ZEISS Compact Prime CP.2 18mm T3.6 EF and PL Mount Lens

ZEISS Compact Prime CP.2 18mm T3.6 EF and PL Mount Lens

Rental price per day $ 60.00

  • First Cine Lens with DSLR Mount Option
  • Full Frame 35mm Coverage
  • Available in CP2 3 or 5 lens kit
  • Calibrated Lens Scales
  • Interchangeable Mount
  • EF and PL Mount
  • f3.6 with 14 High-Precision Iris Blades

Description

  • The ZEISS Compact Prime CP.2 18mm f/3.6 T EF, PL and E Mount Lens is a cine lens designed for use with movie-capable HDSLR cameras. Featuring the MFT mount, the 18mm lens is mountable on cameras based on these mounts systems with 0.68 x 0.51″ (17.3 x 13 mm)-size sensors.

    An aperture range of f/3.6-22 makes the lens suitable for professional-quality movie recording in varied lighting conditions. Made of 14 high-precision blades the lens iris remains round and symmetrical over the entire f-stop range, and helps reproduce pleasing out-of-focus highlights and a smooth bokeh. With a minimum focusing distance of 12″ (300mm), the lens allows you to shoot objects from close, with a wide perspective.

    Featuring interchangeable mounts, the 18mm lens can be used with traditional cine cameras (Super 35 / Normal 35) as well. Using the optional mounts, you can use the wide-angle lens with various cameras.. A special anti-reflex coating and internal light traps suppress flaring, thus reproducing enhanced images. Made with the cine manufacturing process and featuring tight tolerances, the lens ensures low distortion, high resolution and excellent color rendition for sharp, punchy images. The Compact Prime CP.2 18mm has a robust and reliable cine style housing.

    Cine lens designed for use with movie-capable HDSLR cameras
    18mm fixed focal length
    EF, PL and E mount for mounting on cameras based on these systems
    Aperture range of f/3.6-22 makes the lens suitable for professional-quality movie recording in varied lighting conditions
    Made of 14 high-precision blades the lens iris remains round and symmetrical over the entire f-stop range, and helps reproduce pleasing out-of-focus highlights and a smooth bokeh
    12″ (300mm) minimum focusing distance allows you to shoot objects from close, with wide-angle perspective
    Horizontal angle of view – 51.3°
    Interchangeable mounts (a total of 5 compatible mounts are available)
    Compatible with traditional cine cameras (Super 35 / Normal 35), and cameras based on APS-H and APS-C sensors
    Special anti-reflex coating and internal light traps suppress flaring, thus reproducing enhanced images
    Cine manufacturing process and featuring tight tolerances ensure low distortion, high resolution and excellent color rendition for sharp, punchy images
    Robust and reliable cine style housing

    Full-frame coverage (24 x 36 mm) for focal lengths 21 to 100 mm

  • Common aperture of T2.1 for the standard lens set
  • Sweet spot effect with APS-C sensors

Unique 14-Blade Iris

The iris opening of the Compact Prime CP.2 lenses is created by 14 high precision blades. It stays consistently round and symmetrical over the entire T-stop range. This translates into natural and pleasing out-of-focus highlights and a smooth bokeh. Together they help create and capture special moments on film.

High Optical Performance

The modern lens design as well as the cine manufacturing process and tight tolerances ensure low distortion, high resolution and excellent color rendition for sharp, punchy images.

  • High resolution and contrast
  • Low distortion
  • Color matched
Great flare suppression through T* anti-reflex coating and internal light traps
Calibrated lens scales
Standard focus and iris gear positions
Stable exposure due to manual operated aperture
Robust and reliable cine style housing
Longer focus rotation and a manual focus
Consistent front diameter from lens to lens

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BREAKDOWN - The Renter shall notify Able Video and Multimedia of any breakdown of the Equipment and not attempt repairs. The Renter will not interfere in any way with any mechanical fittings or appliances attached to or forming part of the Equipment or, without the written consent of Able, have any repairs effected thereto by any person other than an employee of Able or such person as Able may nominate. The Renter agrees to accept Able or it’s qualified repairer’s determination as to whether the Equipment is faulty and the cause of the breakdown.


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The customer is responsible for pickup and delivery/return from/ to Able Video and Multimedia’s facility during business hours unless otherwise stated in this agreement. The equipment shall not be considered returned until a full inventory has been completed and any missing equipment or replacements for damaged parts have been delivered to Able Video and Multimedia’s facility.

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The Renter shall insure, at their expense, all the Equipment at all times during the rental, for full replacement cost and for loss of use of the Equipment. Coverage must begin from before the time the Renter takes delivery of the Equipment and continue until the time the Equipment is returned and the rental expires. The Renter shall insure for risk coverage that is greater or equal to the replacement cost of all Equipment and any rental or other charges payable under this agreement, including transit/shipping, Public & other Liability Coverage, Property Insurance and Workers Compensation Insurance, prior to taking delivery of Equipment. Such insurance shall be written by reputable insurers. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the Renter shall remain primarily liable to Able for full performance under the terms and conditions of this Rental agreement and Able may enforce it’s remedies directly against the Renter without resort to their insurance.

Upon taking taken delivery of the equipment, the Renter’s responsibility includes, but is not limited to, risks while in transit, at all locations named and unnamed, and while in use, or storage at Able Video and Multimedia’s facility. The Renter’s responsibility is discharged when the equipment is returned and the rental term has expired. Equipment will not be deemed to have been returned until all of the following conditions have been met: 1) property has been brought back to the premises during normal business hours; 2) an inventory has been completed and a missing and damaged list has been compiled, if needed; and 3) the term of the Rental Contract has expired.

The Customer acknowledges having received the equipment in good working order and condition. The Customer may test the equipment at Able Video and Multimedia’s facility before taking delivery to ensure it is in good working order and condition prior to taking delivery. The Customer will use the equipment in a careful and proper manner and permit only skilled and experienced personnel to use the equipment and will not use the equipment in connection with any dangerous or hazardous activity.

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