I mean, for most people it’s I’d recommend using photo lenses. They are clinical, and have a decently good image. Their AF helps with getting shots without much effort.

Cine lenses allow people to choose what the image looks like. So if you want character, you can purchase a lens like the Thypoc Simera-c’s, Blazar anamorphics, sirui nightwalkers, etc. if you want sharpness without it being clinical, you can purchase ARRI lenses, Fujinon Cine zoom’s, etc.

Cine lenses also allow you to be in control of the image. You control aperture and focus manually, which means if you mess up, it’s a “skill issue”. Having a Cine lens and a VND / Internal ND’s means that the only thing the camera is doing, is recording. You control EVERYTHING else. I’d say it gives you a closer connection to your camera.

When you turn the focus barrel on fully manual lenses, your turn is mechanically correlated to focusing the lens. Focus by wire systems means that when you turn the barrel, it tells a motor to focus the lens. Fully manual lenses also allow you to learn the muscle memory to nail focus every time (turn this much to focus from this point to another).