Zeiss Super Speed Mkll set for sale?

[Tom Lowe]

How would these Super Speeds compare to, say, a Canon 50mm f/1.2 L?

A lot of reviews I've seen say still lenses compare well with cine lenses, but I don't know. You can get most of the L-series primes for around $1,500 USD.

 

[Steve Sanacore]

If the Canon still lenses work well on the Birger mount then we will have some great options ..... 24 f1.4, 35 f1.4, 50 f1.2, 85 f1.2, 135 f2 etc etc.. There are also the Zeiss Nikon mount lenses.

But until we can test them, who knows.

 

[Jeff Kilgroe]

There are no new Ultra Primes. Zeiss-Arriflex stopped making them because of the Master Prime.
Has anyone is interested in a set of old Zeiss Arri standard mount primes? Putting a PL adapter will result great optic the problem is the housing which is very hard to pull focus. However price is accordingly.

Ultra Primes are still available to order, I have quotes. Several lenses in the Ultra Prime family do not have a Master Prime to supplant them (8R, 10mm, 12mm, etc..) and are still in production.

 

[Tom Lowe]

If the Canon still lenses work well on the Birger mount then we will have some great options ..... 24 f1.4, 35 f1.4, 50 f1.2, 85 f1.2, 135 f2 etc etc..

Yeah, these Canon L-series lenses can be picked up for a song compared to the super speeds.

 

[Mitch Gross]

There are no new Ultra Primes. Zeiss-Arriflex stopped making them because of the Master Prime.
Has anyone is interested in a set of old Zeiss Arri standard mount primes? Putting a PL adapter will result great optic the problem is the housing which is very hard to pull focus. However price is accordingly.

Absolutely not true. The UltraPrimes are still very much a current product. If you want them with LDS then it may be a bit of a wait as those are normally built to order with relatively few kept on the shelf in stock, but otherwise Arri still makes them and we sell them. I believe we even have access to some in stock right now. Yes they will cost you more than a set of used SuperSpeeds even at the current crazy prices of used glass, but not too much of a cost difference and a sizeable performance difference. Sometimes that one extra stop is not the most important part of the equation. The Ultras are excellent glass.