User manual ARRI COMPACT PRIMES BROCHURE 2009

[. . . ] Compact Primes Welcome to the Family Compact Primes The Compact Primes are a new set of high quality PL mount lenses for digital and film cameras. They are based on the award-winning optics of ZF still photography lenses, which ARRI and ZEISS have further optimized and built into completely new lens housings designed specifically for cinematography. Benefiting from the uncompromising standards of motion picture equipment manufacturing, the Compact Primes are an affordable set of primes that deliver high image quality as well as the ergonomics and robust construction demanded by the rigors of life on the set. CINEMATIC PRO-STYLE ON A BUDGET Main Features n Affordable PL Mount Lenses · for all PL mount digital and film cameras · covers up to full format still image size (36 x 24 mm) n Advanced Optical Performance · modern lens design · high resolution and contrast · great flare suppression through T* coating and internal light traps · low distortion · color matched · unique 14-blade iris for natural, circular out-of-focus highlights n Cine Style Housing · PL mount: positive locking and solid · cine quality housing is robust and reliable · strong precision construction - stable with lens motors · calibrated lens scales · focus ring turns in standard cine lens direction · standard housing dimensions for all focal lengths · standard focus and iris gear positions · compact and lightweight for handheld and Steadicam 2 ARRI | Compact Primes 3 Welcome to the Family The long and highly successful collaborative relationship between ARRI and Zeiss has resulted in an expansive family of products including the Master Primes, Ultra Primes, Ultra 16 lenses, Master Diopters and the Lightweight Zoom LWZ-1 - lenses that have raised the bar of cinematography optics to unprecedented heights. [. . . ] The housing is rugged and durable, and its solid construction helps when using lens motors. Compact Primes will remain rock-steady in the PL mount; they will not wobble like many stills lenses do when used for cine work. The experience gained in designing professional cinematography lenses over the last 90 years has been applied to the design of the Compact Primes. Their handling on the set and in the rental house has been ergonomically optimized for a fast and safe production workflow. The calibrated focus ring turns in the direction all other cine lenses turn and the purposefully chosen larger diameter provides a substantial rotating circumference for more precise focusing and plenty of room for clear lens markings. Fast and easy lens changes are ensured since all Compact Primes have the same dimensions and have the focus and iris rings in the same position. When you take off one focal length and put on another, you don't have to waste any time adjusting accessories before you carry on shooting. 6 ARRI | Compact Primes Lens Product Comparison Compact Primes Cine quality robust housing Standard housing dimensions Standard focus/iris ring position Calibrated lens scales Round iris for natural out of focus bokeh Flare suppression (1) Ultra Primes ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + + Master Primes +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ +++ ++ + + + + + + Consistent performance across whole T-stop range Resolution Evenly illuminated field Close focus performance Image geometry (2) Breathing (3) Color matched Super color matched Linear iris scales Constant widest T-stop Lens Data System (4) Extended T-stop range Reversible focus scales (m/ft) Temperature stabilized torque PermadurTM gear surface Widest Aperture (5) T1. 5 to T3. 6 7 18 - 85 full format still image (24 x 36 mm, 9. 45" x 14. 17") T1. 9 16 8 - 180 ANSI Super 35 (24. 9mm x 18. 7mm, 0. 980" x 0. 7362") T1. 3 15 14 - 150 ANSI Super 35 (24. 9mm x 18. 7mm, 0. 980" x 0. 7362") Number of lenses available Widest/longest focal length (in mm) Image area covered (1) The Compact Primes and Ultra Primes contain a number of flare suppressing measures, including the T* lens coating, internal light traps and housing interiors painted with several types of proprietary black paints with different refractive indices. These measures ensure a high contrast image with clearly defined highlights and deep, rich blacks. For the absolute minimum in flares and internal reflections, the Master Primes are equipped with the T*XP lens coating and additional, strategically placed light traps. Master Primes contain special moving elements (Dual Floating Elements, patent pending) and aspherical lens surfaces to eliminate geometric distortion. Master Primes contain special moving elements (Dual Floating Elements, patent pending) that virtually eliminate breathing (an unwanted shift in image size when focus is changed). The Ultra Primes are available both in a non-LDS and in an LDS version. All Ultra Primes have a widest aperture of T1. 9 except for the extreme wide angle lenses: UP8R (T2. 8), UP10 (T2. 1) and UP12 (T2). All Master Primes have a widest aperture of T1. 3 except the Master Macro 100 (T2. 0). (2) (3) (4) (5) 7 8 ARRI | Compact Primes Horizontal Angle of View Ranging from 18 to 85 mm, the seven focal lengths currently available in the Compact Prime series cover all applications from wide angle to telephoto. [. . . ] (Sales & Service, Milan) Viale Edison 318, 20099 Sesto San Giovanni (Milano), Italy General Manager: Antonio Cazzaniga, acazzaniga@arri. it Tel: +39 (02)262 271 75, Fax: +39 (02)242 1692 ARRI Italia S. r. l. (Sales & Service, Rome) Via Placanica 97, 00040 Morena (Roma), Italy Camera Sales: Mauro Sembroni, msembroni@arri. it Tel: +39 (06)79 89 021, Fax: +39 (06)79 89 02 206 USA ARRI Inc. (Sales & Service, East Coast) 617 Route 303, Blauvelt, NY 10913-1109, USA Vice President: Jürgen Schwinzer, jschwinzer@arri. com Tel: +1 (845)353 1400, Fax: +1 (845)425 1250 ARRI Inc. [. . . ]