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The two versatile ZEISS Compact Zoom CZ.2 lenses

ZEISS CZ.2 Lens Duo
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t IBC, ZEISS presented its
zoom lenses from the Compact
Family - versatile, flexible and
yet small and manageable, the
Compact Zoom Family currently
comprises the CZ.2 28-80/T2.9 and
the CZ.2 70-200/T2.9.
The ZEISS Compact Zoom lenses
weigh just 2.5 to 2.8 kilograms (5.5
to 6.2 pounds).
"For cinema zoom lenses, that is
very little. The light and compact
design is ideal for hand-held and
Steadicam shooting," said Helmut
Lenhof, Product Manager for
the Compact Family from ZEISS
Camera Lenses.
The lenses are suited for owner
operators as well as episodic
television series, documentary
films, features and big-screen
productions where a zoom lens
enables faster work and minimises
long set-up times.
Unlike zoom lenses for
still photography, the ZEISS
Compact Zoom cinema lenses
each have three independently
moveable zoom groups.
This complex design prevents
undesired focus shift and ensures
optimal image quality. The lenses
have a continuous high aperture
of T2.9 over the entire zoom range.
Filmmakers can also look forward
to a new shorter super wide-angle
zoom lens designed for
the owner-operator
when the Compact
Zoom series will
expand to a family
of three in 2014.
The Compact
Zoom CZ.2 lenses
are the perfect
complement to the
ﬁxed focal length
Compact Prime
CP.2 lenses. Thanks
to the exact colour
matching within the ZEISS cinema

lens family, all lenses in this series
can be combined ﬂexibly with each
other, with no visible deviations.
They cover full-frame format
(24x36mm) and can therefore be
used on HDSLR cameras, as well as
professional HD video and cinema
cameras. Designed as full-frame
lenses, they create a sweet spot
effect and a uniformity of illumination
when used on Super 35 sensors
and are 'future-proofed' for next
generation digital cinema cameras
utilising larger sensors.
Moreover, the interchangeable
mount system makes it possible
to use the lenses of the Compact
Family on various camera models.
The mounts currently available are
for PL, EF, F, MFT and E.
"Investing in this lens family
is especially attractive for
cinematographers and rental
companies because the
interchangeable mount also ensures
the lenses' long-term compatibility in
the rapidly changing camera market.
For all relevant future camera
models, mounts will be available
which the user can exchange very
easily," added Lenhof.
The lead time for the Compact
Zoom CZ.2 70-200/T2.9 is
currently around seven months,
but ZEISS has pledged to increase
production to reduce this to three
or four months.

The ZEISS CZ.2 lens offers an
interchangeable mount system

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