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Canon Develops 35mm
Cine Prime
Canon has announced the development of a 35mm Cinema prime lens for
large-format single-sensor cameras that
employ Super 35mm, full-frame 35mm or
APS-C-size imagers. The 35mm Cinema
prime will join Canon’s line of 14mm,
24mm, 50mm, 85mm and 135mm EFmount Cinema prime lenses, filling a strategic optical need between the 24mm and
50mm lenses. As with Canon’s precisionmatched, competitively priced CN-E prime
lenses, the 35mm lens under development
will deliver 4K optical performance and
inherit the professional operability of the
existing CN-E prime-lens line.
Canon Cinema prime lenses are part
of the Canon Cinema EOS system of professional cinematography products, which also
includes the EOS C500 4K/2K digital cinema
camera, EOS C300 digital cinema camera,
EOS C100 digital video camera, EOS-1D C
4K DSLR cinema camera and four Canon
Cinema zoom lenses.
“Canon is committed to supporting
cinematic culture and the continued
advancement of tools for visual storytelling
at all levels,” says Yuichi Ishizuka, executive
vice president and general manger of
Canon U.S.A’s Imaging Technologies &
Communications Group. “During the past
18 months, Canon brought our Cinema
EOS product line to market, and in that time
we have introduced HD, 2K and 4K
cameras, lenses and workflow solutions, as
well as structured a comprehensive service
and support network of professionals in the
theatrical motion picture and television
markets to enable customers to create and
deliver exceptional imaging content and
cinematic brilliance.”
For additional information, visit
www.usa.canon.com.

Schneider Showcases Glass
Schneider Optics has announced the
Schneider-Kreuznach Xenon FF-Prime
lenses, a family of prime lenses specially
designed for digital cinematography with
full-frame-sensor HDSLR and other professional cameras.
Built in Germany by SchneiderKreuznach, the Xenon FF-Prime series so far
includes 35mm T2.1, 50mm T2.1 and
75mm T2.1 lenses. Each lens is available
with a Nikon F, Canon EOS or PL mount.
Additional wide-angle and telephoto lenses
will be added soon.
Each compact 3.3-pound lens offers
an all-new optical and mechanical design.
The circular 14-blade aperture is specially
engineered for a smooth and consistent

bokeh. The precision constant volume
focusing design minimizes breathing, and a
300-degree barrel rotation offers accurate
manual-focus markings. All Xenon FFPrimes are also color-matched for consistency across the line.
Engineered for compatibility with
industry-standard cine-style accessories such
as follow-focus rigs and matteboxes, the
Xenon FF-Primes feature identical external
dimensions and positioning of focus and
gear rings in each focal length. Oversized
focus and distance scales are readable on
both sides of the lens. Each lens also has a
100mm front diameter and standard 95mm
thread to accommodate filters and other
accessories.
Schneider has also debuted the 1.4x
MK II PL-to-PL Century Extender for PLmount single-sensor cameras. This highresolution optic increases a PL-mount lens’
range by a factor of 1.4 with only a 1-stop
loss in light.
Featuring rugged stainless-steel
construction, the 1.4x MK II Extender
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