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ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses

High-performance cine zoom lenses that make the most of the moment.
  • Side view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 15-30mm camera lens with branding and focal length markings visible.
    Side view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 15-30mm camera lens with branding and focal length markings visible.
  • Side view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 28-80mm T2.9 professional cine lens with detailed focus and aperture markings.
    Side view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 28-80mm T2.9 professional cine lens with detailed focus and aperture markings.
  • Side view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 70-200mm professional camera lens with detailed focal length and aperture markings.
    Side view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 70-200mm professional camera lens with detailed focal length and aperture markings.
  • Three professional ZEISS camera lenses are arranged on a white background, showcasing their detailed markings and glass elements.
    Three professional ZEISS camera lenses are arranged on a white background, showcasing their detailed markings and glass elements.
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    Close-up view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 28-80mm camera lens with detailed focus and zoom markings.
  • Close-up view of a ZEISS Compact Zoom 70-200mm camera lens showing focal length markings and adjustment rings.

The ZEISS Cinema Zoom lenses deliver great flexibility thanks to interchangeable mounts, allowing them to be used with a wide range of cameras from multiple manufacturers. There is a comprehensive choice of cinema zooms with consistent aperture, good sharpness and contrast, minimal distortion and a look that matches the highest quality cinema primes including ZEISS/ARRI lenses. Affordable, flexible and offering the highest quality, the ZEISS Cinema Zoom lenses are an invaluable addition to any film set.

ZEISS Cinema Zoom lenses are precision engineered within the tightest possible tolerances. This guarantees you excellent image quality with low distortion, high resolution and excellent color rendition for sharp, punchy pictures.

  • High resolution and contrast; ready for 8K and beyond
  • Excellent color correction
  • Flare suppression through T* anti-reflex coating and internal light traps
  • Low distortion
  • Round out-of-focus highlights
  • Color matched
ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses
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    Escape (Behind the Scenes)

    Director: James Tonkin
    Cinematographer: Den Lennie
    Shot On: ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses | RED Epic

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    Symphonic Orchestra

    Director: –
    Cinematographer: Tom Fährmann
    Shot On: ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses

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    Paris Proposal

    Director: –
    Cinematographer: Adrian Weinbrecht
    Shot On: ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses | RED Epic Dragon 5K

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    Hydroflex Underwater Dramatic Shots

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    Cinematographer: –
    Shot On: ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses | ARRI Alexa

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    Zburbs (Behind the Scenes)

    Director: Greg Zekowski
    Cinematographer: Christian Sebaldt
    Shot On: ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses | Panasonic VariCam LT

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    Demo Reel (15-30 mm)

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    Cinematographer: Matthew Allard
    Shot On: ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses | SONY F55

Eighteen professional ZEISS camera lenses are arranged on a white background, showcasing their detailed markings and glass elements.
A man is operating a professional video camera with a mounted microphone on a tripod in an outdoor field.

With today’s image control we have it easy. In the past you simply held the camera in one direction and hoped you’d get good pictures.

Pete Romano, ASC Cinematographer

ZEISS Cinema Zoom lenses feature exquisite optics in a robust, durable package – two characteristics that will surely remain desirable for decades to come. And thanks to their interchangeable mounts, Cinema Zoom lenses offer the possibility to upgrade to any number of existing or future cine and still cameras while still using the same set of lenses. Additionally, they all cover a full-frame image format without vignetting.

  • Full-frame coverage (36 x 24 mm) for focal lengths of 15 to 200 mm 
  • Common aperture of T2.9
  • Sweet spot effect with Super 35 sensors
  • Interchangeable mount
  • No visible focus shift while change of focal length
  • Robust cine-style housing
  • No visible breathing
  • Calibrated focus scales
  • Nearly 300 degree focus rotation
  • Round iris for organic look
  • No visible ramping
     

Technical Data

ZEISS Cinema Zoom Lenses
Cinema Zoom 15 - 30 mm
Cinema Zoom 28 - 80 mm
Cinema Zoom 70 - 200 mm

Aperture range

T 2.9 to T 22

T 2.9 to T 22

T 2.9 to T 22

Focal range

15 - 30 mm

28 - 80 mm

70 - 200 mm

Close focus distance1

0.55 m | 1'10"

0.83 m | 2'8"

1.52 m | 5'

Length2

198 mm | 9.92"

196 mm | 7.72"

250 mm | 9.84"

Front diameter

114 mm | 4.49"

95 mm | 3.7"

95 mm | 3.7"

Weight

2.6 kg | 5.7 lbs

2.5 kg | 5.5 lbs

2.8 kg | 6.2 lbs

Horizontal angle of view

Full-Frame3

100 - 62°

66 - 25°

29 - 10°

APS-H4

90 - 54°

57 - 21°

24 - 9°

Super 355

79 - 46°

48 - 18°

20 - 7°

Normal 356

72 - 41°

43 - 16°

18 - 6°

APS-C7

73 - 42°

43 - 16°

18 - 6°

MFT8

59 - 33°

34 - 12°

14 - 5°

Remarks:
1) Close focus distance is 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 APS-H camera (aspect ratio 1:1.81, dimensions 30.2 mm x 16.7 mm / 1.19" x 0.66")
5) 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")
6) Horizontal angle of view for a Normal 35 Academy camera (aspect ratio 1:1.37, dimensions 22 mm x 16 mm / 0.87" x 0.63")
7) Horizontal angle of view for an APS-C camera (aspect ratio 1:1.50, dimensions 22.3 mm x 14.9 mm / 0.88" x 0.59")
8) Horizontal angle of view for a Micro 4/3 (MFT) camera (aspect ratio 1:1.33, dimensions 17.3 mm x 13 mm / 0.68" x 0.51")

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