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  • A ZEISS Supreme Prime 15mm camera lens is shown at an angle, highlighting its focus markings, glass elements, and ZEISS branding.
    A ZEISS Supreme Prime 15mm camera lens is shown at an angle, highlighting its focus markings, glass elements, and ZEISS branding.
  • Three professional ZEISS camera lenses with focal lengths of 40mm, 200mm, and 18mm are displayed standing on a white reflective surface.
    Three professional ZEISS camera lenses with focal lengths of 40mm, 200mm, and 18mm are displayed standing on a white reflective surface.
  • Close-up view of a ZEISS SP 29/T1.5 cinema lens featuring detailed aperture and focus markings.
    Close-up view of a ZEISS SP 29/T1.5 cinema lens featuring detailed aperture and focus markings.
  • Close-up view of a ZEISS Supreme Prime SP 25/T1.5 professional camera lens showing lens markings and ZEISS branding.
    Close-up view of a ZEISS Supreme Prime SP 25/T1.5 professional camera lens showing lens markings and ZEISS branding.
  • Professional cinema camera setup featuring a SONY camera body equipped with a ZEISS lens and matte box.
    Professional cinema camera setup featuring a SONY camera body equipped with a ZEISS lens and matte box.
  • ZEISS Supreme Prime 21mm camera lens with detailed focus markings and a ZEISS logo on the barrel.
    ZEISS Supreme Prime 21mm camera lens with detailed focus markings and a ZEISS logo on the barrel.
  • A collection of professional ZEISS camera lenses arranged in multiple rows on a white background.
    A collection of professional ZEISS camera lenses arranged in multiple rows on a white background.
  • Side view of a ZEISS Supreme Prime 200mm cine lens with focus and aperture markings in yellow.
    Side view of a ZEISS Supreme Prime 200mm cine lens with focus and aperture markings in yellow.

Consistency is one of the key elements offered by the ZEISS Supreme Prime lenses: that means consistent coverage, color rendering, aperture, size, weight and ergonomics. All the lenses across the family cover sensors from Super 35 and smaller to full frame and beyond (FF+). The Supreme Prime lenses are color matched across the full range and most feature a fast T-stop of T1.5.

The small front diameter of 95 mm on almost all lenses and standardized positioning of the focus and iris rings across the whole family facilitate fast and easy equipment changeout. The compact and lightweight design means you enjoy easy and comfortable handling. The ultra-smooth focus rotation of the Supreme Prime lenses even in extreme temperatures allows for small motors to make sure you have an easy setup that’s enjoyable to work with.

The Circle

Toshihiko Kizu

“The Circle” is a unique project using just one focal length – the ZEISS Supreme Prime 15mm. Directed by Jimmy Vi and shot by DP Toshihiko Kizu, the story is themed on four characters’ lives, each stuck in their routine until a sudden urge of inspiration strikes, compelling them to break free from their “circle.”

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    Focal Lengths Angle of View Comparison

    Cinematographer: Maher Maleh
    Shot On: ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses | Sony Venice 

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    Perspective, Focus & Bokeh Demo

    Cinematographer: Maher Maleh
    Shot On: ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses | Sony Venice

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    Tsunageru

    Director: Akira Sako
    Cinematographer: Akira Sako, JSC
    Shot On: ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses | Sony Venice

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    El Viaje

    Director: Serge Saldívar
    Cinematographer: Serguei Saldivar, AMC
    Shot On: ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses | RED Monstro VV

  • I think now I know what the Supremes feel like. I feel good using them and I like how versatile they are. I love the size, weight, and speed. So, when you find something that feels good, you want to stick with it.

    Brendan Steacy ASC, CSC shoots CSC-Nominated "Rabbit Hole" with ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses

  • The Supreme Primes work fantastically. They look great; they work; there’s no fuss with them at all. And they’ve got a fantastic set of focal lengths. They’re fast, and with a really nice look, not in your face. They’re not super clinically sharp, like Master Primes, they have a very gentle softness.

    Benedict Spence Cinematographer, BSC

  • I absolutely love the ZEISS Supreme Prime lenses, because I feel like they’re really freeing for me to do whatever I want to do. They have sort of everything that I wish a lens would have as a versatile tool. All lenses, of course get worse at wide open. And what’s great about the Supreme Primes is how close you get to wide open before that starts is very impressive. It allows us to frame our scene a lot bigger. The flares are also very contained. As you overload the lens with light, you still get the flare, but you don’t get a big veiling flare that goes over everything.

    Steve Yedlin Cinematographer, ASC

  • With the Supreme Primes I can acquire a high-quality image but with a very organic look. They are very luminous lenses that, being all open, do not sacrifice any of their qualities and optical performance. These qualities together with the depth of field of the full frame coverage with opening up to T1.5 generate a very pictorial and beautiful image.

    Dariela Ludlow Deloya Cinematographer, AMC

  • Cinematic large-format coverage and high speed

    The ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance lenses are designed for cinematic large-format sensor coverage, making them the ideal choice for current and future camera systems. At T1.5 the ZEISS Supreme Primes demonstrate their unsurpassed craftsmanship in tricky low-light environments.

  • Aesthetic focus fall-off and elegant bokeh

    A very smooth transition between in-focus and out of focus areas characterize the unique look of the ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance lenses. This adds richer texture and greater depth to the image.

  • A versatile look and gentle sharpness

    The ZEISS Supreme Prime Radiance lenses possess a look, which ensures freedom in creating the look you want to achieve. Especially when capturing crucial textures such as skin tones, the unique quality of the ZEISS Supreme Prime lenses is a gentle sharpness that renders a crisp but organic look.

  • Efficiency and reliability throughout the entire production

    The unique ZEISS eXtended Data technology offers lens metadata critical for VFX-intensive productions and workflows on set. The frame accurate information about focal length, focusing distance, T-stop and depth-of-field enables the camera assistant to work more precisely and eliminates guesswork for the DIT.

  • Made in Germany, used and maintained around the globe

    ZEISS Cinematography lenses are designed and manufactured at ZEISS headquarters in Oberkochen, Germany. The lenses are assembled manually 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.

  • ZEISS eXtended Data technology

    Simplify and increase the accuracy of the image capturing and processing workflow. ZEISS eXtended Data unifies two data sets: key lens data based on the Cooke /i* Technology and the ZEISS distortion and shading lens data. After recording on set together with the video files, they can be applied in post-production for compositing for example by using the ZEISS developed lens plugin.

  • Automatic transfer of electronic scales and depth of field

    The new Firmware 1.90 enables all ZEISS Supreme, Supreme Radiance, and CP.3 XD lenses to automatically transfer information about lens scales and depth of field to ARRI Hi-5 and WCU-4 hand units when using ARRI cameras and the ARRI LCS. This eliminates the need for camera assistants to manually calibrate their lenses, saving valuable time and effort on set.

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Technical Data

ZEISS Supreme Prime Lenses
Aperture
Close Focus1
Length2
Front diameter
Weight
Horizontal angle of view Full Frame3
Horizontal angle of view Super 354

Supreme Prime
15 mm T1.8

T1.8 to T22

0.35 m | 14"

149 mm | 5.9"

114 mm | 4.5"

2.24 kg | 4.94 lbs

98.9°

77.9°

Supreme Prime
18 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.35 m | 14"

163 mm | 6.4"

114 mm | 4.5"

2.27 kg | 5.00 lbs

88.4°

67.9°

Supreme Prime
21 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.35 m | 14"

120 mm | 4.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.61 kg | 3.54 lbs

79.5°

59.8°

Supreme Prime
25 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.26 m | 10"

119 mm | 4.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.42 kg | 3.13 lbs

70.8°

52.3°

Supreme Prime
29 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.33 m | 13"

121 mm | 4.8"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.61 kg | 3.55 lbs

64°

46.8°

Supreme Prime
35 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.32 m | 13"

119 mm | 4.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.40 kg | 3.09 lbs

55°

39.6°

Supreme Prime
40 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.42 m | 17"

121 mm | 4.8"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.49 kg | 3.28 lbs

47.4°

33.8°

Supreme Prime
50 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.45 m | 18"

119 mm | 4.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.22 kg | 2.69 lbs

39°

27.5°

Supreme Prime
65 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.6 m | 2'

121 mm | 4.8"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.63 kg | 3.59 lbs

30.5°

21.3°

Supreme Prime
85 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

0.84 m | 2'9"

119 mm | 4.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.42 kg | 3.13 lbs

24°

16.7°

Supreme Prime
100 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

1.1 m | 3'9"

119 mm | 4.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

1.70 kg | 3.74 lbs

20.4°

14.2°

Supreme Prime
135 mm T1.5

T1.5 to T22

1.4 m | 4'6"

146 mm | 5.7"

114 mm | 4.5"

2.27 kg | 5.00 lbs

15.6°

10.9°

Supreme Prime
150 mm T1.8

T1.8 to T22

1.5 m | 5'

146 mm | 5.7"

114 mm | 4.5"

2.27 kg | 5.00 lbs

13.7°

9.5°

Supreme Prime
200 mm T2.2

T2.2 to T22

2 m | 6'6"

183 mm | 7.2"

114 mm | 4.5"

2.87 kg | 6.33 lbs

10.7°

7.1°

Remarks:
1) Minimum marked distance, measured from the image plane
2) Front to PL 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) Horizontal angle of view for an ANSI Super 35 Silent camera (aspect ratio 1:1.33, dimensions 24.9 mm x 18.7 mm / 0.98“ x 0.74“)

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