LenryV wrote:Sigma Art lenses are supposed to be sharp. Also big and heavy. I see they have come out with a new version of their fixed focal length lenses that offers external f-stop adjustments. Also the lenses are lighter, but apparently without some of the built in lens correction. Instead they rely on the camera that is attached to the lens to do the correction. Is this something the works with the cinema camera (I don't think so) or Davinci Resolve (maybe?)
They have a 35mm f/1.2 L mount that is interesting, but not if the needed lens correction doesn't work with our cameras.
Sigma Optimization Pro perhaps. Has anyone used this with BM cameras?
I would stay away from mirrorless lenses for the reasons you highlight.
Mirrorless lens manufacturers rely on a combination of in-lens and in-camera corrections (which are not baked into BRAW) to deal with things like distortion, vignetting and colour shifts between the centre of the image circle and the edge of the image circle.
The colour shifts in particular are a pain to correct in post and a common problem with mirrorless mounts because of the short flange distances, where the light at the edge of the image circle is hitting the sensor plane at an extremely acute angle compared to the centre.
I have experience of using poorly corrected lenses with the BMCC6K and it is a pain to get right in post.
However, I picked up the Sigma DG HSM ART range originally designed for DSLR and which Sigma converted (with an integrated mount converter) for L-Mount. They really are spectacularly corrected, the 28mm and 40mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART in particular. The price on the used market is also great value.