Italian based company LockCircle has done it again. They’ve managed to transform the glorious (and expensive) line of Zeiss Otus photographic lenses into filmmaking devices. Meet the new LockCircle X-OT line of lenses. Take a high quality photo lens and transform it into a cine lens. An Italian Job! LockCircle has done this before with their Prime Circle line of cine-modded lenses. Now, they have taken aim at the Otus line of photo lenses. De-clicked aputure rings, standard 95mm front mounts, 0.8 gears for focus and aputure, it’s all there. LockCircle X-OT The new line of cine-modded lenses, complete with custom hard case, is called X-OT. The OT stands for Zeiss Otus while the X could indicate the modding process that the original lens has gone through to become a X-OT cine-modded lens. All LockCircle X-OT lenses share the same standard 95mm front mount which makes it easy to swap lenses without fiddeling with your matte box. The aputure rings are de-clicked and damped. The focus ring is equipped with an original Zeiss 0.8mm gear ring, too. You’ll get custom made front and rear caps (complete with focal length graphics) with your new LockCircle X-OT lenses, too. The LockCircle X-OT lenses come with a heavy duty stainless steel EF mount but it’s interchangeable with the original Nikon F mount. All three focal lengths are available: 28mm, 55mm and 85mm, all three share a fast f/1.4 aperture. Pricing and Availability Since we’re talking Zeiss Otus here, the flagship line of Zeiss...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 11 May, 2018