Ultra Baltar Lenses

Bausch & Lomb's fastest cinema prime series, designed with wider apertures than the Super Baltars. Produced in limited quantities during the 1960s and 70s, making them rare and highly sought after. Known for pronounced halation and a distinctly dreamy rendering.

Artists who use this(1)

Ed Lachman

Connection note

Original 1930s Baltars rehoused by Zero Optik. "The charm of the original Baltar glass is that those lenses had fewer glass elements and coatings that were very simple"

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Last updated March 20, 2026