Tiffen Black Pro-Mist and Schneider Black Frost on the Sigma 50mm ART
Intro
The goal of this test was to see whether we could get in the ballpark of the vintage lens look (example: Cooke Pancho) by using diffusion filters on a modern lens.
We used the following equipment:
- Arri Alexa Mini
- Cooke Speed Panchro 50mm T2.2 Series II
- Sigma DG HSM 50mm f/1.4 Art
- Tiffen Black Pro-Mist 1/8
- Tiffen Black Pro-Mist 1/4
- Schneider Black Frost 1
Results
We found out that a 1/4 or 1/8 filter can definitely bring the results of a sharp modern lens closer to that of a vintage lens. However, the bokeh, colour and overall lens character naturally doesn't change.
Using the correct filters definitely takes away a bit of the clinical look of modern stills lenses, but it doesn't create a perfect match with a classic lens.
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