CENTURY PRECISION 3.5 MM FOR THE FUJICA ZC1000N. When wide isn’t wide enough.

Among the official accessories for the legendary Fujica ZC1000N is one of the finest wide-angle lenses ever made for small format filmmaking: the superb EBC Fujinon 5.5 mm f/1.8. Sharp edge to edge, with virtually no distortion and an impressive depth of field even wide open, it’s a lens that performs miracles — and even includes macro focusing.

But sometimes, even 5.5 mm isn’t quite wide enough.

In those rare instances, I reach for the crown jewel of my collection: the ultra-rare Century Precision 3.5 mm f/1.8, originally designed for 16 mm film cameras, but which adapts beautifully to the Fujica ZC1000N and the Single-8 format.

The result? Breathtaking. While it doesn’t quite match the razor-sharp definition of the EBC Fujinon 5.5 mm when used wide open, it opens up a whole new world of possibilities in tight spaces or when looking to push perspective to the extreme.

One caveat: the Century lens has no front thread for filters — which means it rarely leaves the studio. But when it does... it delivers.