LOMO, GL Optics Rehoused 14mm T1.5 Super Speed (PL)

These are 1980s Russian cinema lenses, designed to cover the Super 35mm format. They are NOT rehoused still photo lenses. These were the highest performing cinema lenses being made in Russia, and their performance is still impressive today. Wide open they have lower-contrast, are flattering, and highlights bloom slightly. Stopped down to T2, contrast and sharpness increases dramatically. At T2.8 they are very sharp. They have an incredible analogue character, they flare easily and in a very beautiful way. Also worth noting, focus breathing is extremely well controlled in this set, and virtually non-existent on the wide focal lengths.