Schneider Arriflex-Cine-Xenon 75mm T2.2

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Schneider's f/2 double-Gauss primes supplied with the Arriflex 35 from the 1950s onward; rehoused sets are rated about T2.2. Organic, medium-contrast rendering with a soft highlight roll-off and lively flares. This focal length comfortably fills Super 35. Front diameter is for the P+S Technik rehousing; close focus and weight were not published.

Key specs

Focal length

75 mm

Max aperture

T2.2

Mount

ARRI Standard, PL

Image circle

Super 35

Front diameter

95 mm

Field of view by sensor

Full frame

27° horizontal · frames like 75 mm on full frame

Super 35

18.9° horizontal · frames like 108.4 mm on full frame

Micro Four Thirds

13.2° horizontal · frames like 156.1 mm on full frame

What it goes on

Original barrels are tiny Arri Standard mount lenses that adapt easily to mirrorless cameras with inexpensive adapters, which made them popular budget cine glass. For set work they are rehoused in PL by P+S Technik (95mm fronts), TLS and others.

• PL camerasNativeALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, PYXIS 12K, PYXIS 6K +15 more
• Sony E camerasWith adapterRonin 4D-6K, Ronin 4D-8K, Alpha 1 II, Alpha 7 IV +13 more

  Wooden Camera E to PL · Vocas PL to E · Metabones PL-E. Solid and common. Support the lens — the E-mount is not built to carry a heavy cine zoom on its own.

• Canon RF camerasWith adapterEOS C400, EOS C50, EOS C70, EOS C80 +10 more

  Wooden Camera RF to PL · Canon PL-RF (C400 / C80) · Kipon PL-RF. Common; use lens support with heavy glass.

• L-Mount camerasWith adapterCinema Camera 6K, PYXIS 12K, PYXIS 6K, Ronin 4D-6K +6 more

  Leitz L-PL · Wooden Camera L to PL · Sigma MC-31. Common; use lens support with heavy glass.

• Micro Four Thirds camerasWith adapterMicro Studio Camera 4K G2, Pocket Cinema Camera 4K, Lumix BGH1, Lumix GH6 +1 more

  Wooden Camera MFT to PL · MTF PL to MFT. Works, with a 2x crop on Super 35 glass relative to full frame.

• LPL camerasWith adapterALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, URSA Cine 17K 65

  ARRI PL-to-LPL Adapter. ARRI's own adapter, passes LDS / Cooke /i lens data.

• Nikon Z camerasWith adapterKOMODO-X 6K S35, V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV, V-RAPTOR XE

  Wooden Camera Z to PL · Kipon PL-NIK Z. Common; use lens support with heavy glass.

• Canon EF camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Pocket Cinema Camera 6K G2 +14 more

  8 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

• Leica M camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsALEXA 265, ALEXA 35, ALEXA Mini LF, Ronin 4D-6K +1 more

  24.2 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

• B4 (2/3") camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsURSA Broadcast G2, URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2, AJ-CX4000

  4 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

• Nikon F camerasWith adapter· by flange mathsURSA Mini Pro 12K, URSA Mini Pro 12K OLPF, URSA Mini Pro 4.6K G2

  5.5 mm of room for a plain ring. Check rear-element and mirror clearance before buying.

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Sources: dehavencamera.com, duallcamera.com