The ZEISS Supreme Prime line-up of full-frame (and high-end) cine lenses keeps on expanding: ZEISS just announced three new lenses, two of them were already on the roadmap but one is completely new: the 40mm T1.5 is meant to fill the gap between the 35mm T1.5 and the 50mm T1.5. Three new Supreme Prime cine lenses. Image credit: ZEISS The Supreme Prime line-up was first introduced in 2018, and we had the opportunity to spot them in the wild at CineGear that year (read our article here). These ZEISS lenses are designed to cover full frame sensors of high-end cine cameras, therefore these are money-no-object pieces of gear. ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses Back in 2018 ZEISS not only launched the first few lenses but released a roadmap of lenses to come, for example, the now announced 18mm T1.5 and the 200mm T2.2. The addition of a 40mm T1.5 is a bit of a surprise since this lens didn’t show up on any roadmap but here it is. Here’s Christophe Casenave, responsible for cinema products at ZEISS, on the matter: Since launching these lenses, we have been in constant contact with customers worldwide and will continue to work on further enhancing this family. We added the new lens in order to respond flexibly to our customers’ desire to close the gap between the 35 and 50 millimeter focal length. Although 18mm is a pretty extreme focal length, this is not the end yet. ZEISS will be adding a 15mm T1.8 by...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 2 July, 2020