ZEISS Nano Prime Lenses

Close-up view of a ZEISS Nano Prime NP 18/T1.5 camera lens with multi-coated glass elements.

Designed for full frame mirrorless cameras, ZEISS Nano Primes feature the ZEISS Supreme look in a smaller and more economical lens package for all kinds of productions.

Discover ZEISS Nano Primes

NANO PRIME BEAUTY REEL 2025

High-End DNA

Featuring the ZEISS Supreme Look

ZEISS Nano Primes have been conceived as the smaller siblings of the popular Supreme Primes, sharing the same DNA: in a smaller package and more accessible, Nanos feature the ZEISS Supreme look. Characterized by a smooth fall-off with gentle sharpness and beautiful bokeh, this look has been widely put to use in countless productions all around the globe.

Explore the Nano Prime Range

18 mm

Aperture T1.5 to T16
Close Focus¹ 0.25 m | 9.8"
Length² 112 mm | 4.4"
Front Diameter 95 mm | 3.7"
Screw-in Filter M86 x 1
Weight 1.19 kg | 2.62 lbs
Angle of Focus Scale 280°
Horizontal Angle of View³ 90.3°
Mount⁴ E (native); RF, Z, L (third party)
24 mm

Aperture T1.5 to T16
Close Focus¹ 0.35 m | 13.8"
Length² 89 mm | 3.5"
Front Diameter 95 mm | 3.7"
Screw-in Filter M86 x 1
Weight 0.87 kg | 1.93 lbs
Angle of Focus Scale 280°
Horizontal Angle of View³ 74.2°
Mount⁴ E (native); RF, Z, L (third party)
35 mm

Aperture T1.5 to T16
Close Focus¹ 0.45 m | 17.7"
Length² 89 mm | 3.5"
Front Diameter 95 mm | 3.7"
Screw-in Filter M86 x 1
Weight 0. 87 kg | 1.92 lbs
Angle of Focus Scale 280°
Horizontal Angle of View³ 53.8°
Mount⁴ E (native); RF, Z, L (third party)
50 mm

Aperture T1.5 to T16
Close Focus¹ 0.50 m | 19.7"
Length² 89 mm | 3.5"
Front Diameter 95 mm | 3.7"
Screw-in Filter M86 x 1
Weight 0. 92 kg | 2.04 lbs
Angle of Focus Scale 280°
Horizontal Angle of View³ 40.4°
Mount⁴ E (native); RF, Z, L (third party)
75 mm

Aperture T1.5 to T16
Close Focus¹ 0.75 m | 29.5"
Length² 112 mm | 4.4'
Front Diameter 95 mm | 3.7"
Screw-in Filter M86 x 1
Weight 1.13 kg | 2.48 lbs
Angle of Focus Scale 280°
Horizontal Angle of View³ 27.7°
Mount⁴ E (native); RF, Z, L (third party)
100 mm

Aperture T1.5 to T16
Close Focus¹ 1.00 m | 39.4"
Length² 112 mm | 4.4'
Front Diameter 95 mm | 3.7"
Screw-in Filter M86 x 1
Weight 1.26 kg | 2.77 lbs
Angle of Focus Scale 280°
Horizontal Angle of View³ 20.7°
Mount⁴ E (native); RF, Z, L (third party)

^{1) Minimum marked distance, measured from the image plane

2) Front to E-mount flange

3) Horizontal angle of view for a full frame camera (aspect ratio 1:1.5, dimensions 36 mm x 24 mm / 1.42“ x 0.94“)

4) Interchangeable by the user}

A Versatile Look and Gentle Sharpness

The Nano Primes possess a look, which ensures freedom in creating the look you want to achieve. With captivating clarity, they ensure that you can capture every detail in the expression on an actor’s face to convey and emphasize emotion. Especially when capturing crucial textures such as skin tones, the quality of the Nano Primes is a gentle sharpness that renders a crisp but organic look.

Aesthetic Fall-off and Elegant Bokeh

A very smooth transition between in-focus and out of focus areas characterize the look of the Nano Primes. This adds richer texture and greater depth to the image. They maintain dynamic range and micro contrast levels finetuned to bring out details in the shadows and the mids.

A camera operator wearing winter clothes holds a professional cinema camera rig equipped with a ZEISS lens.

Full Cine Ergonomics in a Small Package

Nano Primes excel in precision and durability. Featuring a compact design with a 95 mm front diameter and an 86 mm screw-in filter thread, they seamlessly integrate with gimbals and drones. The consistent position of focus and iris rings streamlines lens changes while offering easy-to-read calibrated scales, a smooth 280° focus rotation, and a 90° iris ring rotation for precise control.

Compact ZEISS cinema lens with metal housing, blue accent ring, and detailed focus and aperture markings.

Interchangeable Mount

The Nano Primes come standard with an E-mount, but thanks to the proven ZEISS IMS (Interchangeable Mount System), they can easily be swapped by the user for RF, Z, or L-mounts available from third parties (e.g., KipperTie).

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Real-Time Lens Data

Thanks to the integrated electronic interface on the E-mount, the Nano Primes transmit real-time metadata such as focal length, focus distance and aperture to the camera. Further lens data for distortion and vignetting is available in the ZEISS CinCraft ecosystem and thus for post-production (CinCraft Mapper) as well as in the recently introduced CinCraft Scenario camera tracking system.

Precision Manufacturing & Worldwide Service

ZEISS Nano Prime lenses are assembled by hand and engraved with individually calibrated scales. Serviceability is a top priority starting in the initial stages of the development process. ZEISS has built up a global service network in the recent years with authorized service stations offering service according to factory standards in the US, Europe and Asia.

Nano Prime Reels

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Shoot Sleep Repeat
Jon Joffin, ASC & Brendan Steacy, ASC, CSC
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Scarlet Sparkles
Sho Tamura
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Emerging Perspectives
Valentine Lequet, UCO
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Beyond Borders
Venkat Mahadev Gangadhari
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Honouring
Vincent Tartar, UCO

_{We shot the entire film with Nanos. They were that good. We have a scene against a mirror wall background, and I noticed that we got almost a Petzval effect with the bokeh in the background. They had a swirly spiral shape, which I love. I can never get enough of that. And then there were other interesting flares. We shot 97% of the film wide open at T1.5, which is a sweet spot that I thought looked great, stunning. That to me is the benchmark. I don’t want to use a lens that I can’t use wide open. I need that option.}

Jon Joffin ASC
_{The Nano Primes are a breath of fresh air. Their versatile look and build aesthetics is nothing short of the ZEISS legacy. A neat little package that matches incredibly well with high-end glass, yet by themselves, they are simply gorgeous, reliable and inspiring for filmmakers serious about investing in high quality cine lenses.}

Clinton Harn
_{The Nano Primes felt exactly like the little sisters of the Supremes. The skin tones are exceptional, and when the scene is backlit, when it’s coming on the face, it’s very beautiful. Also, the lenses are really lightweight. That was the first thing I noticed. I shoot documentaries and a lot of commercials with a documentary style, and very light equipment. I think I can now go everywhere with these lenses, for sure, even for beauty commercials, because the skin tones are so beautiful. I was very happy because it’s super hard to find small lenses with such good qualities.}

Valentine Lequet UCO
_{The first thing I noticed was the blur. There was this incredible separation between sharp and out of focus areas. Their fall off isolates subjects in a unique way. Theses lenses lean towards storytelling, there’s mise-en-scene in the image. Their sharpness is pretty, yet very precise. There's a kind of softness, a roundness in the image that doesn't make it an aggressive lens at all.}

Vincent Tartar UCO
_{One of the things that’s interesting about the NPs is the design. For a long time, manufacturers were trying so hard to make lenses perfect and eliminate veiling glare, and they took away all the flares, and lenses got boring. And now, ZEISS came out with the Nanos - which bring back some of those flares, which we used. They were flaring beautifully, but they were also sharp enough to render details.}

Brendan Steacy ASC, CSC