The V35 Project can transform your modern lenses to emulate vintage lens aesthetics, inspired by a specific model for each lens. Read this if you are keen to transform your lens into a high-end cinema vintage glass.
The V35 Project
The guys at V35 Project know lenses. They dream and breath lenses, especially those with flares, and vintage style big-screen look & feel. After a successful limited run of their legacy Canon V35 retuning, V35 Project has expanded their vintage lens emulation platform with the release of 10 new Special Edition lens emulation retuning options. After extensive research and development, they are set to release vintage emulations using popular modern lenses such as the Tokina Vista-P, Zeiss CP3, Viltrox Epic, Nisi Athena, Canon Rf 24-105, Sigma Cine, DZO Arles, and more. Each retuning is a unique recipe designed to emulate a specific, highly sought-after vintage lens with characteristics like more interesting flares, edge performance, focus falloff, bokeh texture, color, sharpness, contrast, and more.
How it’s done? Very simple! You buy the lens you want to modify, then send it to the guys at V35. They manipulate the rear and front, do some coating, dedicated modifications with a lot of vintage spice and magic, and Voilà, you got yourself a vintage lens that imitates the look & feel of a specific high-end lens.
An alternative to expensive vintage lenses
Vintage cinema lenses, especially anamorphic ones, are ultra-expensive. Thus, recognizing the need to provide cinematographers and rental houses with an alternative to expensive vintage lenses, the V35 Project has worked with some of the most talented lens designers and technicians in the world to develop unique vintage emulation recipes at an affordable price compared to vintage lenses and rehousing options available in the marketplace. How it’s done? Very simple! You buy the lens you want to modify, then send it to the guys at V35. They manipulate the rear and front, do some coating, dedicated modifications with a lot of vintage spice and magic, and Voilà, you got yourself a vintage lens that imitates the look & feel of a specific high-end lens. BTW, the process is reversible as well. Explore the slides below (click to enlarge) to reveal the transformed lenses based on lens model inspiration, and the pricing per each modification:
Sigma Cine inspired by Kowa FF Sphericals
Tokina Vista inspired by Lomo Primes
Viltrox Epic inspired by Hawk V-Lites
Nisi Athena inspired by Minolta Rokkor/Olympus OM
Canon CNE Randefinder inspired by Canon Rangefinders
DZO Arles inspired by Vintage sati-Pentax Super-Tkumars
Zeiss CP3 inspired by Standard Speeds
Schneider Xenon inspired by Vintage Xenons
Canon 24-105 inspired by Canon K35 Zoom
How does it look?
And what about sample footage of the modified glass? Check out the Cine Gear 2024 teaser trailer below:
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