Creative flow
Small, lightweight, and versatile,ARRIEnsō lenses deliver exceptional images in almost any conditions. The beautifully smooth and balanced native look can be tuned with Ensō Vintage Elements, which attach to the back of the lenses, allowing many different looks to be achieved with a single, cost-effective lens set.
ARRI Ensō lenses are named after, and inspired by, a circular Zen symbol. In Zen calligraphy, painting an ensō is a meditative practice that trains your mind to exist fully in the moment. You are engaged with your surroundings, but your thoughts are untroubled by anything beyond the act of creation.
This is an ideal state of mind on set, and it is only possible if you have complete trust in your tools.
Beautiful native look
I’ve been using the ARRI Ensō lenses on my current project and they’ve quickly become an essential part of my kit. For anyone looking to maintain cinematic quality while streamlining their setup, these lenses deliver.
Simon Ozolins ACS
Cinematographer
ARRI Ensō lenses blend a naturalistic look with a high-end commercial feel, all in a nimble package at an approachable price point. They have a polished yet intimate resolve, free from sterility or artifice. Their small footprint makes operating remotely or in tight places a breeze.
Aiden Ulrich
Cinematographer
I loved the Ensō Primes. The sharpness was perfect; the roll-off and bokeh were soft and smooth. The light weight and small size of the lenses made handheld shots easy. I loved the crazy close-focus distance and—most of all—the price point makes them a very appealing option.
Vijay Kartik Kannan
Cinematographer
The Ensō Primes were an ideal choice for our project. Their lightweight build and flexibility were crucial on such a demanding shoot. Whether on the high seas, wind battered land, or in studio interiors, the Ensō lenses delivered exceptional performance, perfectly complementing our vision.
Karl Walter Lindenlaub ASC
Cinematographer
Collaborating with a leading Japanese optics house, ARRI designed the Ensō lens series to deliver incredible image quality across a huge range of focal lengths, from 10.5 to 250 mm (350/500 mm with Ensō Extenders). Combining German engineering with Japanese optical excellence, Ensōs are a fusion of two cultures – adaptable and reliable, yet elegantly simple and pure of purpose.
Ensō Vintage Elements
We used the Ensōs clean for present-day scenes and then with the 350N Vintage Element to get a dreamy, vintage feel for scenes set in the past. With one set of lenses, we achieved distinct visual approaches for each time period while maintaining consistent contrast, skin tone, and texture.
Lali Rubio Panadès
Cinematographer
As a Steadicam operator, I really value the compact form factor of the Ensō Prime lenses. The new Ensō Vintage Elements system surprised me with its many creative possibilities; a new way to achieve the look you are looking for.
Ferran Vargas Bujan
Operator
We used the 200N Ensō Vintage Element predominately to make the viewer feel like they were being sucked into the intense world of our hero, then switched to the 200P when our character has a change of heart and mind, as the image needed to feel more harmonious and painterly.
Kate Cornish
Cinematographer
Exceptional close focus
These lenses are so unique. When shooting a subject super-close, almost at the pin, there isn't any image breathing when racking focus. That's unheard of with any other close-focus lenses I have ever used.
Michael Schrom
Cinematographer
At last, there is a consistent prime lens set that is calculated for digital sensors and enables close focus settings across all focal lengths. If you want different looks, you can create your optical preferences from a variety of rear Vintage Elements. Ingenious!
Tom Fährmann
Cinematographer
Fast and flexible on set
I’ve been shooting with the Signature Primes, which I love, and I needed something to run along with these that was more compact for handheld and stabilized work. The Ensōs were perfect; they are great right across the frame, with good close focus, nice flare characteristics, and a slightly vintage feel. I love them.
Ben Davis BSC
Cinematographer
The compact size and versatility of the Ensō lenses let us work in very tight spaces such as a car interior or inside a splash bag in the sea. Focal length changes were fast, as the rings are in the same position across the entire lens set, so we didn’t have to reposition the motors for each lens.
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Manu León
Cinematographer
I prefer to have a small, concise camera kit and lens package. I was shooting on a Steadicam and I loved that the Ensō lenses were small, with similar weights. I didn’t have to think twice about making lens changes in a small window of light because there was no re-balancing required.
Joanna Cameron
Cinematographer
ARRI proudly presents the new Ensō Prime lenses
In this Guided Tour, Art Adams, Product Specialist for Cinema Lenses, introduces the versatile and tuneable ARRI Ensō Prime series. With 14 focal lengths ranging from 10.5 mm to 250 mm (350/500 mm with Ensō Extenders), these lenses offer exceptional creative flexibility for every type of production.
Inspired by the circular ensō symbol from...
ARRI Ensō Prime lenses beautifully capture the subtle emotions and quiet moments that reveal life’s most personal stories. In this showreel we witness a journey of anticipation and introspection, where feelings are laid bare through the power of visual storytelling.
With their compact, lightweight, and flexible design, Ensō lenses reliably capture natural images in any shooting situation...
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...
ARRI Ensō Prime lenses draw inspiration from the Zen philosophy of being present in the moment. This brand film, shot by Tom Fährmann BVK, uses the amazing close-focus abilities of Ensō lenses to capture the movements of a master Zen calligrapher as she creates an ensō symbol.
The calligrapher’s narration reveals how the meditative practice of painting an ensō requires emptying the mind...
Ensō Prime lenses | Focal length | T-stop | Close focus | Length | Weight | Front diameter | ARRI LDS-2 & Cooke /i |
| EP10.5 | 10.5 mm | T2.8 | 0.27 m / 10.5" | 141 mm / 5.6" | 2.3 kg / 5.1 lb | 134 / 156 mm | ✓ |
| EP14 | 14 mm | T2.5 | 0.27 m / 10.5" | 141 mm / 5.6" | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lb | 134 / 156 mm | ✓ |
| EP18 | 18 mm | T2.1 | 0.20 m / 8" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP21 | 21 mm | T2.1 | 0.22 m / 8.5" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP24 | 24 mm | T2.1 | 0.23 m / 9" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP28 | 28 mm | T2.1 | 0.23 m / 9" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP32 | 32 mm | T2.1 | 0.25 m / 10" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP40 | 40 mm | T2.1 | 0.28 m / 11" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP47 | 47 mm | T2.1 | 0.32 m / 12.5" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.3 kg / 2.9 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP58 | 58 mm | T2.1 | 0.36 m / 14" | 117 mm / 4.6" | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP75 | 75 mm | T2.1 | 0.43 m / 17" | 123 mm / 4.8" | 1.5 kg / 3.3 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP105 | 105 mm | T2.1 | 0.59 m / 23.5" | 123 mm / 4.8" | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP150 | 150 mm | T2.5 | 0.77 m / 30.5" | 152 mm / 6.0" | 1.9 kg / 4.2 lb | 95 mm | ✓ |
| EP250 | 250 mm | T2.8 | 1.3 m / 4'2" | 207 mm / 8.1" | 2.9 kg / 6.4 lb | 114 mm | ✓ |
| EP250+1.4x | 350mm | T4.0 | 1.33 m / 4'4" | 241 mm / 9.5" | 3.5 kg / 7.8 lb | 114 mm | ✓ |
| EP250+2.0x | 500 mm | T5.8 | 1.34 m / 4'5" | 251 mm / 9.9" | 3.6 kg / 7.9 lb | 114 mm | ✓ |
