Canon CN-E 20mm T1.5 L F Cinema Prime – professional cine lens | Fotoplus
The Canon CN-E 20mm T1.5 L F Cinema Prime is a manual-focus, fixed focal length cinema lens designed to cover both Full Frame and Super 35 sensors. Built for Cinema EOS cameras and professional film productions, it delivers precise mechanical control, consistent optical performance, and seamless integration into cine workflows.
Its bright T1.5 aperture makes it ideal for low-light shooting, night scenes, and achieving a shallow depth of field with a cinematic look. The 11-blade iris produces smooth, natural bokeh with pleasing, rounded out-of-focus highlights.
Precision focus for cinematic control
A key feature of the CN-E 20mm T1.5 is its 300° smooth, continuous focus rotation, enabling highly accurate and repeatable focus pulls from close focus to infinity—essential for professional productions.
- Minimized focus breathing for consistent framing
- Standard 0.8 MOD cine gears for focus and aperture
- Smooth, uniform mechanical resistance for reliable operation
Robust optical and mechanical design
The advanced optical construction helps compensate for thermal expansion and contraction, ensuring accurate focus markings even under changing temperatures.
Dual-sided focus scales, with angled rear markings, provide excellent visibility for both operators and focus pullers in real-world shooting conditions.
- Dust- and drip-resistant construction for professional use
- Consistent size and ergonomics across the CN-E cinema lens lineup
- Fast lens changes and uninterrupted cine workflows
The Canon CN-E 20mm T1.5 L F Cinema Prime Lens is a manual focus prime lens that covers Full Frame and Super 35 sensor formats. The lens offers a maximum aperture of T1.5, useful when shooting in low light situations or when you want to capture that exceedingly shallow depth of field look. It has an 11-blade iris that provides round, out-of-focus highlights for a natural looking bokeh. The lens barrel features 300° of stepless, smooth rotation from close focus to infinity, giving you a high degree of precision and consistent focus.
The lens features standard cine lens gears and is designed to minimize focus breathing and also has innovative glass construction that counteracts barrel expansion and contraction to avoid temperature-induced marking discrepancies. It's dual focus, with markings on both sides of the barrel. The rear markings are on an angled surface, making it readable form either side of the camera. It also has a dust- and water-resistant housing to minimize maintenance during normal use.
Specifications
- Maximum Aperture: T1.5
- Lens Mount: Canon EF
- Lens Format Coverage: Full-Frame
- Angle of View: Full Frame Horizontal: 84°, Super 35 Horizontal: 63.2° Diagonal: 73.8°
- Filter Thread: 105 mm
- Minimum Focus Distance: 31 cm
- Aperture/Iris Blades: 11
- Image Stabilization: No
- Gear Standard: 0.8 MOD
- Gear Rotation: Focus: 300°
- Electronic Communication: Yes
- Diameter: Maximum: 118.4 mm, Front: 114 mm
- Length: 10.2 cm
- Weight: 1.2 kg
