ZEISS expands its family of cine zooms with Compact Zoom CZ.2 15-30/T2.9 at NAB 2014
Flexibility and highest image quality without any distortion
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, THORNWOOD/USA , 27/03/2014.
ZEISS is launching the Compact Zoom CZ.2 15-30/T2.9 at this year’s
NAB Show in Las Vegas from April 7-10, 2014. The third member of the
Compact Zoom family broadens the cine zoom line-up in the wide-angle
range. From August 2014, the lens will be available for € 17,900 or US$
23,900 (excl. VAT)*. The new zoom lens fills the wide-angle gap and
complements the already available CZ.2 28-80/T2.9 and CZ.2 70-200/T2.9
lenses. It does not only offer extreme angles of view but also fulfills
all the requirements for motion picture zooms: It stands out for its
optical brilliance, as well as its distortion-free images.
The ZEISS Compact Zoom CZ.2 family of lenses sets new standards only
experienced with fixed focal lengths from ZEISS. Equipped with this set
of three zoom lenses, cinematographers can master an enormous range of
shooting situations without having to resort to frequent time-consuming
lens switches. For sophisticated filmmakers, the ZEISS cine zooms open
up new creative possibilities. When working with a zoom lens, you can
move a lot more quickly because you don’t have to change lenses and can
make different shots from the same perspective.
The ZEISS Compact Zoom lenses are the only cine-style zooms in the
world with full-frame coverage. All three zooms were calculated for the
full-frame format of 36x24 mm. As a result, they are also compatible
with image sensors larger than Super 35 (ex: image diagonal 31.5 mm) and
therefore already ready to accommodate future developments in the field
of growing sensor sizes. When the lenses are used on Super 35 cameras,
users benefit from the positive “sweet-spot effect”: the image circle
used by the sensor comes from the inner circle of the lens. As a result,
the lens only uses that part of the illumination that has the highest
quality in terms of sharpness, light and contrast. In line with the
reliable and strict quality requirements that ZEISS lenses are subject
to, all three representatives of the Compact Zoom family enable 4K
capture.
The cine zooms from ZEISS are masters of flexibility whenever the
goal is to achieve high-quality results with little lens changes. The
optical balancing between ZEISS cine zooms on the one hand and ZEISS
high-end cine lenses on the other fulfills filmmakers’ highest demands,
whether they are making big-screen, TV, documentary, music video
productions or feature films. All three zooms have a consistent aperture
of T2.9, also making them suitable for situations with less available
light. And thanks to the established ZEISS color matching, the lenses
can be used in combination with the existing lens families ARRI/ZEISS
Master Prime, ARRI/ZEISS Ultra Prime and ZEISS Compact Prime, with no
additional color grading needed.
Over many years, ZEISS has been continuing to develop the bokeh –
that special look of an out-of-focus area in an image. After all, bokeh
is one of the most important characteristics of a lens. With special
optical design and circular f-stop forms, ZEISS zooms here achieve a
particularly harmonious result and depict out-of-focus highlights as
circular without any bothersome artifacts. In addition, the Carl Zeiss
T* coating – based on several layers in the nano field – ensures a
visible reduction of stray light and reflections. The result: brilliant
images with a three-dimensional effect.
A special protection against dust and spray water for rough use on
the set underscores the high professional standard of these cine lenses.
The cine zooms from ZEISS deliver the well-known quality and
performance for which ZEISS lenses have been known for decades. For
cinematographers on smaller budgets in particular, it is critical to
make safe investments in their equipment. On this point, the Compact
Zoom CZ.2 lenses stand out strongly: due to the interchangeable mount
system (IMS), with currently five different mounts (PL, EF, F, MFT und
E), the lenses can be fitted without problems onto different camera
mounts. As a result, the zooms can always be used on the latest camera
models, and always in an optimal system mix.
All three lenses – the new Compact Zoom CZ.2 15-30/T2.9, the CZ.2
28-80/T2.9 and the CZ.2 70-200/T2.9 – will also be available as a
complete set (without transport case) for € 44,999 € or US$ 59,900
(excl. VAT)*. As a launch promotion, ZEISS is offering in the United
States and Canada an attractive financing program for the new cine zooms
as well as the Compact Prime lenses: 0% interest for 12 months with a
zero US$ down payment.
ZEISS unveils two new lenses at NAB Show 2014
Introducing the Compact Zoom CZ.2 15-30/T2.9 and ARRI/ZEISS Master Anamorphic MA 135/T1.9
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, THORNWOOD/USA , 27/03/2014.
At NAB Show 2014 in Las Vegas (April 7-10), ZEISS will be showing its
entire portfolio of lenses at booth C9042. Everything from SLR lenses,
such as the high-end Otus 1.4/55, to the Compact Prime CP.2 and Compact
Zoom CZ.2, to the ARRI/ZEISS Ultra Prime, ARRI/ZEISS Master Prime and
ARRI/ZEISS Master Anamorphic lenses will be on display. The booth will
also have the 3D-multimedia video glasses ZEISS cinemizer OLED, which
functions as an electronic viewfinder for video cameras.
A highlight will be the first-ever unveiling in North America of both
the ZEISS Compact Zoom CZ.2 15-30/T2.9 and the ARRI/ZEISS Master
Anamorphic MA 135/T1.9, the seventh focal length that now completes the
successful Master Anamorphic family. The MA 135/T1.9 now completes the
successful Master Anamorphic family jointly developed by ARRI and ZEISS
and exclusively distributed by ARRI. ZEISS looks forward to presenting
the new focal lengths of these two cine lens families to visitors to the
NAB show. In addition, alongside other ZEISS lenses, the new products
can be tried on the latest cameras at the ZEISS booth. Visitors will
also be able to experience the cinemizer OLED. For the ambitious
cinematographer, the cinemizer OLED also opens up fascinating shooting
possibilities when connected to camera drones.
ZEISS is bringing two experienced DOPs to the NAB show to serve as
application specialists: August Bradley from the US and Den Lennie from
the UK. Lennie’s film “Escape”, captured with the ZEISS Compact Zoom and
ARRI/ZEISS Ultra Prime and ARRI/ZEISS Master Prime lenses, premiered at
the ZEISS Cine Lens Day 2013. Visitors are welcome to pose their
questions and share their experiences with them, whether those
experiences concern ZEISS lenses, the photography business in general,
or how to gain a foothold in the film industry.
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| The new Compact Zoom CZ.2 15-30mm T2.9 (far right) next to Zeiss' CZ.2 28-80mm T2.9 and CZ.2 |
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