Name: NiSi ATHENA PRIME 18mm T2.2 Cine Lens with Filter Holder, Canon RF
Brand: NiSi
SKU: IAATH18RF
Price: 1349.00 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.8 (6 reviews)

NiSi ATHENA PRIME 18mm T2.2 Cine Lens with Filter Holder, Canon RF

NiSi ATHENA PRIME

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NiSi ATHENA PRIME 

Capture stunning visuals with the NiSi ATHENA PRIME 18mm T2.2 Cine Lens. Canon RF mount, full-frame, and exceptional image quality. Shop now!

Bring your cinematic vision to life with the NiSi 18mm ATHENA PRIME Full Frame Cinema Lens T2.2 (RF Mount), the latest addition to our distinguished ATHENA lens collection. This lens is meticulously designed to seamlessly integrate with the original Athena Prime series, offering consistent weight, matching focus and iris ring positions for a harmonious operation. Experience unparalleled image quality with this lens, thanks to its superior micro-contrast control and minimal chromatic aberration. The result  Sharper, more vibrant images that truly encapsulate your creative vision. With its wider T2.2 aperture, this lens excels in creating a soft, captivating bokeh, separating the subject from the background and enhancing the atmospheric quality of your shots. The 18mm ATHENA PRIME lens is engineered to significantly reduce focus breathing, ensuring a stable field of view as you adjust focus. This feature makes it an indispensable tool for filmmakers who prioritize smooth focus transitions and a consistent visual narrative. Enjoy the convenience of effortless lens swaps without the need to rebalance your gimbal, thanks to the uniformity in weight and dimensions across the Athena Prime series. This lens stands out with its 77mm filter thread, 80mm clamp-on size, and standardized aperture and focus rings, simplifying the use of additional lens accessories. The focus ring, marked by 300 degrees of rotation with fluorescent focal scales, offers precise control for sharp, dynamic captures, even in challenging lighting situations. The Athena Prime Lens Series (RF mount) comes equipped with a drop-in filter mount, providing a more flexible workflow and creative control for filmmaking. This feature allows filmmakers to easily add ND filters, polarizers, or other filters to achieve their desired look without having to attach filters to the front of the lens. It also facilitates quick and efficient filter swaps, saving time and reducing the risk of lens damage. Ideal for a wide range of cinematic endeavors, from sweeping feature films to intimate documentaries and vibrant music videos, the NiSi 18mm ATHENA PRIME Full Frame Cinema Lens T2.2 (RF Mount) is a versatile, high-quality instrument designed to unlock new dimensions of image quality, versatility, and artistic expression. With a 46mm image circle for full-frame coverage and a fast aperture of T 2.2, this lens offers soft bokeh for beautiful background separation. It's designed with micro-contrast control and ultra-low chromatic aberration, offering unparalleled image quality with finer image details. Embrace the future of filmmaking with NiSi and bring your unparalleled vision to life.

Love these lenses, this makes my second Athena Prime. I'm running them on my C70 with DJI Focus Pro for making it autofocus, the footage is ??

Great lens + great price = happy customer!

Amazing lens for the value. Paired it with a C70 and the DJI Lidar system. Love the colors and sharpness of this lens. I was hesitant at first, since the brand is new to the market- but I'm considering another focal length soon.

Great quality lens

Great budget lens, currently using with the DJI lidar/focus pro system. Unsure if this is chromatic aberration - subject outlines with pink color were noticeable when filming low-light with blue (240) 300w key.

Budget lens

This lens is cinematic and sharp. I love it. The best budget lens by far. I done shoot short film and music videos for quite a while. And over the years I experienced many lens. The image quality from this lens is amazing. I shout in the red Komodo and the drop in filter turns your red camera into the perfect compact cinematic solution. I recommend this lens

Nisi Athena 25mm

I've been hunting for some sharp glass for a good while. This small set of primes are just what the production doctor ordered!

Sharp glass

As an independent owner-operator, I'm always lusting after some of the top-shelf gear that I may never get to own. I've been looking far and wide for a solid cine lens set. I considered IRIX, Dulens, DZO, Meike, and Canon CN-E, but ultimately settled on these for their combination of low price, tiny weight, and bright aperture. 

At the end of the day, these are fantastic and I'm delighted with the choice. The entire set is sharp, fast, light, and consistent. The coverage is excellent, easily hitting full-frame and beyond with very little vignetting. The small size makes them convenient in a variety of setups, and ultimately they are just a ton of fun to use. The one drawback is how far they protrude behind the PL mount, which makes them incompatible with most drop-in filter systems. However this is a small price to pay in exchange for getting near-ARRI-level performance at 95% lower price and 50% smaller size and weight. Also, the Breakthrough Cinema DFM adapter *does* supposedly work with these, so I'm interested to try that out.  

In any event, I expect to keep this set for a very, very long time. At this price, the set is absolutely unbeatable. It provides s a very clean, neutral look which can be easily manipulated in post. I might go chase some vintage looks in the future, but I doubt I'll ever get rid of something this reliable, usable, and overall just FUN to shoot with as these. 

ONE THING TO BE AWARE OF, however. When I first got these lenses, I was shooting on the Canon R5 C. These lenses delivered very similar performance to what I was previously getting out of my native RF glass, what I called my "Mini Cine" kit. Those lenses are also extraordinary and largely overlooked. In fact, if you turn on the automatic corrections in camera, the RF set delivers an almost identical image to the Athenas, just that the RF glass is a little bit softer. In fact, the Athenas are SO sharp that on the Canon R5 C it was a bit too much, and made things look really harsh in some cases. This can be mitigated in post, or even in-camera if you aren't shooting RAW. But there's something in the nature of Canon's sensor or OLPF stack which was making for some unpleasant over-sharpness in some cases. But I recently added a RED V-Raptor to the arsenal, and the Athenas produce a much less harsh image on the Raptor. It's still sharp, but much more smooth and much more pleasant. The point is, just be aware that your camera's sensor can play a part in how the image comes back. You can manipulate things in post, of course, but for those who like to get a good image quickly without much manipulation, make sure to check your sharpness settings etc. Just do some tests, do your homework, and these lenses will reward you. I absolutely love them.

NiSi ATHENA PRIME 18mm T2.2 Cine Lens with Filter Holder, Canon RF

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