It's been an exciting week so far, with announcements to please and shock just about everyone. With camera technology changing every time we turn our backs, it's hard to keep up -- but quality glass is built to stay. Read on for the latest lens tech and a concise round-up of the new lenses that showed their faces at NAB 2013.
- T-stop TBA
- Joins Canon's family of the 14mm T3.1, 24mm T1.5, 50 T1.3, 85 T1.3, 135 T2.2 cinema primes
- Availability unknown
Carl Zeiss 28-80mm Compact Zoom:
- T2.9
- Full Frame Coverage
- Interchangeable lens mounts
- 4.5 lbs
- $19,900
- Available in July
- Common aperture of T2.1
- Full frame coverage
- 35mm, 50mm, 75mm
- Nikon F, Canon EF or PL
- 3.3 lbs each
- Available end of the year
ARRI/ZEISS Master Anamorphics:
- Common speed of T1.9
- 35mm, 50mm, 75mm
- Shipping in May
- Common aperture of T1.5
- 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm
- 12mm T2.8 and 120mm T2.0 coming in the future
- Availability unknown
- T2
- 2x Squeeze
- A full set announced covering 24mm-300mm
- Availability unknown
Angénieux 2S Anamorphic Zooms:
- 56-152mm T4
- 2x squeeze
- No breathing
- PL or PV mount
- 4.8 lbs
- Available early 2014
- Two more lenses in the works to cover 30-240mm
- Common speed of T2.3
- 25, 32, 40, 50, 75, 100, and 135mm
- PL mount
- /i Lens metadata
Hot damn, that's a lot of good looking glass. Which ones will be the winners? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
Links:
- Zeiss Compact Zoom CZ.2 28-80mm T2.9 — AbelCine
- Canon Announces Development of 35mm Cinema Prime Lens — Canon USA
- NAB 2013: ARRI Announce Focal Lengths For New Anamorphics — Definition Magazine
- Zunow Imperial Series of Fast 4k T1.5 Prime Lenses Coming to NAB — Cinescopophilia
- Scorpiolens Anamorphic Prime Lenses — FDTimes
- New Optimo Anamorphic Zoom — Angénieux
- Cooke Anamorphic/i Prime Lenses, T 2.3 — CookeOptics
