I like them. I spent a long time choosing my budget kit and came to the conclusion that Dulens are both the best on the market and the worst. The best vintage quality I've seen! And the worst flare glare ever. They cannot be used for commercial work. Even for narrative work, as they pull the viewer out of the narrative. The flashes are too specific, they differ from how the human eye flashes when looking at the setting sun. In general, I started comparing how my eyes flash and found lenses that exactly repeat this effect - this is Meike. And both super35 and full frame. The old lenses turned out to be the best of the best, leaving far behind DZO, Nisi, Dulens.
I'll add it. A cameraman cannot be afraid of the sun, he must look for it. If something prevents him from working with the sun, then it is worth giving up. As soon as I saw how the most budget lenses on the market react to the sun (for example, 18mm super35), I realized that the industry had turned the wrong way.
i agree it's the best vintage quality on modern budget primes - as for commercial work, i think that if you're doing more controlled lighting setups where you can avoid the flare, it works quite well - but if you're outdoors, have no control and need to backlight/look at the sun, it is an issue! again, i like these for its characters, if i had my way everytime it would be renting out high end glass every time. however i still love them, especially since i'm a vintage lens sucker lol
If you're chosing to judge a lens' potential for commercial work based on sun flaring then you haven't been on any commercial sets. A simple mattebox or neg can block out the sun from directly hitting the lens.
@@RamikoProductions You misunderstood me. In my work, I try to specifically look at the sun, specifically look for it, specifically make it part of the narrative. And with these lenses, it's almost impossible.
Great presentation and footage! I'm a huge fan of my dulens set. What diopter would you recommend ?
glad you enjoyed the review! i personally use the fotover diopters from amazon, which work great!
@@samuelsutandar awesome thank you 👍
I have always been very curious about the Dulens! Thank you for sharing this review!
glad you enjoyed it!
I like them. I spent a long time choosing my budget kit and came to the conclusion that Dulens are both the best on the market and the worst. The best vintage quality I've seen! And the worst flare glare ever. They cannot be used for commercial work. Even for narrative work, as they pull the viewer out of the narrative. The flashes are too specific, they differ from how the human eye flashes when looking at the setting sun. In general, I started comparing how my eyes flash and found lenses that exactly repeat this effect - this is Meike. And both super35 and full frame. The old lenses turned out to be the best of the best, leaving far behind DZO, Nisi, Dulens.
I'll add it. A cameraman cannot be afraid of the sun, he must look for it. If something prevents him from working with the sun, then it is worth giving up. As soon as I saw how the most budget lenses on the market react to the sun (for example, 18mm super35), I realized that the industry had turned the wrong way.
i agree it's the best vintage quality on modern budget primes - as for commercial work, i think that if you're doing more controlled lighting setups where you can avoid the flare, it works quite well - but if you're outdoors, have no control and need to backlight/look at the sun, it is an issue! again, i like these for its characters, if i had my way everytime it would be renting out high end glass every time. however i still love them, especially since i'm a vintage lens sucker lol
If you're chosing to judge a lens' potential for commercial work based on sun flaring then you haven't been on any commercial sets. A simple mattebox or neg can block out the sun from directly hitting the lens.
@@RamikoProductions You misunderstood me. In my work, I try to specifically look at the sun, specifically look for it, specifically make it part of the narrative. And with these lenses, it's almost impossible.