Cinema lenses · Athena Prime
NiSi Athena Prime Rewind
Full frame cinema lenses with two characters in one: wide open, the soft, warm rendering of film-era glass; stopped down, a clean, sharp modern lens. You pick the look with the aperture, without changing lens.
Athena Prime Rewind at a glance
- 5 focal lengths, from 14 to 85mm
- T1.9 the strongest vintage character
- T5.6 from here, close to a modern cinema lens
- 46mm image circle, full frame
PL mount, the same colour as standard Athena Prime, matched weight and size across focal lengths. Buy them one at a time or in the kit with the case.
See the difference ↓
A look that changes with the aperture
The same Rewind 35mm, the same scene: vintage at T1.9, modern at T5.6.
| Aperture | What happens |
|---|---|
| T1.9 | The strongest character: aberrations, softness, bubble bokeh and warm flares |
| T2.8 | The sweet spot between style and sharpness |
| T4 | The bubble bokeh fades |
| T5.6 – T8 | Behaves close to a modern cinema lens |
Rewind or Athena Prime?
At T1.9 the Rewind is softer and warmer, with more flare. The colour stays the same as Athena Prime: intercut both sets on the same project with no correction in post.
Lenses and kits
Buy the five focal lengths one at a time or in the kit with the hard case.
Filters and accessories
PL rear filters, adapters for other mounts, Athena cases and caps.
Athena Prime Cinema | Rear PL-Mount Filters
Price range: £34.80 through £58.80
Athena & Aureus Prime Cinema Lenses | PL ARRI Lens Adapters
Price range: £159.00 through £199.00
Athena Prime Cinema Lens | Hardshell Case
Price range: £191.88 through £286.80
Athena Prime Cinema Lens | Caps
Price range: £9.48 through £19.08
Athena Prime Rewind in pictures
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Warm flares
Much stronger than on standard Athena Prime, and warm in tone: they add atmosphere to backlit scenes and practicals.
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Bubble bokeh
Wide open, out-of-focus highlights have bright edges and darker centres, most of all on the 35 and 50mm.
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Built for set
Matched weight and size across focal lengths: swap lenses without rebalancing the gimbal. A 300° focus ring.
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The kit in its case
The five focal lengths in their hard case, ready for set from day one.
Technical specifications
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Focal lengths and apertures | 14mm T2.4, 25mm T1.9, 35mm T1.9, 50mm T1.9, 85mm T1.9 |
| Format | full frame, 46mm image circle |
| Mount | PL, with adapters for other mounts |
| Focus rotation | 300°, fluorescent scales |
| Filters | rear mount for filters and gels |
| Colour | matches standard Athena Prime |
| Weight and size | the same across focal lengths |