I wanted to start breaking down some of the tools of the filmmaking trade. The more information you have on your “paint brushes” the more beautiful the artwork you can paint. Moving forward Indie Film Hustle will be doing reviews on all sorts of film gear. Like our two recent posts on LED Lights Under $50 and the Veydra Mini Cinema Lenses.

From cameras, lights, lenses, DIY techniques and post production. I truly believe the best filmmakers understand ALL aspects of the filmmaking process. Knowledge is power. Let us begin.

Today we’ll be reviewing Rokinon Cine Lenses XEEN. I found the videos below from award-winning director of photography Shane Hurlbut, ASC. I love the work Shane has been doing over at Shane’s Inner Circle. He really breaks down his process.

He tested the ‎Rokinon Cine Lenses XEEN 14mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm lenses compared with Canon CN-E, Zeiss CP.2, and our Cooke S4 lenses. It’s a pretty great lens test.