Canon is showing the newly announced Super 35mm lenses in its Flex Zoom line-up, the CN-E 14-35mm T1.7 L and CN-E 31.5-95mm T1.7 L. These are unique lenses as the user can convert them to be full frame.
Canon states the Flex Zoom lens series has been designed for outstanding optical performance, with beautiful and natural images. The image quality is ideal for 8K and 4K productions.
Available in EF and PL mount options and designed for use on Super 35mm cameras, the Flex Zoom lens offers a constant maximum T-stop value of 1.7 across the entire zoom range. Advanced Lens Metadata Support includes Cooke /i Technology™ and Zeiss eXtended Data™ protocols on PL mount models.
User-Swappable Lens Relays
Both the CN-E 14-35MM T1.7 L S / SP and CN-E 31.5-95MM T1.7 L S / SP lenses can be converted from Super 35mm to Full Frame format with the additional purchase of a Full Frame relay unit. Once converted, the CN-E 14-35MM T1.7 L S / SP and CN-E31.5-95MM T1.7 L S / SP lenses become CN-E 20-50MM T2.4 L F / FP (with the RL-F1 relay) and CN-E 45-135MM T2.4 L F / FP (with the RL-F2 relay) lenses, respectively.
Both lenses share the same design with consistent front diameter, gear positions and gear rotation angles. Weighing under 8 pounds and measuring under 10 inches long, the lenses also feature focus, zoom, and iris rings with industry standard gears and 0.8mm pitch to suit many third party follow focus accessories. The lenses feature luminous (glow in the dark) metric and imperial markings for easy operation in low light.
CN-E14-35MM T1.7 L S
- 8K Optical Performance with Canon Cinema EOS Color Science.
- Constant T1.7 throughout the zoom range.
- Designed for Super 35mm Cameras.
- Advanced Lens Metadata Support.
- Available in EF Mount or PL Mount Options.
- PL Mount supports Cooke/i Technology™ and Zeiss eXtended Data™.
- Cinema Style Operability.
- User-swappable full-frame relay unit (sold separately).
Price & Availability
The CN-E 14-35mm T1.7 L S / SP, RL-S1 (CN-E 14-35mm T1.7 L S / SP relay kit) and RL-F1 (CN-E 20-50mm T2.4 L F / FP relay kit) will be available in late June 2023 and the CN-E 31.5-95mm T1.7 L S / SP, RL-S2 (CN-E 31.5-95mm T1.7 L S / SP relay kit) and RL-F2 (CN-E 45-135mm T2.4 L F / FP relay kit) will be available from late October 2023.
The pricing for the lenses is as follows:
