NiSi will be announcing a new line of Cinema Primes at NAB 2025. NiSi will unveil a new range of large-aperture cinema prime lenses, that were designed to push the boundaries of image quality and optical performance.
There are no further details about this new series, but all of the information will be available on April 6, 2025. We will have full coverage of the announcement from the show, so tune in to find out more!
Back at NAB 2023, NiSi announced its new ATHENA Cine Prime lenses. The Athena series have been very popular and they are available in focal lengths ranging from 14mm up to 135mm and they all cover full frame sensors and image circles up to 46mm. I reviewed these lenses back in 2023, and you can see that review here.
Above you can see our first look from NAB 2023.
The focal lengths are as follows:
- 14mm T2.4
- 18mm T2.2
- 25mm T1.9
- 35mm T1.9
- 40mm T1.9
- 50mm T1.9
- 85mm T1.9
- 135mm T2.2
All of the lenses feature a T1.9 aperture, apart from the 14mm, 18mm, and 135mm.
The focus rings are all located in the exact same position which makes them easy to change out without having to re-position lens motors or re-balance a gimbal, etc.
