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Richard Gale Clavius 28mm T2.0
Richard Gale Clavius 38mm T2.0
Richard Gale Clavius 58mm T2.0
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Richard Gale Clavius

Prime - Spherical - Full Frame

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The Richard Gale Clavius set comes with 4 very unique spherical primes – including the now legendary vintage Russian 58mm T2.3 Helios. Its beautiful swirling bokeh and pronounced lens flares have given the lens a cult following among filmmakers and portrait photographers alike. These lenses maintain the Helios’ beautiful bokeh and flares, but expands the focal lengths across 4 lenses. You can take your creativity in another direction, with interchangeable aperture inserts, giving your footage anamorphic bokeh, but with the ease and price of spherical. Match these lenses with Cine Visuals other eclectic rental offerings, such as Lomo square fronts or original Baltars to complete a characterful and vintage look. Richard Gale Optics has been developing this lens set for years, and the latest housings are excellent. Long, buttery smooth focus throw, true internal focus, and 95mm fronts, that work with all standard matte boxes. These lenses offer a completely unique aesthetic and modern mechanics, perfect to compliment vintage offerings or help a production looking to stand out.

Focal Length
T-Stop
Type
Format
Front Diameter
Lens Mount
Metadata
Iris Blades
Image Circle

Era / Generation
Contrast & Tonal Character
Sharpness & Resolution
Focus Fall‑Off / Transition
Iris & Bokeh Quality
Flare & Highlight Behavior
Handling & Ergonomics
Build & Modifications
Cinematic Heritage & Credits

*Refer to Technical Specifications table. Not the same for all focal lengths.

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Technical Specs Table

T-Stop

Type

Format

Front Diameter

Lens Mount

Metadata

Close Focus (ft)

Close Focus (m)

Weight (lbs)

Weight (kg)

Length (in)

Length (mm)

Iris Blades

Image Circle

Front Filter

Rear Filter

Horizontal Angle of View (Full Frame)

Horizontal Angle of View (S35)

Focus Rotation

T2.0

Spherical

Full Frame

95 mm

–

15"

0.38 m

2.75 lbs

1.25 kg

–

43.5 mm

Screw-in Filter: M86 x 0.75

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Full Frame

95 mm

–

13"

0.33 m

2.50 lbs

1.13 kg

–

43.5 mm

Screw-in Filter: M86 x 0.75

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Full Frame

95 mm

–

20"

0.51 m

2.00 lbs

0.91 kg

–

43.5 mm

Screw-in Filter: M86 x 0.75

–

270°

T2.0

Spherical

Full Frame

95 mm

–

40"

1.02 m

2.75 lbs

1.25 kg

–

43.5 mm

Screw-in Filter: M86 x 0.75

–

270°

Image Performance

Handling & Adaptability

The inclusion of a single aspheric optical element makes it visually compatible with both the multi-aspheric Leica Summilux-C and the spherical Leica Summicron-C primes. With nine lenses in six groups and apochromatic correction, outstanding resolution and contrast can be achieved all the way to the edge of the frame.