ARRI Tech Talk: Ensō Prime Lenses – Creative Flow

There are many ways in which ARRI Ensō Prime lenses expand creative possibilities on set, from the customizable looks enabled by Ensō Vintage Elements to the exceptional close focus abilities resulting from a 1:4 magnification ratio.

In this Tech Talk, Sean Dooley, Product Marketing Manager, guides you through everything you need to know about Ensō lenses. He covers the 14 available focal lengths, the compact and uniform lens housings, and the way Ensō Vintage Elements allow filmmakers to adjust bokeh and focus fall-off to suit the creative requirements of any project.

00:00 Intro
00:53 Size, weight & mechanics
03:31 Innovations at the rear
04:47 LPL Mount
05:45 Robust and reliable
06:36 Magnification ratio of 1:4
09:37 LDS-2 & /i
10:40 Ensō Vintage Elements
14:12 Automatic diopter compensation
19:16 Sets, delivery & servicing

[OllieDowson]

Sean is the only person I can listen to for 20 mins talking about glass. Love the videos, Keep it up! :)

[piggytje]

I have said it before, the guys that work at ARRI seem to be the chillest people to work with. You explain so nice!

[costa_konstantinou_dp]

I'm not in the market for buying any of the stuff Sean presented in the last couple of years on this channel (although I occasionally rent some of it for a commercial project) but man, do I love to watch his enthusiastic presentations!!! Always looking forward to the next invention/video ;-)

[digiwizard]

Sean you're the best! Absolutely love your vibe, absolutely no chance in my life I will ever operate an ARRI but I could watch you talk about cameras forever

[ashley.caldwelldp]

Love this. Amazing work in presenting this information Sean. Eager to try a set of these one day soon! 👌

[YeahWhiplash]

Looking forward to seeing these at a rental house in LA and doing some lens tests with them!

[emanuelmay]

Wake Up Babe ARRI just dropped new lenses

[earthlevel]

beautiful! now we just need that new affordable camera to pair them with:)

[toddpeterson]

How would you compare the look of these versus Signatures? Overall, these look like a great, modern replacement for the Ultra Primes. You lose a bit of speed, but gain a ton of new features. Hoping that they work well with the Venice too

[teiturardal]

Nice intro! Will there be a more in-depth description of what's under the hood?

[benjhaisch]

Just a cool $87k for the 6 lens kit.

(And yes, I know how much cinema lenses cost)

[Ifatc]

Do Enso Primes have a telecentric optical design like the Signature Primes?

[FuneralLiveStream]

What is the best way to use these on Canon RF cameras like the C80 and C400?

[smithjabi]

It amazes me how companies neglect to mention pricing of their products after making a compelling presentation

[rawcammm]

In what metric is this adorable is 40k a set of 3 that’s crazy I’m glad blazar anamorphic exists.

[ephemere]

T is not mentioned, i see a t2.1 on one of the lenses, are they all t2.1?

[mfjae]

Went on the website link and nothing on there

[disco]

I was born in the United States and I HATE THE IMPERIAL SYSTEM! It makes NO sense! Metric is much easier. I have mental fits whenever I go to a hardware store. We were supposed to use it but just use it when buying soda. Insane.

[VariTimo]

Ohh you shouldn’t have said Ultra Prime. Just get used Ultra Primes instead of these. They seem to look better and are cheaper. They’re also PL for more flexibility and funnily enough, they cover full frame.

[---usqf]

Muahahahahaha ha!

1-4 magnification ratio on ALL enso lenses. Perfect for shooting insects in close-up.