Andrew Reid 8,001 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 [html][img]http://www.eoshd.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cinematics-compact-prime-ct2.jpg[/img]Spot the difference! Those crafty Chinese are at it again![url="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?icep_ff3=10&pub=5574929666&toolid=10001&campid=5336727214&customid=&icep_uq=film+lens&icep_sellerId=roking2008&icep_ex_kw=&icep_sortBy=12&icep_catId=&icep_minPrice=&icep_maxPrice=&ipn=psmain&icep_vectorid=229466&kwid=902099&mtid=824&kw=lg"]See the lenses on eBay here[/url][img]http://rover.ebay.com/roverimp/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=10&pub=5574929666&toolid=10001&campid=5336727214&customid=&uq=film+lens&mpt=[CACHEBUSTER][/img]Cinematics have started offering ‘film lenses’ which are Zeiss Compact Prime copies – cinema modified Zeiss ZE (Canon mount) full frame lenses at up to one quarter of the price of a real Compact Prime. Optically they remain the same as standard ZE but as you can see from the image above a CP.2 style housing is added (left) to create a “CT.2″.This includes gearing for a follow focus, T-stop marks instead of F-stop, cinema standard front thread size as well as a stepless aperture ring.[url="http://www.eoshd.com/content/8266/zeiss-cp-2-without-the-price-tag-a-look-at-cinema-modified-ze-lenses/"]Read full article[/url][/html] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vincegortho 8 Report post Posted June 24, 2012 A video of the lens. http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2krTPYVOizg I almost ordered one, but thought best to modify my old lenses to this body style, standardizing them to a single format., Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HurtinMinorKey 183 Report post Posted June 25, 2012 How are these guys not in violation of some IP law? Is this actually sanctioned by Zeiss? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites