Canon 85mm T1.3 Prime Lens

Code: CAN/CN8513LF

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Canon EF Cinema Prime lenses offers brilliant 4K image quality in a lightweight and compact design. Three models for EF mount cameras - 24mm T1.5, 50mm T1.3 and 85mm T1.3 - offer consistent form factors and marking optimized for motion picture production. Whether you shoot with a Canon EOS C300 or EOS DSLR, you will appreciate the compact and consistent lens design; and your audience will love the results from the 11-blade aperture diaphragms, fast t-stops and proven Canon lens elements. EF-mount only.

SWITCHABLE UNIT FOR FOCUS MARKINGS

The outer piece on marked focus rings can be switched from metric to non-metric labeling.

SUPPORTS STANDARD ACCESSORIES

Can be used with the standard accessories such as follow focus gear, marking disks and matte boxes.

OUTSTANDING MANUAL CONTROL

EF Cinema Prime lenses give distinctive resistance and feedback for satisfying manual control.

SOLID OPTICAL PERFORMANCE

Minimizes focus-induced changes in the angle of view.

CINEMATIC BLURRING

An 11-blade aperture diaphragm results in soft, cinematic blurring of out-of-focus areas.

UNIFIED FRONT LENS DIAMETER, GEAR POSITION

Uniform gear positions eliminate the need for accessory gear position adjustment when switching lenses.

Top Tech – Canon CN-E & Zeiss Compact Primes from ACS on Vimeo.

As part of the ACS Top Tech series Tom Gleeson and Mike Seymour discuss the Canon CN-E prime lens set, comparing them to the Zeiss CP.2 lenses, using the much loved Zeiss Arri Ultraprimes as their benchmark.
More information and for frame grabs from the test can be found on the ACS website here. Thanks to all those from the ACS Technical Committee; David Wakeley ACS, Franc Biffone, Dan Freene ACS and Lemac Rentals who participated in this round of testing.