Infuse your full-frame cine-style footage with a unique look featuring vintage characteristics using the BLACKWING Tuned lenses from TRIBE7. Developed with modularly controlled distortion, each of the three series of these ARRI PL-mount lenses have distinct personalities that help you craft an atmospheric look for your story. TRIBE7 was founded as a collaboration between artist and Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Bradford Young, ASC, and motion picture camera and lens technologist Neil Fanthom.
Designed with a concept akin to the evolution of experimental music, each BLACKWING lens is based on an underlying level of distortion that is tuned to produce the desired resonance for the S-, T-, and X-Tuned series. Tuned parameters include sharpness, contrast, spherical aberration, roll-off, edge halation, and field curvature.
Used on commercials, series, and features with stunning visuals like Conclave, BLACKWING tuned lenses pair well with full-frame, cine-style cameras like the RED V-RAPTOR [X] 8K VV , ARRI ALEXA Mini LF , Sony VENICE , and the Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K . Cine-style features include a 14-blade aperture, 270˚ barrel rotation for precise focus pulls, 0.8 MOD focus and iris gears, and a 114mm front diameter across the series.
T-Tuned
Transient T-Tuned lenses feature noticeable contrast roll-off, heightened edge halation, and vibrant flaring produced by vintage-style, single coated optics. The 10 T-Tuned primes lenses are available singly and in a 6-lens set of 27, 37, 47, 57, 77, and 107mm lenses that can be expanded with a longer 137mm prime and wider 17, 20.7, and 23.7mm lenses. Each is tuned with a high level of light reactivity and exaggerated contrast roll-off that extends to the edge of the frame, creating a slightly softer, artistic look.
S-Tuned
Reminiscent of mid-20th century lenses like the Wray Unilite 50mm f/2, the Straight S-Tuned lenses are constructed with multilayer coatings that check the more assertive flaring of the T- and X-Tuned lines. These advanced coatings also produce a slightly sharper central image and smooth contrast roll-off across your frame.
X-Tuned
“X” for expressive—designed to create dreamy, near-ethereal images with exaggerated halation, the X-Tuned primes have selectively uncoated edges that reduce contrast in harder lighting conditions. Slight spherical aberration and focal plane curvature increase the perception of shallower depth of field.
For more information about these full-frame, cine-style lenses, including additional features, specs, and highlights, be sure to check out the detailed product pages for the TRIBE7 BLACKWING T-Tuned lenses.
