Combines an Extreme Wide Angle with the Highest Optical Quality and a Fast Speed of T1.3

Offering the largest matched collection of PL mount
lenses currently available on the market, ARRI continues to offer more choices
with the brand new ARRI/ZEISS Master Prime 12. The lens combines an
extreme wide angle with the highest optical quality and a fast speed of T1.3 for
the creation of truly unique images.
The Master Prime 12 has a widest open aperture of T1.3, which is a very unusual
stop for such an extreme wide angle lens. In addition, it also shares the
unmatched optical performance and straight image geometry of the other Master
Primes. The combination of those qualities is unique and allows for the creation
of images that have never been seen before. The Master Prime 12 is the ideal
lens for a fresh, new look at wide establishing shots, sweeping vistas, shooting in
small rooms or chase sequences, amongst many other uses.

Even five years ago, the creation of a 12mm lens at T1.3 with Master Prime
optical quality would have been technologically impossible. However, recent
advances in high tech optics design, testing and manufacturing have allowed
ARRI and ZEISS to start thinking about new and innovative lens designs. A new
pinnacle in optical design and manufacturing has been reached with the Master
Prime 12.

One of the unmatched strengths of the ARRI/ZEISS prime lens program for
digital and film cameras is the availability of extreme wide angle lenses, including
the Ultra 16 lenses at 6, 8, 9.5, 12 and 14mm, the Ultra Primes at 8, 10, 12 and
14 mm and the Master Prime 14mm. No other company offers such a wide range
of matched primes with so many wide angle options. The ARRI/ZEISS wide
angle primes represent state-of-the-art optical design, demanding the highest
manufacturing skill, an expertise that only very few companies’ possess.