XEEN has just announced the addition of two new wide-angle lenses inside its Meister lineup: a 14mm T2.6 and a 24mm T1.3. Like the XEEN Meister 35/50/85mm T1.3, these wide-angle lenses feature a 43.2mm image circle and cover full-frame image sensors. Also, they have 13 iris blades, the focus ring has 300° of rotation, and they’ll be available in either PL, Canon EF, or Sony E-Mount. So, let’s take a closer look at them! The XEEN Meister primes were introduced in November 2021 with three focal lengths: 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm, all with a maximum aperture of T1.3. The Meister primes cover full-frame image sensors. Overall, the lenses have interesting specifications, but very little footage shot with them was available online. More importantly, the announcement did not include any information regarding pricing. Last year, XEEN unveiled the price of the Meister primes: $21,995 for the three-lens set. XEEN is mainly known for its affordable pieces of glass, and with a cost per lens at $8,495, only a few saw that coming. Indeed, at that price point, you’re asking for more money than well-established brands and lens sets, such as the ZEISS CP.3, SIGMA High-Speed, Tokina Vista, Canon Summire, etc. To this day, I have not seen the XEEN Meister primes hit the rental houses or any project shot with them. Back to our topic, XEEN has just announced the inclusion of two new lenses in their lineup: a 14mm T2.6 and a 24mm T1.3. XEEN Meister 14mm T2.6 and 24mm...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 7 September, 2023