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TLS CINEMA LENSES
TLS (True Lens Services), a UK-based company founded in the early 2000s, rehouses vintage optics with modern, ergonomic precision. They are renowned for preserving classic lens character while enabling reliable, production-ready performance in contemporary filmmaking. Cine Visuals carries the iconic TLS Canon K35 Lenses as well as many other lines.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalThis set combines K35, FD, and FD-X lenses built from the same FD optical lineage, covering both Super 35 and full-frame formats with consistent color reproduction. TLS rehousing standardizes mechanics across the set with matched front diameters, long focus throws, and production-ready durability.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalSuper 35 cinema primes built on FD optics, with gentle contrast, smooth highlight rolloff, and organic focus falloff refined for a controlled cinematic rendering. TLS housings add precise gearing, extended focus rotation, and the build quality expected for high-end production use.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalFull-frame primes carrying the signature FD character, sharp yet gentle with a natural warmth, rehoused by TLS into cinema bodies with long focus throws, de-clicked apertures, and consistent ergonomics across the set. Optically, they match directly to the K35s, making them the natural full-frame companion to that set.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalAn extension of the FD line, adding focal lengths not covered by the standard FD set while retaining the same Super Spectra-coated look and full-frame image circle. TLS housing ensures uniform handling and seamless integration with both the K35 and FD sets.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalThe TLS Petzval lenses are high-end ergonomic cine rehousings of the beloved Petzval Art still photography lenses crafted by Lomography with their swirly bokeh and artistic designs.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalTrue Lens Services’ rehousing of Leica R still photography glass, maintaining the sharp, warm rendering associated with the R series while adding two macro focal lengths, 50mm and 100mm. These lenses extend the range of the standard Leica R rehousing sets with additional close-focus capability.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalOne of the fastest optical designs in the lineup at f/0.95, rehoused by True Lens Services for full-frame cinema use. Large, creamy bokeh, expressive flares, and sharp imagery characterize the Noctilux’s rendering, and the TLS housing adds the focus throw and mechanics needed for motion picture operation.
- Super 35 | SphericalBausch & Lomb Super Baltar Lenses hail from the Golden Age of Hollywood as early to mid 20th century vintage optics. Remastered with high-end and trusted TLS rehousings.
- Super 35 | SphericalOriginal 1930s Speed Panchro glass, known for creamy contrast and warm rendering, rehoused by True Lens Services into modern cinema mechanics with industry-standard ergonomics. This approach preserves the original optical elements while bringing them into a contemporary production environment.
- Super 35 | AnamorphicTLS Lomo Round Front Anamorphics bring the iconic 20th century Soviet-era Lomo Round Front anamorphics into a modern-day production ready sturdy and robust rehousings.
- Super 35 | SphericalThe TLS Kowa Prominar Sphericals feature Kowa’s beloved Japanese New Wave organic rendering in high-quality modern housings by TLS for Super 35.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalThe same Zeiss Contax optical base rehoused by True Lens Services, with full-frame coverage and updated cinema mechanics. The TLS approach focuses on mechanical precision and consistency across the set.
- Super 35 | SphericalThe Super Speed optical design updated into modern robust housings by True Lens Services, maintaining the original glass while bringing the mechanics up to current production standards.
- Super 35 | SphericalThe B-Speed glass updated into modern cinema housings by True Lens Services, retaining the original optical design while adding current-standard mechanics and build quality.
- Full Frame LF/VV | SphericalTLS Vega Primes are clean and sharp modern optics designed by TLS with some falloff in the edges of the image circle for added character. Built with TLS’s robust and impressive mechanical design, they are high end lenses that match modern production needs.
What are TLS Cinema Lenses Known For?
True Lens Services, colloquially known as TLS, is a premier cinema lens rehousing company based in the Leicester, revered for bridging the past and present of optical design. Founded in the early 2000s, TLS specializes in the restoration and rehousing of vintage photographic and cinema optics for modern motion picture production. Their work centers on preserving the original character of historic glass while reengineering the mechanical housings to meet the rigorous demands of contemporary filmmaking workflows. Over the years, TLS has built a reputation as one of the most trusted names in lens engineering, known for precision, reliability, and an uncompromising respect for optical heritage. Their designs emphasize ergonomic consistency, smooth focus mechanics, and lightweight, production-friendly builds that allow vintage lenses to function seamlessly on today’s sets. Among the standout offerings carried by Cine Visuals are the TLS Canon K35 lenses, a legendary set reborn with modern housings that retain their dreamy, pastel rendering and gentle focus falloff while gaining the mechanical precision required for high-end production. Complementing them are the TLS Kowa Cine Prominar Sphericals, which bring a unique vintage character and expressive optical personality into a refined, unified housing system, exemplifying TLS’s philosophy of honoring the soul of classic lenses while elevating them for the filmmakers of today.