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• ZEISS Compact Primes

  

  Introduced by ZEISS to address the growing need for lenses in the DSLR cinema market, the Compact Primes are lightweight, small form factor lenses that do not sacrifice quality for usability. These lenses are not only sharp, clean, and high contrast, but they also allow the use of either PL or EF mount depending on the needs of the production.

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• ZEISS Super Speed Primes

  

  ZEISS Super Speeds released following the success of their Standard Speed lenses. The Super Speeds have become industry staples over the years and saw a resurgence in the early 2000’s due to their reasonable price and high T-stop of T1.3. Known for their high contrast cool image rendition the Super Speeds render a mildly muted image on today's modern digital cameras.

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• ZEISS Standard Speed Primes

  

  ZEISS Standard Speeds arrived between 1964 and 1975. They were designed for use with Arriflex film cameras and offer a smooth pleasing image with cool color rendition and medium contrast. Many iterations have been released through the years, with the most recent models featuring standard 0.8 gearing on the focus and iris rings.

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• ARRI Macro Primes

  

  ARRI has produced a range of Macro Prime lenses for cinema use. Each is capable of extreme close focus with the 50mm and 100mm lenses achieving 1:1 magnification. The unique ARRI design also offers an auto compensating iris function, eliminating stop loss guess work.

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• ZEISS Ultra Primes

  

  These lenses are a 16MM format, T1.3 version of the Zeiss Ultra Primes and share their robust and excellent optical and mechanical qualities. The 35mm format versions can be used in conjunction to expand the focal length range.

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• ZEISS Super Speed Primes

  

  The classic ZEISS Super Speeds T1.3 for 16mm format. Optically and mechanically they’re identical to the 35mm format Standard Speeds, and offer the same great qualities. Complete the set by using longer focal lengths from the 35mm format set.

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• Century Primes

  

  Both Century primes have been modified for use with PL mount 16mm Cameras. A double aspheric element attachment is available for the 6mm, widening its field of view further.

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• Hawk V-Lite Anamorphic Primes

  

  Vantage’s V-Lite series offer similar optical characteristics to the V-Series in a compact, lightweight package geared toward steadicam, hand held, and remote applications. They offer a more robust housing, improved optics, and perfected anamorphic characteristics. The V-Lites are the natural evolution of anamorphic lenses and maintain some of the classic elements of the anamorphic format while also introducing modern design techniques to make them easier to work with and more optically precise.

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• Kowa Anamorphic Primes

  

  Originating in Japan in the 1970’s, the 2x Kowa Anamorphic Lenses are limited in focal lengths, but particularly unique in their size, design, and optical characteristics. They feature traditional vintage anamorphic characteristics such as long horizontal flares and large oval bokeh. A wide angle adapter may be attached to the 40mm to convert it to a 32mm equivalent.

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• Lomo Anamorphic Primes

  

  The Lomo Anamorphics are Russian lenses that date back to the 1970’s. Lomo’s are well known in the business for exhibiting messy and unique anamorphic and optical effects. Their characteristics make them more akin to art lenses than cinema lenses, but their unique look makes them appealing for certain types of work.

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