Kowa, Cinema Products 16mm Super Speed T1.25 S16 Lens (PL)

The Kowa Cinema Products 16mm Super Speed T1.25 S16 Lens (PL)

The Kowa Cinema Products lenses are rare 16mm format cinema lenses were designed and built by Kowa for Cinema Products. They are very fast, and they produce sharp images with very well controlled aberrations. Focus breathing is extremely well controlled, and close focus distances are solid. Wide open, Bokeh is very smooth on these lenses, and even in S16, you can easily separate subject from background. Lens flares are beautiful thanks to the purple and amber coatings.

Duclos Lenses converted these to PL mount and added the 80mm fronts which accept 77mm screw-in filters, eliminating the need for a mate box, and allowing a very compact build.