DZOFilm Gnosis Macro 24mm T2.8 LPL/PL & EF Mount (VV/FF)

A 0.8× reproduction ratio means an object 10 mm wide spans 8 mm of the sensor. The DZOFilm Gnosis Macro 24mm T2.8 LPL/PL & EF Mount (VV/FF) reaches it at 0.155 m from the sensor plane, where a full-frame sensor records about 45 × 30 mm, so a hand-tied fishing fly in its vice fills most of the frame. Yet the view stays wide: 83.8° diagonally on full frame, 88° across the 46.5 mm image circle on VistaVision sensors. That pairing defines a wide-angle macro cine lens. Behind the fly, feathers, spools and tools stay recognisable, where a 90 mm macro would blur them into colour.

Working that close has consequences. Subtract mount depth and barrel from the official figure and about a centimetre remains in front of the glass at minimum focus, so the 114 mm front shades anything lit from camera position; light comes from the side, from below through a light table, or through a translucent subject. At T2.8 and 0.8×, depth of field is around half a millimetre, roughly 1.3 mm at T8. A 300° focus rotation spreads those fractions over a long arc, and the iris covers T2.8 to T22 in 62°, about 10° per stop for a lens motor. DZOFilm cites a flickering eyelid or a reacting pupil, ready-made inserts for a thriller or music video.

Twelve elements in ten groups, three high-index and two low-dispersion, hold lateral colour down on a polished hook against a dark backdrop. Sixteen iris blades keep defocused highlights round, and DZOFilm rates breathing as minimal. Focus runs to infinity, so the same lens frames the angler casting on the river.

This version has a metric focus scale and ships with the LPL mount fitted (44 mm flange). PL (52 mm) and EF (44 mm) bayonets, mounting hardware and shims travel in the hard case, so one lens moves between ARRI LPL bodies, a PL camera such as the Sony VENICE 2 and EF setups. Clip-on matte boxes grip the 114 mm front, the M105 thread takes screw-in filters, 0.8 MOD gears serve focus and iris, and a 3/8"-16 thread underneath accepts a lens support. Front, filter, gear pitch and T-stop match the Gnosis 32, 65 and 90 mm, so a set changes focal length without re-rigging. On product and nature jobs, one lens covers the insert table and the wide.