uniQoptics

Lenses are key to a crisp, rich image, and the glass in uniQ's lenses are high quality at a cost most projects can handle. Bob Bekian, http://www.videography.com/article/84398

http://fuzby.com/newsblog.html Matt Uhry

Based upon my research for the article I wrote for hdvideopro, about these new lens offerings. uniQoptics http://www.uniqoptics.net/ seems to have one of the best and most consistent designs, however uniQue are all hand made, not mass produced, and made right here in Socal, they are designed by the legendary Kenji Suematsu. This makes them less accessible and more exclusive, but their price point is right in line with all the others. Jim Matlosz, http://ls.cinematography.net/read/messages?id=16704

In regards to my post on back focus, the simplest tool I?ve found for setting back focus on a RED camera is the diascope from uniQoptics. Matthew Duclos, http://matthewduclos.wordpress.com/

UniQoptics (USA) showed several sets of fine looking prime lenses: 18, 25, 35, 50, 85 and 100 mm in T1.9. These signature primes were designed and manufactured in California by a team of optical experts formerly associated with Century Precision Optics, NASA, Panavision, Leitz of Canada, etc. Well respected lens wizards Kenji Suematsu and Peter Repich, along with with optical designer Hyperion Development LLC, are behind UniQoptics. These prime lenses are optimized for full frame 35 mm motion picture film and digital. I was personally invited to see the primes lenses up close and personal as they were projected on a precision lens projector. The results I saw were very good. Oli Laperal, Jr., http://fdtimes.wordpress.com

These lenses are made in the USA (I didn't even know that was even allowed any more!) by a company that specializes in customized and high-G lenses for commercial and military clients. Adam Wilt, http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/awilt/story/na

The Signature series is the first range of digital cinema lenses on the market providing a 4K and 5K resolution and we are really proud to be working together with uniQoptics and being their service partner?, says Reil. Made in USA, the lenses feature a rugged construction with easy to read scales and high definition SCHOTT glass. Suitable for low light and hi-speed applications, Signature series lenses are colour matched and benefit from low distortion, uniform focus and iris gear diameters, 340 degree rotation, smooth gears, precision back focus and virtually no breathing. Matthias Puhlmann, http://www.pure4c.de/dynasite.cfm?dsmid=97191

In Temecula, I shot FMX rider Jimmy Fitzpatrick with colleague DP Michael Jacob Kerber and his RED One this summer; we were the very first people to get hold of the new Signature Series of digital cinema prime lenses from uniqOptics that were abuzz at NAB ?09. Excellent lenses ? a little over-built in my humble opinion, they seem like you could use them as weapons, which actually one may have to if the competition for shooting gigs gets any stiffer in 2010. <p> http://roycedudley.com/blog/ Royce Dudley DP