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| Specification | ARRI Signature Prime | ZEISS Master Prime |
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| Overview | Large-format LPL primes with a broad focal range. ARRI describes their rendering as warm on skin, with soft bokeh and delicate flares. | ARRI/ZEISS Super 35 primes spanning 12mm to 150mm, with a T1.3 maximum aperture across the family and PL mounts with lens data. |
| Lens type | Spherical Prime | Spherical Prime |
| Focal range | 12mm-280mm | 12mm-150mm |
| Max. aperture | T1.8-T2.8 | T1.3 |
| Coverage | Super 35 / Full Frame ARRI specifies coverage up to a 46mm image circle. The 200mm is T2.5 and the 280mm is T2.8; other bare primes are T1.8. Check the chosen sensor mode. | Super 35 The ARRI technical table specifies Super 35 formats. Check the selected focal length against the camera's sensor mode; no single image-circle diameter is supplied here. |
| Mounts | LPL | PL |
| Image circle | 46 mm | Not established |
| Introduced | 2018 | 2005 |
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| GLM sourcing | Ask GLM about sourcing GLM can use this profile as a starting point for lens strategy, sourcing, or adjacent package recommendations. | Ask GLM about sourcing GLM can use this profile as a starting point for lens strategy, sourcing, or adjacent package recommendations. |
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