Zeiss announced a new family of cinema primes geared toward `low budget` productions at the NAB 2017 show in Las Vegas. The CP.3 XD Cine line includes a total of ten lenses that cover full frame. Meant to replace the CP.2 line, these new lenses are more compact than their predecessors.
The `XD` in the name stands for `eXtended Data`, which refers to the lenses` ability to store metadata like distortion and shading info when shooting - info that can greatly aide a visual effects artist in post. You can read more about it here. According to Zeiss production manager Christophe Casenave:
`Cine lenses that provide metadata are relatively expensive and, up until now, distortion and shading had to be manually measured - a time-consuming and expensive process. With ZEISS eXtended Data, we are offering Hollywood technology for everyone, providing small film teams with new creative opportunities.`
While this lens line is aimed toward the cost-conscience filmmaker, to the average consumer, prices will likely still seem expensive - each XD lens will likely cost between $5000 and $8000. However Zeiss is also offering non-XD versions of the CP.3 line for slightly less cash.
Several of the non-XD lenses will be available as soon as June and July, while the eXtended Data versions will ship in the fall.
Press release:
New ZEISS CP.3 XD Cine Lens Family: `Hollywood Technology for Everyone`
The ten compact prime lenses provide metadata and enable the correction of distortion and shading. For the first time, even low-budget productions can employ visual effects.
OBERKOCHEN/Germany, 24/04/2017.No matter if it is Star Wars, Harry Potter or Avatar: these days, just about every film features special effects. For many small film productions, having visual effects in their movie would be a dream come true. Unfortunately, making the image fit the look of the footage has required expensive tools - until now. At the NAB Show in Las Vegas, ZEISS presented new metadata ...
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