New Schneider Xenon FF Primes

Schneider-Kreuznach annouced new 18mm lens from the Xenon FF Prime family will ship Q4 2016, with a 135mm variant following early 2017. The design of the 18mm FF-Prime features a specially developed internal focusing mechanism, giving it the same dimensions as all other FF-Primes. This makes it surprisingly easy to change lenses as, normally, 18mm lenses are much shorter. The extremely wide T2.4 aperture ensures a bokeh and appearance that match the rest of the FF-Prime lens range. The lens is ideal for portrait or landscape cinematography as well as architectural images due to the good distortion correction. The FF-Prime lenses with 4K+ resolution have been especially developed for use in DSLR cameras with full-format sensors as well as professional cine cameras. The homogeneous line now encompasses T2.4/18mm T2.1/25mm, T2.1/35mm, T2.1/50mm, T2.1/75mm and T2.1/100mm focal lengths with user interchangeable PL, EF, F and E mounts. New FF-Primes purchased between September 1 through December 15, 2016, are eligible for a factory mail-in rebate! Purchase five or more FF-Primes (excluding the 18mm) to get a 15% rebate from the invoiced price plus two flight cases that fit standard commercial airplane overhead bins. Buy three or four FF-Primes (excluding the 18mm) to get a 10% rebate and one free flight case with space for 4 lenses. Pre-orders for the new 18mm FF-Prime are eligible for a 5% rebate!