babyPrimes – Zeiss ZF.2 in a new body [UPDATED]

by Sebastian WöberJune 5^th, 2011

Dante from Italian company kelvinkamera+ told me today that his babyPrimes are finally finished and soon to be ready for sale.

Basically Dante says that these are Zeiss photo primes (ZF.2) housed in a new shell and the Zeiss Compact Primes we know (see image on the left) are one step higher in class. And his version is 35-40% less in price, but has all the filmic compact primes goodness (fixed gear rings, 2 sided scales for focus and iris, consistent 95mm front diameter)

Dante Cecchin says:
To reach this price and offer a serious re-housing we spent months on testing and building many different solutions and the point is that they are not 100% primes (CP.2 is one step higher and anyway not 100% true primes) but for a lot of people the Carl Zeiss lens quality and a Primes feeling with 2 side scales (also for iris) and a rock solid front mount of 95mm is a workhorse choice for digital cinematographers.

These will be available for EF, F, E and MFT mount.

We will keep you updated on these special lenses. Dante says he will visit us and show us his case full of babies. If that happens you will be the first to know.

www.babyprimes.com

[UPDATE]:
Statement by Zeiss:

– Carl Zeiss is in no way involved in the babyPrimes project or product of and does not maintain a relationship to the manufacturer.
– Carl Zeiss cannot confirm that the optics used in the advertised product line are from Carl Zeiss, nor can we confirm that these optics meet the typically high standards of a Carl Zeiss lens
– We would like to emphasize that Carl Zeiss cannot accept any liability for products that have been altered through unauthorized modifications. Therefore these products cannot be covered under the international warranty of Carl Zeiss.