Universal Vertical
Universal Vertical Cinema Lens Cases
One case. Your next lens set too.
Standardised 3-1/2″, 4-1/4″ and 5″ foam wells instead of foam cut around one lens set — so a single case carries dozens of cinema lens families, and still earns its place the day the glass changes. Three sizes cover 67 lens series.
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Will my lens fit?
Type your glass. We will tell you the hole size, then exactly which case to buy.
Three hole sizes, shown actual relative size
Measure the widest point of the barrel — usually the focus ring, not the front element. That single number picks the size. The count is only how many you carry.
3-1/2″
89 mm
22 series
4-1/4″
108 mm
15 series
Seven counts, one hole size. 14″ tall inside. Counts 5 and 7 are the 6- and 8-hole body with a square accessory pocket. dashed — past a 24″ cart doorway, a shipping case
5″
127 mm
30 series
Seven counts, one hole size. 14″ tall inside. Counts 5 and 7 are the 6- and 8-hole body with a square accessory pocket. dashed — past a 24″ cart doorway, a shipping case
Every series we have measured
| Manufacturer | Series | Fits | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angenieux | EZ-1 | 3-1/2″ | 3.47″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Angenieux | EZ-2 | 3-1/2″ | 3.47″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Angenieux | EZ-3 | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Angenieux | Optimo Anamorphic | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Angenieux | Optimo Prime FF | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Angenieux | Optimo Ultra | 3-1/2″ | 3.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| ARRI | Alura Zoom | Cut to fit | 5.63″ | published spec | Quote → |
| ARRI | Master Anamorphic | 5″ | 4.84″ | published spec | Cases → |
| ARRI | Master Prime | 5″ | 5.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| ARRI | Signature Prime | Cut to fit | 6.53″ | published spec | Quote → |
| ARRI | Signature Zoom | Cut to fit | 7.04″ | published spec | Quote → |
| ARRI | Ultra Prime | 4-1/4″ | 4.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Atlas Lens Co | Orion Anamorphic 2x | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Caldwell | Chameleon | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Canon | Canon FD (Cine-Mod) | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Canon | CN-E Cine-Servo | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Canon | CN-E Cinema Zoom | 3-1/2″ | 3.13″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Canon | CN-E Compact-Servo | 4-1/4″ | 3.66″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Canon | EF Cinema Prime | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Canon | RF Cine Prime | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Canon | Sumire Prime | 5″ | 5.00″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Cooke | Anamorphic/i | Cut to fit | 6.00″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Cooke | Panchro/i Classic | 5″ | 4.77″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Cooke | S4/i | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Cooke | S7/i | 5″ | 5.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Cooke | S8/i | Cut to fit | 5.75″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Cooke | Speed Panchro Series II/III | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Cooke | Varotal | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Cooke | Varotal/i FF Zoom | 5″ | 4.84″ | published spec | Cases → |
| DZOFilm | Tango Zoom | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| DZOFilm | Vespid Prime | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Fujinon | Box Lens HA Series (HD) | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Fujinon | Box Lens UA Series (4K) | 5″ | 4.75″ | case layout | Cases → |
| Fujinon | Cabrio | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Fujinon | HD Broadcast ENG Series | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Fujinon | HK Premier | 3-1/2″ | 3.13″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Fujinon | Premista Zoom | 5″ | 4.84″ | published spec | Cases → |
| GL Optics | Canon FD L (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.62″ | cut file | Cases → |
| GL Optics | Leica M (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.63″ | cut file | Cases → |
| GL Optics | Leica R (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| GL Optics | Lomo Spherical (Rehoused) | Cut to fit | 5.60″ | cut file | Quote → |
| GL Optics | Minolta Rokkor (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.63″ | cut file | Cases → |
| GL Optics | Pentax Super Takumar (Rehoused) | Cut to fit | 5.88″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Hawk | Hawk Anamorphic Zoom Series | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Hawk | MiniHawk Hybrid Anamorphic | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Kowa | Prominar Anamorphic | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Laowa | Nanomorph 1.5x | 3-1/2″ | 3.11″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Laowa | Probe | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Laowa | Ranger Compact Zoom | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Leica | Thalia | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Leitz | Henri | 5″ | 4.84″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Leitz | M 0.8 | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Leitz | Prime | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Leitz | Summicron-C | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Leitz | Summilux-C | 5″ | 4.50″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Leitz | Thalia | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| P+S Technik | Evolution 2x | 5″ | 4.84″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Richard Gale Optics | Clavius | Cut to fit | 6.50″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Schneider | Cine-Xenar III | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Sigma | Cine Zoom | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Sigma | FF High Speed Prime | 5″ | 4.75″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Sigma | FF High Speed Prime | 5″ | 4.75″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Sigma | High Speed Zoom | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Sirui | Aurora Anamorphic FF 1.6x | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Sirui | Saturn Anamorphic S35 | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Sirui | Venus Anamorphic FF | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Sony | FE Cine Zoom Series | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| TLS | Canon FD (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| TLS | Canon K-35 (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.75″ | case layout | Cases → |
| TLS | Canon Rangefinder (Rehoused) | Cut to fit | 5.75″ | cut file | Quote → |
| TLS | Cooke Speed Panchro Vintage (SP2/SP3) | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| TLS | Leica R (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| TLS | Minolta Rokkor (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.63″ | cut file | Cases → |
| TLS | Pentax Super Takumar (Rehoused) | Cut to fit | 5.88″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Tokina | Cinema ATX Zoom | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
| Tokina | Cinema Vista | 5″ | 5.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Tribe7 | Blackwing7 | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Compact Prime CP.2 | 3-1/2″ | 2.83″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Compact Zoom CZ.2 | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Lightweight Zoom LWZ.3 | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Master Anamorphic | 5″ | 4.84″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Master Macro | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Master Prime | 5″ | 5.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Milvus Cine | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Nano Prime | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Otus Cine | 4-1/4″ | 4.09″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Supreme Prime | 3-1/2″ | 3.25″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Supreme Prime Radiance | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | Ultra Prime | 4-1/4″ | 4.00″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Zeiss | ZEISS Batis | 4-1/4″ | 3.66″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | ZEISS Classic | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | ZEISS Loxia | 3-1/2″ | 2.79″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zeiss | ZEISS Supreme Prime Anniversaries | 3-1/2″ | 3.50″ | published spec | Cases → |
| Zero Optik | Canon FD (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Zero Optik | Canon Rangefinder (Rehoused) | Cut to fit | 5.75″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Zero Optik | Leica M (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.63″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Zero Optik | Leica R (Rehoused) | 5″ | 4.75″ | cut file | Cases → |
| Zero Optik | Nikon F-Series (Vintage Rehoused) | Cut to fit | 5.75″ | cut file | Quote → |
| Zero Optik | Pentax Takumar (Rehoused) | Horizontal | — | case layout | Quote → |
Nothing matched. It may not be measured yet — tell us what you run and we will put a caliper on it.
How to measure
The number that decides everything is the widest point of the barrel — on most cinema primes that is the focus ring, not the front element and not the PL mount.
Put a caliper or a tape across the barrel at its fattest point and read the diameter. If it lands within about 8 mm of a hole size, send it to us rather than guessing — that is inside our clearance, and we would rather measure it than have you find out on set.
Why universal
A case cut around one lens set is worth what that set is worth. The day the glass changes, the foam is scrap.
Your lenses change. The case does not.
Wells are cut to a standard diameter, not to a specific barrel. A 5″ case that carried Cooke S4/i last year takes Master Anamorphics this year without a new interior.
Three sizes instead of thirty configurations
A rental house standardising on three hole sizes stops maintaining a separate case spec for every lens family it owns — and stops re-ordering a bespoke case every time it buys new glass.
Re-orderable, not bespoke
Every configuration is a stock number. Reorder the same case in a year and it is identical, so a fleet stays consistent as it grows.
Resale value that survives a fleet change
A case that fits 67 lens series has a market. A case cut for one discontinued set does not.
Inside every case
Finger grips at 45°
Cut on opposing diagonals at every well, so a lens comes out with two fingers rather than a fingernail.
1-3/4″ hard riser
Cups the PL mount and lifts the lens so it seats against the base foam rather than resting on the mount.
Soft levelling circles
Stack under shorter lenses so a mixed set all makes contact with the lid foam.
Square accessory pocket
On the 5- and 7-lens configurations, the spare position takes a lens support, filters, shims or paperwork.
1-5/8″ desiccant holder
Cut into the corner of every insert. Fill it before a humid location or a long container leg.
Full-foam ELE lid
No cut-outs. Even pressure across every lens, so nothing shifts when the case is on its back.
2″ to the wall, 1-1/2 between
The spacing standard the shop cuts to. Enough foam between the glass and an impact to matter.
ATA 300 construction
0.25″ panels, 14″ of interior height, and CNC-cut foam — made in North Hollywood.
Why not a moulded case?
Both protect a lens. They are built around different problems.
We are not claiming a moulded case fails. We are saying it is not built to carry twenty thousand dollars of glass upright, on a truck, every week, for a decade.
Outfitting a rental fleet?
Standardise on three hole sizes instead of maintaining a case configuration for every lens family you own. Send us what is on your shelf — a list, a spreadsheet, a photo of the cage — and we will come back with how it breaks down across the three sizes, what needs cutting to fit, and what should travel horizontally.
Questions
How do I measure my cinema lens?
Put a caliper or tape across the barrel at its widest point and read the diameter. On most cinema primes that is the focus ring. Compare the number to our three hole sizes: 3-1/2 inch (89 mm), 4-1/4 inch (108 mm) and 5 inch (127 mm).
What part of the lens should I measure?
The widest point of the barrel — usually the focus or iris gear. Not the front element, and not the PL mount. The mount is narrower than the barrel on almost every cinema prime, so measuring there will send you to a case that is too small.
What if my measurement falls between two sizes?
Send it to us. Our wells run roughly 8 to 15 mm larger than the barrel they are cut for, so anything landing within about 8 mm of a size is inside our clearance and we would rather measure it than guess. Use the quote link and we will confirm the same day.
Can different lens brands share the same case?
Yes — that is the point of the system. The wells are cut to a diameter, not to a manufacturer. A 5 inch case takes Cooke S7/i, ARRI Master Anamorphic and Tokina Cinema Vista in the same six wells.
Can different lens families fit in the same case?
Yes, as long as every barrel clears the hole size and no lens is longer than 11-1/2 inches. Mixed sets are normal; the soft levelling circles bring shorter lenses up so the lid foam makes contact on all of them.
What is the maximum lens length?
Every case is 14 inches tall inside, which clears any prime up to about 11-1/2 inches long with the riser fitted. Longer glass needs a cut-to-fit interior or a horizontal case.
How is the lens supported inside the foam?
A 1-3/4 inch hard riser sits under each lens and cups the PL mount, so the lens is carried on the mount shoulder rather than resting on its barrel. Soft foam circles stack underneath to level a mixed set.
What does “cut to fit” mean?
The lens needs a well larger than our 5 inch standard, so the interior is cut to your specific set rather than taken from stock. That runs 14 to 21 business days and the quote includes a dimensioned drawing before anything is cut.
Why does my lens need a horizontal case?
Zooms, box lenses and broadcast ENG glass are long and heavy relative to their diameter, and travel better lying down in a rectangular interior than standing in a round well. The vertical system is a prime-lens product; we would rather say so here than after a quote.
Are these cases stocked?
Stock configurations are pre-made in black and held on the shelf. Cut-to-fit and custom builds are made to order.
How quickly do stock cases ship?
Stock configurations ship the same business day when ordered before the carrier cut-off. Cut-to-fit and custom builds run 14 to 21 business days.
Can I buy replacement foam later?
Yes. The insert is a separate part from the case, so a well can be replaced or a different hole size fitted into a case you already own. Ask for the configuration number on your case.
Can you verify my lens dimensions?
Yes, and we would rather you asked. We have measured 99 lens series so far, many of them from our own cut files. If yours is not listed, send the model and we will put a caliper on it.
Can a rental house standardise multiple lens sets on these cases?
That is what the system is for. Most inventories collapse onto three hole sizes, which means one case spec to reorder instead of a bespoke configuration per lens family. Send us your inventory and we will break it down.