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optex CINEMA LENSES
OpTex was a UK-based optical company known for innovative specialty lenses, earning a strong reputation for inventive engineering and distinctive tools enabling unique cinematic perspectives. Cine Visuals carries the OpTex Excellence Probe.
- Super 35 | SphericalThe OpTex Excellence Probe is an early and incredible innovative periscope-style probe lens that brings the sharpness, detail, and immersive close-up imagery expected of probes with some of the additional vintage character of older glass.
What are OpTex Cinema Lenses Known For?
OpTex was a British optical company based in the United Kingdom, known for its innovative approach to specialty lens design. Founded by a group of experienced engineers and technicians, OpTex built a reputation as forward-thinking optical developers within the film and broadcast industry. They are best known for creating the OpTex Probe, a unique periscope-style lens system that enabled extreme close-ups and unconventional camera perspectives, before the company eventually dissolved. Despite their relatively niche output, OpTex earned a strong reputation for ingenuity and practical problem-solving in challenging shooting environments. Their optics are characterized by durable construction, distinctive perspective capabilities, and an ability to deliver sharp, immersive imagery in tight or otherwise inaccessible spaces. Cine Visuals includes the OpTex Excellence Probe in its inventory of highly curated lenses.