Bill Bennett, ASC

Cinematographer - Director of Photography


A Set of 3 Canon / Century Tilt Focus PL Lenses - For Sale

Originally built by Canon, this set of three lenses was converted by Century Precision Optics to fit a PL mount motion picture camera. The lenses more than cover the "Silent" or Full Super-35 Aperture. The price new from Century for each lens: $5,950 in 1999 dollars. The front and rear elements are clean and scratch free. Mechanically the focus and aperture rings are smooth and have no backlash. The tilt focus function is smooth as are all the locks for tilt and lens rotation. These lenses are pristine, with no wear marks or scratches in the housings. Front and rear lens caps are included. Also included, but not shown here, are three short pegs, 1" (2.4cm) long , that screw into the tilt knobs to facilitate tilting the focus during the shot if desired. An A&J camera case, which cost over US$250 is included. I am the original owner. This is my personal equipment and was never in rental house use. The lenses were maintained by the techs at Clairmont Camera, Studio City, California.


Canon / Century 24mm T4.0 PL lens. The glass and coatings are clean and scratch free.


Canon / Century 45mm T2.8 PL lens. The glass and coatings are clean and scratch free.


Canon / Century 90mm T2.8 PL lens. The glass and coatings are clean and scratch free.


The Set of 3 Canon / Century Tilt Focus PL lenses in the included A&J case.


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