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Lens Matching

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Calibrating multiple lenses for consistent rendering — color temperature, contrast and character must be uniform across all focal lengths.

Lens Matching means: All focal lengths in a set should look the same. This is guaranteed ex-works for cinema primes (Cooke, ARRI, Zeiss). With vintage glass or mixed sets, it becomes a problem — each lens can have a different color temperature and contrast. Rentals offer matching as a service.

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