These Zero Optik Nikkor Primes are based on vintage full frame Nikon still photography lenses, but have been rehoused with cinema style gearing on the iris and focus for use on todays modern film sets.

These Zero Optik Nikkor Primes are based on vintage full frame Nikon still photography lenses, but have been rehoused with cinema style gearing on the iris and focus for use on todays modern film sets.

Designed through a collaboration between Bradford Young, ASC and Neil Fanthom, the Blackwing7's offer full frame/large format coverage and feature a robust design coupled with unique optical characteristics and customization options. Three standard production tuning options are available for the Blackwing7 lenses and feature black housings. 

• The Straight "S" tuning matching more traditional 20th century lenses and exhibiting medium focus fall off. 
• The Transient "T" tuning providing a smoother image with slightly more focus fall off and flaring. 
• The extreme eXpressive "X" tuning option which offers a softer look with more extreme halation and aberration during flaring as well as the most focus fall off of the three tunings.
• Prior to release of these three production tunings Tribe7 produced the Binary Blackwings, which feature a silver housing and are similar in tuning to the "T" tuning production lenses. Tribe7 continues to work on additional tuning combinations that may become available in the future.

The Caldwell Chameleon Anamorphic prime lenses offer a retro anamorphic look with modern mechanics. The entire 1.79x squeeze set, 48mm, 60mm, 75mm, 90mm, 112mm, & 150mm will cover full frame sensors and offer the traditional optical aberrations and flare characteristics unique to front anamorphic lenses. The Chameleon Primes employ a Stokes focus system that creates a fairly unique focusing experience compared to many other anamorphic primes. The aesthetic result is the compression of the subject in the vertical plane only. This creates an artistic “attention pull” without creating a “zoom” effect as well. Also, this system helps maintain a constant anamorphic compression across the entire field of view. This more uniform compression helps reduce the “mumps syndrome” that occurs in many other anamorphic lens designs.  The complete set can also be converted to Super 35 coverage for cinematographers hoping to capture more edge aberration and optical character on smaller formats. 

Based on 1980's still lenses, these rehoused Contax/Zeiss Primes do not have consistent maximum aperture’s across the range. Optically fairly sharp and slightly lower contrast when compared to similar vintage still lenses, and looks similar in character to the Zeiss Super Speed’s. 

Available to rental in Canada only.

The Zero Optik Olympus Primes are a set of rehoused still photography lenses from the 1970’s. Unique among photo lenses for their combination of compact size, uniform T2.2 apertures, and consistent performance. They produce sharp images with warm smooth flares, without being too sterile.

Leitz has created a new set of large format prime lenses.  The Leitz Primes provide an image circle large enough to cover Vistavision and offer a super fast aperture of T1.8 until 180mm.  They’re uniformly sized and designed for ease of use with evenly spaced focus and iris gears with a robust design.  They also feature a rear net holder and offer threading from front filter attachment (M112x1.5mm filters).

Angenieux's new Optimo Primes offer filmmakers small lightweight full frame cinema primes made specifically to match Angenieux's line of cinema zooms. The Optimo Primes feature a unique design that allows the iris assembly, an internal glass element, and a rear filter to be swapped out, providing filmmakers with a versatile tool for creating dynamic images. The lenses are fast ranging from T1.8 for most focal lengths to T2 and T2.2 for the 18mm and 200mm respectively. Each lens features Cooke i/Data and ARRI LDS for lens metadata capture.

The Leitz Cine Zoom set consists of the 25-75mm and 55-125mm. Both zooms are a fast T2.8 and designed to cover full frame formats. They are color matched with the Leitz Primes and feature no light loss over the entire zoom range when zooming. They exhibit exceptionally low distortion, minimal breathing, and no visible chromatic aberration.