Zeiss Super Speed Mk II/III Planar 85mm T1.3

Lens · 1984–2000s · Zeiss Super Speed Mk II/III

We don’t have a vetted photo of this one yet. Own a copy? Send us a packshot and we’ll credit you.

Compare with B-Speed (Super Speed Mk I) Planar 85mm T1.4

neutral colourmedium contrastglow wide openfast

The portrait lens of the set; its true speed is a little slower than the engraved T1.3 according to lens technicians. Glows wide open, crisp by T2.8. Mk II (1984) and Mk III (1995) share the same optics with a seven-blade iris; the Mk III has larger scales and a geared iris. Designed for the 35mm cine frame, so treat them as Super 35 lenses — they do not cover full frame.

Key specs

Focal length: 85 mm
Max aperture: T1.3
Mount: PL
Image circle: Super 35
Close focus: 0.91 m
Front diameter: 80 mm
Weight: 1 kg

Field of view by sensor

Full frame: 23.9° horizontal · frames like 85 mm on full frame
Super 35: 16.7° horizontal · frames like 122.9 mm on full frame
Micro Four Thirds: 11.6° horizontal · frames like 176.9 mm on full frame

What it goes on

Native PL with 80mm fronts and geared focus (Mk III adds a geared iris), so no rehousing is required; they go on mirrorless cameras with a plain PL adapter. TLS and GL Optics offer rehousings for worn sets, mainly to get longer focus throws and bigger scales.

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.
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.