Cine-Mod Journal

Irix 150mm f/2.8 Macro 1:1

Read about Cinematographer Phil Holland's experience with the photo version of the Irix 150mm Macro. - Read More

Cine-Mod OTUS

The brand new Cine-Mod Otus has many amazing features. The first is the contoured 95mm front ring with a Zeiss 95mm front cap. - Read More

Voigtlander 75mm f/1.8 Heliar Classic

Voigtlanders are known for their light weight and fast speed. This Voigtlander is a Full Frame lens in Leica M-mount. - Read More

Milvus ZE Cine-Mod PRO

The Cine-Mod Pro usually consists of a 95mm thread-on front ring, a 95mm front cap, a large focus gear and an aperture de-click. With ZE lenses, however, there is no de-click due to - Read More

The Three Mamiya's

In the year of 1625 in the small village of Gascony, France, a young Cine-Mod lived. His name was d'Artagnan.

d'Artagnan's dream was to join the group of Mamiya's, so he traveled to the city of Paris.

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Voigtlander Ultron 21mm f/1.8

The Voigtlander M mount primes are among the lightest, most compact full frame lenses. This Ultron 21mm f/1.8 is an excellent pairing for ultra-light run-n-gun rigs for the ultimate in versatility.

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Because of their light weight and large format coverage, the Mamiya's have been rapidly growing more popular with cinematographers. This Mamiya modification was a special one for us because it is a shift lens. - Read More

Bower (Rokinon/Samyang/etc)

Bower is the same company as Samyang and Rokinon. This Bower lens is nearly identical to it's Rokinon counterpart with the main difference being the gold ring instead of the red. - Read More

Zeiss Contax C/Y Prime

One of the more popular lenses to come in for the Cine-Mod is the Zeiss Contax. These lenses are popular because - Read More

Zeiss Otus ZE

A gorgeous example of the Cine-Mod Pro on a Zeiss Otus ZE lens.

This Cine-Mod is slightly different. The ZE models lack a manual aperture movement which makes de-clicking impossible. For users who don't mind the reversed focus movement, the ZF.2 version

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Pentax Takumar

Let's start from the beginning...

Once Upon A Time, there was the kingdom of Takumar. Within this prosperous principality there was a simple lens named Pentax.

Pentax was different.

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Otus ZF.2 Cine-Mod Pro

This Set of Otus ZF.2's received the Duclos Cine-Mod Pro which consists of a 95mm front ring, a focus gear, and an aperture de-click. Each focus gear was custom cut and matched to eliminate the need for - Read More