lens cover full frame.” – “What will full frame lenses look like on a S-35 sensor.”