Lenses

Professional Cinema Lenses

The lens is the “eye” of the camera and is key to capturing the details, clarity, and color of your still or motion picture image. Choosing the right lens for your camera directly affects the quality of your photographs and movies. And, with technological advances in imagery production the ability to create everything from movies that make your audience feel as though they are in the thick of the action to abstract art, the amount of lenses available is greater than ever. With over 200 hundred different lenses available, Texas Media Systems offers cinema, professional, and amateur lenses and lens accessories to suit all your needs. In addition to our wide selection of lenses and cover the spectrum of lens mounts and filters to choose from too.

How to Choose a Cinema Lens

Many factors go into determining which lens is right for your project. The ability to produce unique perspectives and create everything from realistic to abstract images is greater than ever before. Technological advances in imagery production has generated lenses better capable of image stabilization, light capture and processing, and overall quality.

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Often a lens is purchased and kept for use long after the camera body is upgraded, which is another reason why buying detachable lenses is such an important decision when considering and choosing your camera equipment.

Texas Media Systems also has the right lens mount you need for your equipment. Whether you are looking for a mechanical or electrical set up, we have everything you need from plastic to metal built lenses to accommodate your camera specs and project needs. Both still digital cameras lens assemblies with the popular Canon EF mount and movie camera cinema lenses with Arri’s PL mount are in stock.

Though most lenses are not brand interchangeable, we do sell the most common lens mount systems and many adapters that solve the compatibility problems between brand names.

The Canon EF(Electro-Focus) mount is the most widely used likely due to the fact of Canon’s massive market reach in the DSLR market for both photographers and indie filmmakers. Considered the most versatile of mounts, and a broad range of third-party lenses available, this lens mount set-up is a popular choice for many.

We have a great selection of PL lenses, as well. The Arri PL (Positive Lock) camera lens, used for 16 mm and 35 mm movie cameras, is a popular system for cinematographers. And, as Arri has moved from the bayonet attachment adapters are readily available to handle that configuration difference. We also carry Cooke, Schneider, and Fujinon PL brands, to name a few.

With the camera lens market vast and filled with many choices, Texas Media Systems has all the bases covered. If you are a still photographer looking for a wide-angle lens to shoot panoramic photos or are a portrait photographer, you are sure to find exactly what you need. If you shoot movies our selection of compatible lenses will not leave you wanting. Should you have a camera body that doesn’t fit a lens you’ve just got to have, check out our adapters.

Browse through our inventory online or in our Austin, TX store location or call one of our consultants to answer any questions about camera lenses and mounts today.

EF Mount Lenses

Also Known As: Canon EF, Canon Mount
Includes: EF-S, EF-M, EF Cinema
E Mount Lenses

Also Known As: Sony Mount, A Mount, α Mount, Alpha Mount
F Mount Lenses

Also Known As: Nikon Mount
Micro 4/3 Inch Mount Lenses

Also Known As: m4/3 Mount, mft Mount, Panasonic Mount