Dual Vintage and Modern Looks
Get two looks in one for your full-frame, ARRI PL-mount camera with the NiSi ATHENA PRIME Rewind 50mm T1.9 Full-Frame Cinema Lens. This Rewind lens enables you to switch between vintage characteristics and a modern, clean look with the stylized film appearance diminishing as you stop down on the aperture. Color is consistent with the standard ATHENA PRIME lenses, letting you mix footage from both series.
Selectable Vintage Characteristics
The vintage characteristics produced with a wide open T1.9 aperture include a warm look, amplified aberrations, softened resolution, and increased blur with highlight halos. Stop down the lens to T2.8 for a balanced look or down to T5.6 or T8 for a cleaner, more modern appearance. Barrel distortion is preserved, enhancing the organic, analogue look of a vintage lens.
Signature Bokeh
Add a distinctive look to your background by stopping down to a wide aperture to produce "bubble" bokeh with bright edges and darker centers. This 50mm lens and the 35mm lens are the two in the Rewind ATHENA series where the effect is most noticeable and can be controlled to fade around T4.0.
Intense Flaring
The ATHENA Rewind primes produce more intense flaring than the standard ATHENA series, adding a sense of energy and atmosphere to direct light sources, practical lights, and backlit scenes.
Consistent Color and Optical Quality
Unlike the Tuned ATHENA primes, the Rewind lenses preserve a natural look with neutral colors, letting you intercut footage with standard ATHENA primes. Each lens in the Rewind series produces minimal breathing and maintains a similar level of chromatic aberrations as the standard ATHENA primes.
Cine-Style Capture
- 300° ring rotation for precise focusing.
- Standard 0.8 MOD focus and aperture rings for use with follow focus systems.
- Consistent gear placement, weight, and size across the series for easier lens changes.
- Fluorescent focus marks in both feet and meters.