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First photos of the new IRIX 65mm T1.5 cine lens

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Things seem to be growing quite nicely for Irix’s cinema lens lineup, with the short-to-standard range covered with five lenses from 11mm to 45mm and with two 150mm lenses at the longer end. Now it’s time to fill the gap in between, and Irix looks like they’re preparing to start doing just that, teasing a new Irix 65mm T1.5 cinema lens.

At the moment this is just a development announcement, so there’s no news about when the lens will be released. Given that it took four years for Irix to go from showing off a prototype of the 45mm f/1.4 (buy here) to releasing it in 2020, it could be a while. Hopefully, though, we’ll see this one a little sooner. The company says that we should hear more in the coming weeks.

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Irix expands its cinema lens lineup to include Fuji X mount

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Irix has today announced the addition of Fuji X mount to the list of mounts in which their lenses are available. This adds to the growing number of mounts, including Canon EF, Canon RF, Nikon Z, PL Mount, Micro Four Thirds and Sony E. The Irix lens lineup is still fairly small, covering only seven lenses – and even two of those are fairly similar to each other. But the addition of X mount will be very welcome to Fuji shooters.

All lenses in the Irix lineup feature a unified design to bring consistency to the range with aperture and focus ring positions and overall dimension and weight. This makes it easy to swap out on camera rigs and gimbals without needing to reconfigure or rebalance your camera.

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IRIX 150mm T3.0 Cine lens review- a lens filled with character

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Irix just came with their IRIX 150mm T3.0 cine lens. But, wait, you say. They already have a 150mm T3.0 cine lens. Well, they do, but listening to customer feedback, they came up with a new version, that is more optimized for infinity focusing.

I know what you all want. We loved the Irix 11mm, 15mm, 21mm, and the 45mm. And IRIX coming up with a second-gen 150mm lens does not help to fill that gap. We were curious ourselves and asked IRIX, and they told us that 2023 will be the year when this gap closes, so stay tuned.

Till then, let’s take a deeper look at the 150mm lens, what it’s good for, and why you’d want it in your toolbox.

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The Matte Box IQ is Irix’s take on a lightweight matte box that uses their magnetic filters

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Irix has expanded its product base from just lenses once again. After having already branched out into filters, they’ve now announced the new Irix Matte Box IQ. It’s a small, lightweight matte box designed for filmmakers and video shooters to help control light spill on their lenses. It does have one slight drawback for many filmmakers, though, which might be a deal breaker. It’s only designed to work with Irix’s magnetic filters.

If you’re already an Irix shooter and already own a bunch of Irix’s magnetic filters, then this won’t be a problem. But if you’ve been using industry-standard 4×5.65″ glass filters for video work with other matte boxes, then this one probably won’t be for you. At least, not all the time. It still has some great applications as a secondary matte box for a smaller, portable, lightweight camera rig.

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Irix has released another 150mm T3.0 cine lens but this one’s not a macro lens

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You might get the slightest sense of deja vu here, but lens manufacturer Irix has announced a new 150mm T3.0 Tele Cine lens. No, it’s not just a successor to the company’s existing 150mm T3.0 cine lens. It’s a new one that appears will co-exist in the Irix lineup alongside the original. The difference? Well, this one’s a regular 150mm telephoto prime and not a macro lens like the other one.

The company says that while the Irix Cine 150mm T3.0 Macro 1:1 lens released in 2019 has proven very popular, it’s not ideal for non-macro situations. Essentially, once you start getting out of macro range and into some distance on the focus ring, there isn’t much wiggle room for accuracy. So, the company developed this second version of the 150mm T3.0 with the “Tele” designation.

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The new Irix 21mm and why this changes EVERYTHING

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Irix announced the addition of a new lens to their cine lineup, the Irix 21mm T1.5 cine. This lens is an incredible lens, with all the bells and whistles you’d expect. In addition, this also (probably) means what’s coming next is an even bigger deal.

For those who know, you already know. Irix has been in the game for a while, so saying that the new lens is a great deal – is just stating the obvious. The Entire cine line up is now becoming this super coherent and usable lens set. Any filmmaker of almost any budget can aspire to own this very attainable set to get outstanding results. The Irix 21 mm is no exception to the lens set.

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Irix releases new tough “Super Resistance” versions of its 100mm square filters

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Lens manufacturer Irix has today announced the newest additions to its square filter lineup. While still a fairly small player in the world of filters when we look at the likes of Lee, NiSi and Cokin, Irix introduced their square filters way back in 2017 with the Irix Edge 100 system and they now offer a fairly decent range of NDs for both filmmakers and photographers.

The newest filters arrive in a Super Resistance (SR) variety, with toughened coatings that Irix says offers “outstanding protection” in harsh conditions while still providing accurate colour as well as good sharpness and contrast. Of course, they also feature their standard NANO coating to repel dirt and water.

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Irix announces the 21mm f/1.4 lens for Canon EF, Nikon F and Pentax K

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Well, I didn’t think we’d have to wait long after January’s Irix Cine 21mm T1.5 lens announcement before we’d see its photography counterpart, the Irix 21mm f/1.4. Now, the company has officially announced the new lens for Nikon F, Canon EF and Pentax K DSLR mounts. As with all of the Irix lenses, the optical makeup is identical to that of the cine version, although its exterior housing is quite different.

Like the T1.5 cine version, the f/1.4 variant is also a manual focus lens, in line with the rest of the Irix lineup, containing 15 elements in 11 groups with four ultra-low dispersion elements, four high reflectance elements and two aspherical elements. Irix says that the optical construction minimises distortion as well as coma, for you astrophotography types.

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Irix starts to bridge the focal length gaps with new Irix Cine 21mm T1.5 lens

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Irix have been producing some pretty outstanding lenses over the last few years for what they cost, bringing us 11mm T4.3, 15mm T2.6, 30mm T1.5, 45mm T1.5 and 150mm T3.0 macro (or f/4, f/2.4, f/1.4, f/1.4 and f/2.8 respectively for their photography alternatives). But there are a few noticeable gaps in that focal length lineup. Jumping from 15mm to 30mm is a pretty big leap.

Well, today, Irix has announced the new Irix Cine 21mm T1.5 to help bridge that gap a little. This full-frame lens offers the same level of quality and construction you’ve come to expect from the other lenses in the Irix lineup and Irix says that it’s built to offer the kind of detail and sharpness that something like 8K resolution video requires.

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