Cine Gear: Zeiss Shows Off Supreme Prime Lenses and Talks Workshops

At Cine Gear the expo is as much about the tech as it is about learning and connecting with others.

June 6, 2019

It was not all about the gear at the Zeiss booth on the Paramount lot during Cine Gear 2019. Not only did Zeiss show off their new large format Supreme Prime lens line-up they also took the time to put on some helpful workshops to help educate attendees.

https://youtu.be/86FnP7ui7ks

The Zeiss Supreme Prime lenses are designed for cinematic large-format sensor coverage, making them a great for current and future camera systems. At T1.5 the Zeiss Supreme Primes demonstrate their unsurpassed craftsmanship in tricky low-light environments. The image, from my eyes, had that Zeiss look which is equal parts sharp and smooth bokeh roll off. It is a look I love.

Since, we, as an industry, have embraced digital capture, yes film is an option still used and one I love, the idea of the camera and lens being a collector of raw materials is beginning to emerge. For example, the unique Zeiss eXtended Data technology offers lens metadata critical for VFX-intensive productions and workflows on set. The frame accurate information about focal length, focusing distance, T-stop and depth-of-field enables the camera assistant to work more precisely and eliminates guesswork for the DIT. The Zeiss specific distortion and vignetting data makes shooting grids redundant and accelerates compositing and stitching in post-production.

Supreme Prime Lenses

	Release	Aperture	Close Focus¹	Length²	Front diameter	Weight	Horizontal Angle of View
							_{Full Frame}³	_{Super 35}⁴
Supreme Prime 15 mm T1.8	2020	T1.8 to T22	tbd	tbd	114 mm \| 4.5‘‘	tbd	tbd	tbd
Supreme Prime 18 mm T1.5	2020	T1.5 to T22	tbd	163 mm \| 6.4‘‘	114 mm \| 4.5‘‘	tbd	tbd	tbd
Supreme Prime 21 mm T1.5	Q3 2019	T1.5 to T22	0.35 m \| 13.7‘‘	120 mm \| 4.7‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7	1.61 kg \| 3.55 lbs	79.5°	59.8°
Supreme Prime 25 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	0.26 m \| 10‘‘	119 mm \| 4.7‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7	1.42 kg \| 3.13 lbs	70.8°	52.3°
Supreme Prime 29 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	0.33 m \| 13‘‘	121 mm \| 4.8‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7	1.61 kg \| 3.55 lbs	64°	46.8°
Supreme Prime 35 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	0.32 m \| 13‘‘	119 mm \| 4.7‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7‘‘	1.40 kg \| 3.09 lbs	55°	39.6°
Supreme Prime 50 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	0.45 m \| 18‘‘	119 mm \| 4.7‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7‘‘	1.22 kg \| 2.69 lbs	39°	27.5°
Supreme Prime 65 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	0.6 m \| 2‘	121 mm \| 4.8‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7‘‘	1.63 kg \| 3.59 lbs	30.5°	21.3°
Supreme Prime 85 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	0.84 m \| 2‘9‘‘	119 mm \| 4.7‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7‘‘	1.42 kg \| 3.13 lbs	24°	16.7°
Supreme Prime 100 mm T1.5	Shipping	T1.5 to T22	1.1 m \| 3‘9‘‘	119 mm \| 4.7‘‘	95 mm \| 3.7‘‘	1.7 kg \| 3.74 lbs	20.4°	14.2°
Supreme Prime 135 mm T1.5	Q3 2019	T1.5 to T22	1.35 m \| 4‘5‘‘	146 mm \| 5.7’’	114 mm \| 4.5‘‘	2.41 kg \| 5.31 lbs	15.6°	10.9°
Supreme Prime 150 mm T1.8	Q4 2019	T1.8 to T22	1.5 m \| 4’11	146 mm \| 5.7’’	114 mm \| 4.5‘‘	2.3 kg \| 5.4 lbs	13.7°	9.5°
Supreme Prime 200 mm T2.1	2020	T2.1 to T22	tbd	146 mm \| 7.2’’	114 mm \| 4.5‘‘	tbd	tbd	tbd