Zeiss expands Milvus family

The new Zeiss Milvus lenses allow users to create high-quality film shoots with a pleasing cinematic bokeh. “Due to their extremely high contrast rendition, the lenses fulfill the most modern video standards of 6K and higher, and have uniform color characteristics,” said Christophe Casenave, Product Manager at Zeiss Camera Lenses. “ The Zeiss Milvus family of lenses is an invaluable investment for the future due to its excellent imaging quality and its large range, which now covers 15 to 135 millimeters.”

The new members of the Zeiss Milvus family are also compatible with the company’s Lens Gears, providing filmmakers with additional value. Made of high-quality aluminum with a hardened surface coating, Zeiss Lens Gears slide into the respective lens and are attached to the focus ring by turning two counter-rotating rings through a simple mounting procedure.

The super wide-angle lens Zeiss Milvus 2.8/15 with a field of view of 110 degrees features a Zeiss Distagon lens design with 15 lens elements in 12 groups, including two aspheric lenses, special glass with anomalous partial dispersion, and a floating elements design. A removable lens shade and the 95-millimeter filter thread also make this lens an ideal companion for special applications with additional slide-in filter holders.

The compact super-wide angle lens Zeiss Milvus 2.8/18 with a newly calculated Zeiss Distagon optical design has 14 lens elements in 12 groups, including two aspheric elements. It has a short close-up distance of 0.25 meters and internal focusing. With an angular field of 99.9 degrees, this lens is particularly suitable for landscape and architectural photography, as it allows creative shots to be taken using unusual perspectives. The filter thread has a diameter of 77 millimeters.

The Zeiss Milvus 2/135 telephoto lens delivers outstanding correction of all color errors. Due to a large aperture and pleasing bokeh, it was designed for portrait photography from a medium distance. The angular field is 18.7 degrees. The short minimum object distance of 0.80 meters makes this lens even more versatile

The delivery shipping of the three new lenses will begin at the end of October 2016.