{"id":1376,"date":"2026-03-20T12:11:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T12:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1376"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:20:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T10:20:55","slug":"zeiss-super-speed-1-3-lenses","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/cameras\/lenses\/zeiss-super-speed-1-3-lenses\/","title":{"rendered":"ZEISS SUPER SPEED 1.3"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>Zeiss Super Speed T1.3<\/strong> lenses \u2014 also known as the <strong>Super Speed MK II<\/strong> \u2014 are one of the most iconic and beloved vintage prime lens series in the history of cinema. Designed by <strong>Zeiss<\/strong> for <strong>ARRI<\/strong> in the late 1970s and early 1980s, they were for decades the absolute benchmark in high-speed lenses for Super 35 format: the most widely used fast prime set in professional productions worldwide before the rise of modern prime lenses. With a maximum aperture of <strong>constant T1.3<\/strong> across all focal lengths, an extraordinarily compact and lightweight design for their era, and a precision Zeiss mechanical construction that has withstood the test of time with exceptional durability, the Super Speed T1.3 lenses remain to this day one of the most sought-after vintage lens options on the market.<\/p>\n<p>Their optical behaviour is one of the most fascinating and complex in the world of vintage lenses: between <strong>T1.3 and T2.5<\/strong> they are soft, low-contrast, and prone to characteristic aberrations that give them an organic, atmospheric, and visually seductive quality \u2014 with a gentle blooming in the highlights and an image quality that evokes the classic cinema of the 1980s \u2014; from <strong>T2.8<\/strong> onwards, they gain sharpness and contrast very rapidly until they reach a performance comparable to a modern Zeiss Ultra Prime. This makes them an exceptional dual-personality set: warm and organic wide open, modern and defined at medium apertures. No geometric distortion on the 18mm. Uniform <strong>80mm front diameter<\/strong> across the full set, <strong>270\u00b0 of focus rotation<\/strong>, and <strong>PL<\/strong> mount. <strong>Super 35<\/strong> coverage \u2014 with extended large-format coverage from the 25mm onwards on RED sensors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Type: Super 35 vintage prime lenses \u2014 Zeiss Super Speed T1.3 (MK II).<\/li>\n<li>Sensor coverage: Super 35 \u2014 extended coverage on RED sensors from 25mm onwards.<\/li>\n<li>Mount: PL.<\/li>\n<li>Aperture: T1.3\u2013T16 across all focal lengths.<\/li>\n<li>Dual optical behaviour: soft and atmospheric between T1.3 and T2.5 \u2014 sharp and contrasty from T2.8 onwards.<\/li>\n<li>No geometric distortion on the 18mm.<\/li>\n<li>Front diameter: 80mm uniform across the full set.<\/li>\n<li>Focus rotation: 270\u00b0.<\/li>\n<li>Focus scales engraved on both sides of the barrel \u2014 metric and imperial.<\/li>\n<li>Precision Zeiss mechanical construction \u2014 exceptional durability and robustness.<\/li>\n<li>Look: organic, warm and atmospheric wide open \u2014 gentle highlight blooming \u2014 very soft and characteristic bokeh.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum focus distance: 0.25m (18mm) \u2014 0.25m (25mm) \u2014 0.35m (35mm) \u2014 0.70m (50mm) \u2014 0.90m (85mm).<\/li>\n<li>Weight: 0.70\u20131.27 kg per focal length.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Basic Set included<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>18mm \u2014 T1.3.<\/li>\n<li>25mm \u2014 T1.3.<\/li>\n<li>35mm \u2014 T1.3.<\/li>\n<li>50mm \u2014 T1.3.<\/li>\n<li>85mm \u2014 T1.3.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Perfect for:<\/strong> cinematographers seeking maximum vintage cinematic character with Zeiss glass \u2014 a uniquely dual-personality lens: organic, atmospheric, and seductive wide open, and modern and defined at medium apertures \u2014, for auteur productions, feature films, commercials, and any project where visual character, speed, and a period look are the top priorities.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":1375,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_angie_page":false},"product_brand":[403],"product_cat":[424,413,632],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1376","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-zeiss","product_cat-lenses","product_cat-cameras","product_cat-spherical-lenses","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":1376,"es":1374},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1376","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1376"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1375"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1376"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1376"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sfgrental.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}