Leitz will be showing their new VistaVision zooms at this year’s NAB. We first saw very early prototypes of the lenses behind glass at IBC last year.
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The new zooms will be available with PL- and LPL-Mount options including metadata interface Cooke /i and ARRI LDS-2.
With the growing need for zooms that can cover large sensor sizes, we are going to start
Key Specifications
- Lens Mount PL, LPL with Cooke/
imetadata interface - Rear Filter Via net holder
- Diameter 114 mm
- Front Filter 112 mm screw-in
- Focus Rotation ≈ 270°
- Iris Rotation ≈ 55°
- Focus scales Turnable scale, easy change from imperial to metric and vice versa
- Iris Shape Circular through all stops
- Color Matching Matched with Leitz Primes
- No light loss (no ramping) over
entire zoom range - Parfocal
- Breathing is minimal
- Distortion is exceptionally low
- Chromatic Aberration is not visible
| Focal Length (mm) | 25-75mm | 55-125mm |
| Focal Length Ratio | 3 | 2.3 |
| Aperture | T2.8 | T2.8 |
| Image Circle | Vistavision (46.5 mm) | Vistavision (46.5 mm) |
| Close Focus | 3′ (0.9m) | 3’5″ (1.05m) |
| Weight | 9.26lb (3.55kg) | appr. 10.4lb (appr. 4kg) |
| Length | 9.92″ (266.6mm) | 12.1″ (307.4mm) |
| Zoom Rotation | 110-degrees | 120-degrees |
| Iris Blades | 15 | 21 |
There is no indication about pricing or availability,. Despite not sharing the same focal lengths, they will be competing against the recently announced Fujinon Premistas.
