Zeiss Supreme Zoom Radiance 15-30mm T2.9 – PL – Feet

Overview
Beautiful and Controlled Flares The Supreme Zoom Radiance’s T* blue coating enables predictable artistic optical flares in a controlled and reproducible way when aiming focused light down the lens barrel. Otherwise, they present normal rendering. While zooming, the shape of the Radiance flares uniquely changes in shot, giving cinematographers even more creative options.

Warmer Colours The T* blue coating not only facilitates the iconic blue flares but also provides a warmer colour rendition compared to standard coated lenses. This warmer tone adds vitality and contrast to the overall frame, helping to create a more vibrant feel. True to the ZEISS Supreme lens philosophy, the Radiance Zooms deliver a versatile and aesthetically pleasing image character.

Summary
Focal Length: 15-30mm
Max Aperture: T2.9
Lens Format: Cine
Lens Type: Standard Zoom
Lens Mount: PL Mount
Focus Throw: 300 degrees
Front Diameter: 114mm
Scale: Imperial
Weight: 2-5kg
Included in box
1x Zeiss Supreme Zoom Radience 15-30mm Lens

About the Zeiss Supreme Zoom Radiance 15-30mm T2.9 – PL – Feet
ZEISS Supreme Zoom Radiance lenses are a one-of-a-kind set of cine zooms and the only zooms matching Supreme Prime Radiance.

A set of three purpose-built T2.9 high-end cine zooms – 15-30mm, 28-80mm and 70-20mm – the Supreme Zoom Radiance feature the same T* blue lens coating as the popular Supreme Prime Radiance lenses and let cinematographers create their distinct look with beautiful, consistent and controlled flares, a warmer colour rendition and a pleasing cinematic image character, defined by a smooth focus fall-off and a beautiful bokeh.

Whether used alone, with Radiance Primes or even vintage lenses, the three Radiance Zooms offer a look never before seen in a zoom lens. Coming with modern high-end cine ergonomics and full lens data support.

From the inventors of antireflective lens coatings. Made in Germany.

Aperture T2.9 to T22
Close Focus *1 0.25 m / 9.8‘‘
Length *2 198 mm / 7.8‘‘
Front Diameter 114 mm / 4.5‘‘
Weight 2.95 kg / 6.50 lbs
Focus Throw *3 300°
AOV (Full Frame *4) 110.4° – 71.1°
AOV (Super 35 *5) 91.9° – 55.5°
*1 Minimum marked distance, measured from the image plane
*2 Front to PL mount flange
*3 From hard stop MOD to hard stop INF
*4 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“)
*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“)
Beautiful and Controlled Flares

The Supreme Zoom Radiance’s T* blue coating enables predictable artistic optical flares in a controlled and reproducible way when aiming focused light down the lens barrel. Otherwise, they present normal rendering. While zooming, the shape of the Radiance flares uniquely changes in shot, giving cinematographers even more creative options.

Warmer Colours

The T* blue coating not only facilitates the iconic blue flares but also provides a warmer colour rendition compared to standard coated lenses. This warmer tone adds vitality and contrast to the overall frame, helping to create a more vibrant feel.

Pleasing and Versatile Image Character

True to the ZEISS Supreme lens philosophy, the Radiance Zooms deliver a versatile and aesthetically pleasing image character. Thanks to their gentle sharpness combined with an aesthetic focus fall-off, a very shallow depth of field and elegant bokeh, the lenses offer exceptional shooting versatility.

No Contrast Loss

Unlike uncoated or decoated lenses, Supreme Zoom Radiance feature antireflective coating on every lens element. This T* blue lens coating ensures that no contrast is lost under normal and even more aggressive lighting conditions that are necessary to create the zooms’ distinct flares.

Consistent High-End Ergonomics

Engineered with professional workflows in mind, the Supreme Zoom Radiance feature consistent and standardized positions for iris, focus, and zoom rings, along with a front diameter of 114 mm, ensuring easy interchangeability between Supreme Prime and Zoom lenses. This uniformity streamlines the on-set experience, reducing time spent on adjustments and increasing overall efficiency during production.

Full Lens Data Support

Supreme Zoom Radiance lenses are equipped with the ZEISS eXtended Data technology, providing frame-by-frame data on lens vignetting and distortion in addition to the standard metadata provided using the Cooke /i technology protocol. This simplifies and speeds up workflows, particularly for VFX and Virtual Production.

Furthermore, the lenses are integrated into the ZEISS CinCraft ecosystem and available through the “ZEISS Supreme Lenses” Virtual Lens Package (VLP) that comes free of charge with the CinCraft Scenario camera tracking system and allows for skipping the laborious lens calibration process, when shooting with the Radiance Zooms.

Pleasing and Versatile Image Character

True to the ZEISS Supreme lens philosophy, the Radiance Zooms deliver a versatile and aesthetically pleasing image character. Thanks to their gentle sharpness combined with an aesthetic focus fall-off, a very shallow depth of field and elegant bokeh, the lenses offer exceptional shooting versatility. That’s why they also mix well with other regular prime lens sets like Supreme Primes to selectively add some stronger character when needed.

Automatic Transfer of Electronic Scales and Depth of Field

Firmware 1.90 enables all ZEISS Supreme 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.