ARRI has released an Ensō Primes showreel to showcase where the lenses were used on features, dramas, commercials, and promos.
ARRI’s Ensō (円相) full-frame primes are a full-frame series that has been designed from the ground up.
They are smaller and lighter than Signature primes, and they feature the ability to be used with a new set of rear elements. They also have very good close focus.
The complete Ensō series consists of the following focal lengths:
- 10.5mm T2.8
- 14mm T2.5
- 18mm T2.1
- 21mm T2.1
- 24mm T2.1
- 28mm T2.1
- 32mm T2.1
- 40mm T2.1
- 47mm T2.1
- 58mm T2.1
- 75mm T2.1
- 105mm T2.1
- 150mm T2.5
- 250mm T2.8
All of the lenses, except the 10.5mm, 14mm, 150mm, and 250mm, are T2.1.
The 250mm T2.8 comes in a package with a 1.4x and 2x extender. So effectively you can have a set of full-frame lenses that goes from 10.5mm to 500mm. At least to my knowledge, this would give the Ensō series the largest focal range of any set on the market. Having 14 focal lengths offers a lot of versatility.
The lenses cover a 43mm image circle and a 46mm illumination circle. The focus rotation is 318°, and the iris rotation is 48°.
The 18, 24, 32, 47, 75, and 105mm all have 11 aperture blades.
The 30+ cinematographers, from all over the world, who contributed their Ensō footage are listed below:
Ádám Pataki
Alfredo Altamirano AMC
Andy Todd
Arda Üzmez GYD
Art Adams
Birkan Yorulmaz
Bret Curry
Cody LaRosa
Diana Garay AMC
Gavin Kelly ASC
Hong Kyung-pyo KSC
Ivo Nelis
Justin Bodenkamp NSC
Karl Walter Lindenlaub ASC, BVK
Kejiu Shi
Krishnna S Banjan
Liangyu Liu
Luis Arturo Madrazo
Luis García AMC
Luis Sansans AMC
Mayank Khurana
Moyang Liu
Nadia Rodkina
Niki Esmaili
Ogy Stoilov
Piet Deyaert SBC
Roger Llonch
Rubais
Sander Vandenbroucke
Santhana Krishnan
Siyang Jia
Tianxing Wang CNSC
Tom Black
Zofia Polaniewicz
