ARRI announced four new ARRI Signature Zoom cine lenses which offer the biggest combined cine zoom focal length range on the market – 16mm to 510mm. The T2.8 lenses – 65-300mm (plus 1.7x extender), 45-135mm, 24-75mm, and 16-32mm – cover large format sensors and their design accommodates HDR and 8K resolution. ARRI Signature series lenses have been designed for large format sensors (beyond full-frame) found for example in the ARRI ALEXA LF and Mini LF cameras. Until recently, the Signature series included exclusively prime lenses. ARRI now changed this by introducing four new Signature Zoom Cine Lenses. Let’s take a short look at them. ARRI Signature Zoom Cine Lenses The four newly announced ARRI Signature Zoom Lenses come with the LPL lens mount and include the following focal lengths: 16-32mm T2.824-75mm T2.845-135mm T2.865-300mm T2.8 Additionally, ARRI announced the 1.7x focal extender for the 65-300mm lens. With the extender attached, the lens turns into a 110-510mm T4.9 lens. ARRI 65-300mm T2.8 Signature Zoom Lens. Source: ARRI Just like the ARRI Signature Primes, the new Zooms also cover large-format sensors. They offer a fast stop of T2.8 across the whole focal length (from 16mm up to 510mm) and image consistency across all of the lenses. ARRI 45-135mm T2.8 Signature Zoom Lens. Source: ARRI According to ARRI, the Signature Zooms balance the requirements of a very high optical performance, pleasing look, and lightweight mechanical design. The look should be similar to the Signature Primes – you can judge the look of the new...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 30 September, 2020