ARRI Rental has quietly published on its website a very fascinating glass titled HEROES, which is a brand for dedicated lenses for certain cinematography missions. As ARRI Rental defines the HEROES: “Eclectic lenses with optical superpowers”. At first, the models launched are— T.ONE and LOOK large-format lenses. Check them out.

HEROES unconventional cinema lenses

ARRI Rental has presented this very intriguing glass by stating: “Eclectic lenses with optical superpowers”. As stated by ARRI Rental: “Comprising small sets of individually branded lenses, the HEROES collection is a wildly diverse group of oddballs and misfits that don’t adhere to the established norms of cine optics. Pick whichever HEROES best supplement your main lens series and use them for the quirkier visual requirements of your story”. The first HEROES are the T.ONE and LOOK large-format lenses. According to ARRI Rental, these models will be joined by further HEROES as the ARRI Rental lens development program continues to evolve and expand.

‘LOOK’ lenses

The ‘LOOK’ lenses offer cinematographers the privilege to dial in the detuned look, shot by shot. “Unique prime lens construction with a third lens ring that instantly and incrementally detunes the image, allowing the optical characteristics to be adjusted shot by shot, or even during a take” ARRI Rental states.

LOOK sample footage

Explore this reel below which demonstrates the different effects that can be achieved by rotating the look dial on LOOK lenses to various settings.

T.ONE lenses

Well, Zack Snyder might love these lenses. As ARRI says: “The first cine lenses to be truly useable at T1 with no drop in image quality, allowing you to work at low light levels with minimal depth of field for a creamy, dream-like look and stunning bokeh”. The T.ONE seems like an interesting choice for those who love to shoot wide open.

T.ONE sample footage

This piece shot at T1.0 demonstrates how well the T.ONE lenses perform wide open, and still get sharp and contrasty imagery. Check it out below:

Unfortunately, there is no added info regarding the HEROES. Not even a spec sheet. We’ll update the article when we get more details about this glass.

Would you like to try out the HEROES? Contact ARRI Rental here.