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The Zeiss Compact Zoom CZ.2 28-80mm T2.9 (PL) is a high-quality cine zoom for use with PL-mount camcorders. Key features include:
Full-frame 4K support
High-quality cine build with geared focus and zoom rings
2.67-foot minimum focusing distance
Eleven-blade aperture diaphragm
The Zeiss Compact Zoom CZ.2 28-80mm T2.9 (PL) is a high-quality cine zoom for use with PL-mount camcorders.
Full-Frame 4K. The CZ.2 28-80mm provides a wide-to-normal zoom range that covers 35mm full-frame sensors. It also supports 4K resolutions, making it fully compatible with current technology.
Cine Build. Compared to other cine zoom lenses, the CZ.2 28-80mm is relatively compact. The cine-style housing with geared focus and zoom rings enable smooth adjustments with a follow focus, and its parfocal lens design ensures your focus point doesn’t shift during zooming. The lens has a 2.67-foot minimum focusing distance, and the lens barrel offers two opposing focus scales.
Lens Support Included. While it’s compact compared to its peers, the CZ.2 28-80mm is still relatively large at 5.5 lbs. and nearly 8 in. long. With that said, we include a Zacuto Lens Support to help support the lens’s weight when using a shoulder mount (not included) or other 15mm rail system.
| Aperture Blades |
11, curved, geared ring |
| Autofocus |
Manual Focus Only |
| Brand |
Zeiss |
| Compatibility |
Crop and Full Frame |
| Diameter |
3.7" |
| Focal Length |
28.0-80.0 |
| Focusing System |
Manual, inner focusing, geared ring |
| Front Lens Diameter |
95mm |
| Hood Included |
No |
| Horizontal Angle of View |
25 – 66° (full-frame), 18 – 48° (Super 35mm), and 16 – 43° (APS-C) |
| Image Stabilization |
Yes |
| Item Type |
Lens |
| Length |
7.72" |
| Lens Mount |
PL |
| Lens Type |
Cine |
| Max Aperture |
2.9 |
| Maximum Format Covered |
35mm full-frame |
| Maximum Photometric Aperture T Number |
1:2.9 |
| Minimum Aperture |
22.0 |
| Minimum Focusing Distance from Image Plane |
2.67 ft |
| Mount |
PL Mount |
| T Stop Range |
T2.9 – T22 |
| Weight |
5.5 lbs. |
| Zoom Method |
Internal |
| Zoom Scales |
Two opposing zoom scales |