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We are thrilled to offer the legendary Zeiss Super Speeds rehoused by TLS as well as GL Optics. No exaggeration, our TLS set is the best, and most complete set of Zeiss Super Speeds you will find anywhere. This set features the first ever, Zeiss Super Speed 14mm T1.3, which was made using the optics from an 18mm T1.3 Super Speed and additional vintage optics designed specifically for the 18mm. The results are stunning. As sharp as the rest of the set, little distortion, and covers Alexa 35 and Alexa Mini Open Gate!

We also have the rare and amazing 65mm T1.3, as well as a Zeiss Standard Speed 135mm T2.1 - also rehoused by TLS, with matching gear positions and matching 95mm front. This lens is perfectly color matched to the Super Speeds, and the best option to round out the long end. All our rehoused Super Speeds and Standard Speeds feature new 16-blade circular irises, for improved and consistent bokeh when stopped down. We feel this is an improvement over the original 7-blade iris, which when stopped down didn’t really add to the character of the lenses. Close focus was improved wherever possible. Our GL Optics housings also offer internal focus, but with 110mm fronts.

These rehoused sets will make ACs happy. No more telescoping fronts, and no more wandering focus and iris gears which plagued the original housings. And of course, they are more clip-on matte box friendly, now that they are internal focus. Also, the housings are still quite compact, but the larger diameter housings allow for better spacing of the witness marks, resulting in more accurate focus pulls.

Zeiss Super Speeds are arguably the most capable and some of the most beautiful vintage lenses available. Their T1.3 maximum aperture is an obvious advantage and puts them in rare company. Whether you are wide-open or stopped down, the images they produce are magic. From the special glass made from rare earth elements that can no longer be used to make lenses, to Zeiss' magic T* coating, these lenses just make people look good. They produce beautiful blue and magenta lens flares, and have minimal focus breathing especially on the wide focal lengths.

Super Speeds cover well beyond Super 35mm, so they are an excellent choice when you need to cover digital sensors that are larger than S35, like Alexa Mini Open Gate, and Alexa 35 Open Gate. The 25mm through 135mm even cover Alexa Mini LF 3.8 UHD 16x9 format which is right in between S35 and full frame! The 50mm nearly covers FF, and the 65mm, 85mm, and 135mm cover FF completely.

From The Shining (1980) to Straight Outta Compton (2015), there is a reason these lenses continue to be the first choice for many DPs. We hope the new housings, and new irises will encourage people to rediscover what are some of the best, most beautiful, and most well rounded cinema lenses ever made.

We also offer Zeiss Super Speeds in their original MKIII housings.