Description
DZOFilm Catta Ace 18-35mm/35-80mm Lens Kit: Wide to Standard Cine Zoom Power for Full-Frame
The DZOFilm Catta Ace 18-35mm/35-80mm Lens Kit provides a crucial two-lens combination for professional filmmakers utilizing full-frame cinema cameras. This kit includes the versatile 18-35mm T2.9 wide-angle zoom and the adaptable 35-80mm T2.9 standard to medium zoom, offering a core range of focal lengths essential for a wide variety of cinematic storytelling. Both lenses share a consistent T2.9 maximum aperture, providing excellent low-light performance and the ability to create a shallow depth of field for a cinematic look.
Essential Wide to Standard Focal Length Coverage:
This two-lens kit covers fundamental focal lengths that are highly versatile for numerous filmmaking scenarios. The 18-35mm T2.9 is perfect for establishing expansive scenes, capturing immersive environments, and achieving dynamic wide-angle perspectives. The 35-80mm T2.9 serves as an excellent all-around zoom, ideal for medium shots, interviews, and general scene coverage with a natural field of view.
Consistent T2.9 Aperture for Exposure and Depth of Field Control:
Both lenses in the Catta Ace series maintain a bright T2.9 maximum aperture throughout their entire zoom range. This consistent T-stop is crucial for maintaining uniform exposure across different focal lengths and provides consistent control over depth of field, allowing for smooth transitions and a consistent cinematic aesthetic. The fast aperture also offers excellent performance in low-light environments.
Designed for Full-Frame Sensors:
These lenses are designed to cover full-frame sensors (with an image circle of φ43.5mm for the 18-35mm and φ46.5mm for the 35-80mm), ensuring compatibility with a wide range of modern cinema cameras and maximizing their large sensor capabilities for a truly cinematic look with enhanced resolution and dynamic range.
Parfocal Design for Seamless Zooming:
As professional-grade cine lenses, the Catta Ace zooms are parfocal. This means that focus is maintained throughout the entire zoom range, allowing for smooth and precise zoom pulls without the need for refocusing.4 This is essential for maintaining creative flow and capturing dynamic shots with ease.
Minimal Breathing for Consistent Framing:
Engineered with minimal focus breathing, these lenses ensure that the angle of view remains consistent as focus is adjusted. This is particularly important for maintaining clean and stable compositions, especially during critical focus pulls.
Pleasing Bokeh with a 16-Blade Iris:
Each lens features a 16-blade iris diaphragm, contributing to a smooth, round, and aesthetically pleasing bokeh (out-of-focus areas). This creates beautiful background separation and enhances the overall cinematic quality of the image.
Accurate and Natural Color Rendition:
The Catta Ace lenses are designed to deliver accurate and natural color rendition, ensuring that skin tones appear realistic and colors are vibrant without being overly stylized. This provides a solid and reliable foundation for color grading in post-production.
Lightweight and Durable Construction:
Built with a focus on both durability and portability, the Catta Ace lenses feature a lightweight yet robust construction, making them suitable for various shooting setups, including handheld work, gimbals, and Steadicam operations.
Unified Mechanics for Consistent Operation:
The Catta Ace series shares a unified mechanical design, including consistent 0.8 MOD gears for focus, iris, and zoom control. This allows for seamless transitions when switching between lenses on set and ensures compatibility with standard cinema lens accessories. Both lenses also feature an 80mm front diameter for easy use with matte boxes and filters.
Interchangeable Mount System:
The Catta Ace lenses feature an interchangeable mount system, offering flexibility to adapt to different camera systems. This kit is available in various mounts (please specify the mount for this particular kit), providing compatibility with popular cinema camera brands.
Close Focus Capabilities:
Both lenses offer practical close focus distances. The 18-35mm T2.9 has a minimum focus distance of 0.51m (1’8″), and the 35-80mm T2.9 focuses as close as 0.74m (2’5″) from the sensor plane, allowing for detailed close-up shots.
Key Features:
- Two-lens kit: 18-35mm T2.9 and 35-80mm T2.9.
- Available in various interchangeable mounts (please specify).
- Covers full-frame sensors (φ43.5mm and φ46.5mm image circles).
- Consistent T2.9 maximum aperture across the zoom range.
- True parfocal design maintains focus while zooming.
- Minimal focus breathing for stable compositions.
- Smooth and pleasing bokeh with a 16-blade iris.
- Accurate and natural color rendition.
- Lightweight and durable construction.
- Unified mechanics with 0.8 MOD gears and 80mm front diameter.
- Practical close focus capabilities.
The DZOFilm Catta Ace 18-35mm/35-80mm Lens Kit provides a powerful and versatile foundation for professional full-frame filmmaking, offering essential wide-angle and standard zoom capabilities with consistent performance and high image quality. These lenses are an invaluable asset for a wide range of professional productions.
