Jun 11 2019
The image circle is the cross section of the cone of light transmitted by a lens or series of lenses on to the imageplane. … A lens to be used on a camera that provides movements must have an image circle larger than the size of the image format(Sensor)
Here the Image Circle chart of Image Sensor.
Arri Alexa (13.4 x 23.8mm) – 27.8mm
Arri Alexa xt -33.5 open gate/ 27.2 mm (16:9)
ArriAlexa sxt- 33.5/ 27.2 mm
Arri Alexa LF- 44.71mm
Arri Alexa Mini-33.59mm
Arri Alexa Mini LF- 44.71 mm
Arri Alexa 65- 59.86 mm
RED One MX (13.7 x 24.4mm)- 27.9mm
Red Scarlet (14.6 x 27.7mm) –31.4mm
RED Epic (14.6 x 27.7mm)- 31.4mm
RED Dragon (15.8 x 30.7mm)- 34.52mm
RED Helium 8k – 33.80mm
RED Monstro 8k- 46.31mm
RED RANGER 8K- 46.31mm
RED GEMINI 5K- 35.61mm
Blackmagic Pocket Cam (7.02 x 12.48) – 14.3mm
Blackmagic Cinema Cam( 8.88 x 15.81) – 18.1mm
Blackmagic Production Cam (11.88 x 21.12) – 24.3mm
Sony F5, F55 (12.7 x 22.6)- 25.9mm
Sony F3, F65, FS100, FS700 (13.3 x 23.6) 27.1mm
LENS Image circle coverage
Ultra prime Lenses
10mm T2.1 -31 mm
14mm T1.9 -31
16mm T1.9 -33
20mm T1.9- 39
24mm T1.9- 38
28mm T1.9- 40
32mm T1.9- 40
40mm T1.9- 42
50mm T1.9 -40
85mm T1.9- 42
CP2 LENSES
15mm T2.9- 43 mm
18mm T3.6 -42
21mm T2.9 -43
25mm T2.9- 43
28mm T2.1 -43
35mm T1.5- 43
35mm T2.1 -43
50mm T1.5 -43
50mm T2.1 -43
50mm T2.1 -43
85mm T1.5 -43
85mm T2.1 -43
100mm f/2.0 -43
135mm f/2.0- 43
MASTER PRIME LENSES
16mm T1.3- 34 mm
25mm T1.3- 35
32mm T1.3- 36
50mm T1.3 – 40
75mm T1.3- 42
100mm T1.3- 42
COOKE S4i
18mm T2.0 -32 mm
21mm T2.0 -32
25mm T2.0- 34
32mm T2.0- 34
35mm T2.0- 35
50mm T2.0 -39
65mm T2.0 -39
75mm T2.0 -43
100mm T2.0 -43
Cooke S7i
Image circles up to 46.31mm,
18, 25, 32, 40, 50, 75, 100 and 135 mm -T2
Scheinder xenon full frame lenses
35mm T2.1 -43 mm
50mm T2.0p 43
75mm T2.0 – 43
Canon CN E Primes
14mm T3.1 -43mm
24mm T1.5 -43
50mm T1.5- 43
85mm T1.5 -43
135mm T2.2- 43
Sigma Cine Lens
18-35mm- 28.4
50-100mm- 28.4
Rokinon Cine Primes
8mm T3.8 – 43 mm
14mm T3.1 -43
24mm T1.5 -43
35mm T1.5 -43
85mm T1.5 -43
CJ Rajkumar
Author/Cinematographer