Shooting with the ZEISS Super Speed Lenses
The Super Speed Mark II set is one of the most-requested character packages we rent. They are fast, which is the obvious appeal, but the real reason people book them is how they behave wide open — sharp in the centre with smooth falloff toward the edges and a gentleness that modern glass has largely engineered away. If you want an image with personality rather than clinical perfection, start here.
They flare and they fall off, and that is the point. If your project needs edge-to-edge consistency, the Ultra Primes are the safer booking.
ZEISS Super Speed Lenses Rental FAQs
Why rent Super Speeds instead of modern primes?
Character. Modern glass is more consistent and more corrected; Super Speeds give you a softer, more organic image wide open that a lot of DPs prefer for narrative and music video.
Are they sharp?
Sharp where it matters — strong centre resolution with falloff toward the edges. That combination is the look, not a flaw.