B&H has the Canon CN-E 14mm T3.1 L F Cinema Prime Lens in stock and ready to ship for whooping $5,220 (click here), but then: this is a high grade professional cine lens.

The Canon CN-E 14mm T3.1 L F Cinema Prime Lens is an ultra wide-angle prime lens for the full-frame sensor format, which makes it an ideal lens for the Cinema EOS series and all Canon DSLRs. The maximum aperture is T3.1, and the 11 blade iris ensures beautiful, rounded bokeh. The lens features markings on both sides of the barrel, making it easy to read settings from behind or on either side of the camera. In order to make lens changes quicker and easier, the 14mm T3.1 is designed to share similar dimensions with other CN-E lenses.

New lenses in stock at B&H and Adorama.

Let’s start with the Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 SP Di VC USD lens, sold for $1,499 (click here). Limited stock available. The core specs:

• 70-200mm Telephoto Zoom Lens
• Aperture Range: f/2.8-32
• Ultrasonic Silent Drive Motor
• Advanced Vibration Compensation
• Extra Low Dispersion Lens
• Moisture Resistant Construction
• Compact Design

The lens can also be pre-ordered at Adorama (click here).

Next, we have the Tamron 90mm f/2.8 SP Di MACRO 1:1 VC USD Lens, sold for $749 (B&H | Adorama). Limited stock.

The core specs:

• 90mm Macro Prime Lens
• Aperture Range: f/2.8-32
• 1:1 Maximum Reproduction Ratio
• Vibration Compensation
• Internal Focus System
• Ultrasonic Silent Motor Drive
• eBAND Hybrid Lens Coating
• Extra-low Dispersion Optical Elements
• Moisture-Resistant Construction

Finally, it is worth to note that the Bower 14mm f/2.8 Ultra Wide Angle has a $50 instant rebate, and is sold for $329 (click here). Core specs:

• For Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras
• Manual Focus – Fixed f/2.8 Aperture
• Optimized for APS-C Size Sensors
• 89° Angle of View (APS-C)
• 114° Angle of View (Full Frame)
• 14 Elements/12 Groups Construction
• Two Aspherical & Two ED Lens Elements
• Close Focusing Down to 11″ (0.28 m)

Canon just announced two new Cinema Prime Lenses: 135mm T2.2 and 14mm T3.1)?

LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y., August 29, 2012 – Further contributing to the evolution of the motion picture industry, Canon U.S.A., Inc., a leader in digital imaging solutions, today announced the development of two new cinema prime lenses, the 14mm T3.1 cinema prime lens and 135mm T2.2 cinema prime lens, adding to the Cinema EOS lineup consisted of 11 EF Cinema Lenses.

Both the 14mm T3.1 and 135mm T2.2 cinema prime lenses will be engineered for exceptional optical performance for Canon's latest large-format single-sensor 4K and 2K digital cinematography cameras. As part of the Cinema EOS System, the lenses will be compatible with standard sensor sizes including Super 35mm, the standard format in the motion picture industry, as well as HD-compatible EOS Digital SLR cameras using 35mm full frame, APS-H and APS-C image sensors.

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14mm f/2.8

Once more great Japanese site Egami (translated) spotted an important Canon patent. It is about the reduction of ghosting through anti-reflective coating on both sides of the lens, the coating consisting of fine uneven structures. Ghosting happens for instance when you point your lens at a bright light source, like the sun, and are the result of an acute angle of light bouncing (reflecting) between the individual glass elements of the lens. The technology is filed using a 14mm f/2.8 lens as engineering example. Should work well on other wide angle lenses too.

Surface coating

• Patent Publication No. 2012-159720
  • 2012.8.23 Release Date
  • 2011.2.1 filing date
• Example 1
  • F = 14.3mm focal length
  • Fno. = 2.89
  • Half angle of view ω = 56.5deg.
  • 14 images in 10 groups lens configuration
  • 1 UD glass sheet
• Canon patent
  • Suppress the occurrence of the ghost
  • Having two surface anti-reflection surface of fine uneven structure
    • Non-periodic pitch
    • 400nm 300nm pitch less than average
  • Incident light for various interference conditions to cancel the reflected light is maintained
  • The average height of uneven surface with two different
  • 0.001% or less (2) the product of the reflectance of the surface (incident angle 0 degree)
  • 0.1% or less (2) the product of the reflectance of the surface (incident angle 60 degrees)
  • 0.05% more than the absolute value of the difference between the reflectance of the surface (2), (0 ° angle of incidence)
  • 0.2% or more the absolute value of the difference in reflectance of the surface (2), (incident angle 60 degrees)
  • The anti-reflection film of aluminum and aluminum oxide

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Our friends over at The Phoblographer published something really useful: a survey covering all Rokinon lenses for DSLR cameras. Among lenses for other mount types, the following lenses with Canon mount are covered: 8mm Ultra Wide Angle f/3.5 Fisheye Lens, 8mm T/3.8 Fisheye Cine Lens, 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens, 24mm f/1.4 ED AS UMC Wide-Angle Lens, 35mm f/1.4 Wide-Angle US UMC Aspherical Lens, 85mm f/1.4 Aspherical Lens. Don’t miss the survey!

To see all Rokinon lenses for EF mount on B&H click here, to see all Rokinon lenses on Amazon click here.

Shot using the Rokinon 14mm Ultra Wide-Angle f/2.8 IF ED UMC Lens – Image Credit: Chris Gampat/The Phoblographer

Video making with a DSLR is having a big momentum. No surprise that Samyang just announced three new VDSRL lenses (with Canon mount). The lenses are  35mm T1.5 AS UMC , 24mm  T1.5 ED AS IF UMC and 14mm T3.1 ED AS IF UMC. The lenses will be released “in sequence”: the 35mm starting next week, the 24mm at the end of August and the 14mm in September. No prices have been communicated so far.

Soon on sales!

SAMYANG T1.5 35mm AS UMC SAMYANG T1.5 24mm ED AS IF UMC SAMYANG T3.1 14mm ED AS IF UMC

Cracow, 9th August 2012 – Samyang Optics gladly informs, that Samyang Family has been enlarged by three new lenses dedicated for digital cinema purpose.

Lenses with focal 35mm, 24 mm and 14mm will be available on sales in sequence next week, at the end of August and in September.

The construction of the new lenses has been based on previous types dedicated for photography. Their main feature are racks co-operating with follow – focus system, and a ring rotated continously. Thanks to these alterations it is possible to precisely and silently operate focus and depth of field. Another facility is putting aperture and focus scale parallel to the axis of the lens and aperture marked with number of transmission T. Lenses are compatible with Nikon and Canon cameras.

Prices will be announced soon.

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24mm

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