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VILTROX recently provided a sneak peek of a massive 30-300mm T4.0 cinema zoom lens called LUNA. The lens offers a 10x optical zoom range, features a PL mount, and covers full-frame and even large-format sensors. As of writing this article, the pricing is still unknown.
After testing the waters of the cinema lens market with a series of T1.5 prime lenses designed for Micro Four Thirds and Sony E-mount cameras, last year VILTROX took a major leap with the release of their EPIC T2.0 1.33x full-frame anamorphic lenses (our review here).
Now, the Chinese manufacturer seems ready to take another interesting step. Indeed, they’ve recently posted a few pictures on their social media showcasing a new concept for a 30-300mm lens. Let’s take a look at what we know so far!
Although the company hasn’t released any official spec sheet yet, we can already get a sense of what their LUNA 30-300mm T4.0 cinema zoom lens is all about. To start, the lens has a constant T4.0 aperture with no ramping throughout the impressive 10x zoom range. To the best of my knowledge, only Canon produces a cinema zoom with this exact range – the expensive CN-E 30-300mm T2.95-3.7 L SP – albeit it only covers the S35 format.
On the contrary, VILTROX LUNA 30-300mm zoom is claimed to have a generous image circle of 46.5mm, enough to cover full-frame and even large-format sensors like that of the RED V-RAPTOR/V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV (46.31mm) or ARRI ALEXA Mini LF (44.71mm).
The design looks similar to that of the EPIC anamorphic series, with a PL mount, 0.8MOD gun-gray gold iris, focus, and now zoom gears, and an all-white finish. Although I’m not a big fan of white lenses and camera accessories, this can make sense to reduce thermal expansion on an optic of this size. Indeed, when placed next to the existing EPIC T2.0 1.33x lenses (size: 102x133mm/weight: 1.98kg), this 30-300mm looks rather massive.
The barrel is equipped with a threaded hole at the bottom to provide the lens with the support it needs and a top-carrying grip that can be useful when handling the lens.
There’s currently no official information regarding the price and availability of the VILTROX LUNA 30-300mm T4.0 full-frame cine zoom. We will let you know as soon as we find out.For more information on VILTROX cine lenses, please visit their website here.
Have you ever worked with VILTROX cinema lenses? What do you think of this 30-300mm zoom? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section down below!
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Francesco Andreola is a Milan-based filmmaker. He currently teaches the Video Technology class at the European Institute of Design (IED) in Milan. He works in the Camera Department as a camera operator and assistant.