Final spring, pictures gear firm Moment introduced The Tuner by Module 8, the world’s first variable-look cinematic lens system. The Tuner is now coming to even more mounts after initially launching for EF-mount lenses.
Final December, Second and Module 8 introduced their tuner collection to PL mount lenses. With newly unveiled adapters, the tuners now work on X and L-Mount lenses.
For readers unfamiliar with The Tuner by Module 8, it’s price wanting nearer at exactly what they’re and why individuals would possibly need to adapt them to extra digicam methods. The Tuner is available in three variations, L1, L2, and L3. Every tuner goes in between a lens and a digicam, permitting customers to reinforce the look of their pictures and movies. The variable-look tuners deliver old-school allure based mostly on real-world classic glass.
The L1 recreates the look of traditional Tremendous Baltar lenses. The L2, then again, gives the character of authentic Ok-35 cinema lenses, which promote for a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} on the second-hand market nowadays. Rounding out the trio is the L3, constructed by Module 8 co-founder Iain A. Neil, an knowledgeable optical craftsman with 13 Oscars underneath his belt. The L3 is basically Neil’s child, hand-built to his picture high quality preferences.
The craftsmanship of the tuners is important to understanding what makes them particular. In contrast to digital filters, the Tuners by Module 8 have an effect on the sunshine that reaches a digicam’s picture sensor on the bodily (wavelength) degree. The glass contained in the tuners has been meticulously designed to precisely recreate the look of classic lenses which can be both tough to seek out or prohibitively costly.
Whereas customers can attempt to “tune” lenses themselves or use synthetic means to present fashionable cameras an old-school look, the Tuners by Module 8 are constant, constructed utilizing lab-derived optical designs, and their energy might be adjusted. Every tuner is variable, which means that customers can modify the energy of the tuning impact.
The brand new mount equipment requires the usage of PL-mount Tuners (not EF mount), and each kit is $100. The tuners themselves are $2,499 every for PL mount, with PL to RF and PL to E choices out there. That stated, till April 21, the tuners are $200 off, bringing the worth all the way down to $2,299. The EF to RF and EF to E variations are $1,299 every. At current, solely the X Mount adapter equipment is obtainable, with L, RF, and E mount variations slated to ship quickly.
Picture credit: Second / Module 8