Undead Optics Aires 32mm T1.8

The Undead Optics Aires 32mm T1.8 belongs to the Aires series, a set of single-coated, rehoused vintage optics built around the character of the Aires 45mm f1.5, a Japanese lens from the 1950s. Undead Optics was founded in 2023 by documentary cinematographer Michael Koshkin to rehouse lesser-known vintage glass with distinctive personality, with the cine housings engineered by Eelco Roes of Burning Eye AV.

Being single-coated, the Aires 32mm renders with lower contrast, gentle highlight roll-off and painterly, characterful flares. Along with the pleasing colour rendition, oval hooped bokeh, and halation that feels like you have a 1/4 Pro-Mist in, it creates a strong “vintage” look when wide open that becomes much more subtle by T4, giving you options for the final image. The 32mm covers full frame, is in LPL mount and has a 95mm front diameter.

The 45mm in this series is also available to hire now.

The 58mm and 85mm are coming soon.