VILTROX recently provided a sneak peek of a massive 30-300mm T4.0 cinema zoom lens called LUNA. The lens offers a 10x optical zoom range, features a PL mount, and covers full-frame and even large-format sensors. As of writing this article, the pricing is still unknown. After testing the waters of the cinema lens market with a series of T1.5 prime lenses designed for Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-mount cameras, last year VILTROX took a major leap with the release of their EPIC T2.0 1.33x full-frame anamorphic lenses (our review here). Now, the Chinese manufacturer seems ready to take another interesting step. Indeed, they’ve recently posted a few pictures on their social media showcasing a new concept for a 30-300mm lens. Let’s take a look at what we know so far! Sneak peek of VILTROX 30-300mm T4.0 full-frame cine zoom. Image credit: VILTROX VILTROX LUNA 30-300mm T4.0 – sneak peek Although the company hasn’t released any official spec sheet yet, we can already get a sense of what their LUNA 30-300mm T4.0 cinema zoom lens is all about. To start, the lens has a constant T4.0 aperture with no ramping throughout the impressive 10x zoom range. To the best of my knowledge, only Canon produces a cinema zoom with this exact range – the expensive CN-E 30-300mm T2.95-3.7 L SP – albeit it only covers the S35 format. On the contrary, VILTROX LUNA 30-300mm zoom is claimed to have a generous image circle of 46.5mm, enough to cover full-frame and...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 21 March