The Tokina 21mm T1.5 Cinema Lens PL Mount Feetwith a PL mount and focus scales marked in feet provides an image circle that more than covers full-frame sensors and it is designed to provide sharp images even when recording images at 8K resolution. This 21mm focal length lens shares the same form factor, lens gear position, focus rotation, and front barrel diameter as the other Tokina Cinema Vista prime lenses. This makes on-set lens changes a fast and efficient operation.

It features a maximum T stop of 1.5, which is useful when shooting in low-light situations or when you want to capture that exceedingly shallow depth of field look. The 9-bladed iris provides round, out-of-focus highlights for a natural-looking bokeh. The Cinema Vista Prime lenses are designed to minimize focus breathing and feature geared, manual focus and iris rings. Markings on both sides of the lens barrel make it readable from either side of the camera.

Covers Full-Frame Sensor Size    46.7mm Image Circle    Suitable for 8K Image Capture    Internal Focus Design    Virtually No Lens Breathing    T1.5 Aperture, Clickless 9-Bladed Iris    114mm Front Lens Diameter    Focus Marks on Both Sides of Barrel    Integrated Lens Support Foot

The 21mm T1.5 PL mount prime lens focuses images on a sensor with full 8K resolution and features a 46.7mm image circle, which easily covers standard-sized full-frame sensors.

The use of a 9-blade iris produces a smooth, round appearance to out-of-focus specular highlights. The iris also produces a pleasing bokeh, referring to natural-looking, out-of-focus areas of the image. The iris is manual and features smooth movement without click stops for smooth exposure adjustments while recording.

The lens has markings on both sides of the barrel, making it easy to read focus and aperture settings from behind or from either side of the camera.

The lens shares the same front lens diameters and gear positioning on the focus and iris rings as the other lenses in the series, making lens switching quick and convenient.

It is designed to minimize variations in the angle of view while focusing, a phenomenon known as focus breathing. This feature is extremely important while pulling focus, especially on static shots, where focus breathing is more noticeable.

The lens features threading on the front of the lens to accommodate 112mm screw-on filters. This feature allows the camera operator to add filters over the lens without taking up a filter stage in a matte box.

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How much purple fringing is there with this lens (at each aperture)?

A: I'm sorry to say we are not aware of any testing done with that lens which would go in to such specific details regarding the look at every aperture.

Q: 2. what if I use this with super 16 lenses and an MFT imager or super 35 imager?

A: The Tokina PL to PL Mount 1.6X Expander is for Super35 format PL lenses with full-frame 6-8K HD PL-mount cameras. There is no information as to use with other lenses.

Q: 3. does this cover 8k resolution?

A: Rokinon Xeen 24mm T1.5 Lens for Canon EF Mount have sensor coverage of up to full frame. Please review the chart below to see if your sensor size is supported. We also suggest the Rokinon Xeen CF models which do support 8k sensor sizes. Rokinon XEEN CF 24mm T1.5 Pro Cine Lens (E-Mount) BH #ROCFX24NEX Specs and coverage: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/543170.pdf

Q: 4. CAN the tokina 1.6 pl to pl Mount expander be used to canon cn-e 14.5-60 mm t/2.6 pl Mount cine lens? Country of origin of the tokina 1.6 expander,regards dr asok

A: It can be used. However, note the rules of phyics still apply and realize that image quality may be impacted. Tokina suggests using fast, T 2.0 lenses with this and the lens you are asking about is T/ 2.6. It should look fine for most uses. The country of origin is Japan.

Q: 5. What is the difference between this "Vista Cinema Prime" versus the "Vista One" versions of the same lens?

A: Vista prime are involved in a more sophisticated quality control standard Vista Prime lenses will have the front element, and mechanical parts changed to Vista One single-coated elements and premium space grey mechanical parts. The lenses are calibrated to factory specifications and checked for optimal performance.

Q: 6. is this the new Xeen cinema prime lenses optimized for 4K that were just announced?

A: Please see link for all the new Xeen Cine Lenses currently available.http://bhpho.to/1L38rS8The Xeen line represents a huge leap in making true cine style lenses available for indie filmmakers. Beating some of the more expensive competition, the Xeen line covers Full Frame, not just Super35. While there is no mention about 4K compatibility at this time, it is my opinion these will perform well with 4K cameras.

Q: 7. How is the depth of field of this lens? Is it a deep focus lens when stopped down to say 8 or 11 or 16?

A: The depth of field will vastly increase when stopping down the IRIX 21mm T1.5 Cine Lens (Canon EF, Feet) past T8 while retaining sharpness.

Q: 8. Using this lens in a BMPCC 6K Pro woudl be the equivalent of using a 35mm (aprox) in a full frame camera?

A: On the 6k Pro, it would be equivalent to 32.76mm.

Q: 9. will this Tokina PL to PL Mount 1.6X expander work whit sigma cine zooms 18-35mm and 50-100mm?

A: Tokina has not made a list of compatible lenses. Supplied with the expander is a gauge so you can check before hand. If you have the lenses, but not the Expander, you can measure 20mm from the tip of the lens to the flange. If longer, no, you cannot use the Expander. If shorter, yes, you can use the Expander. They do say that most PL Zooms such as the ones you are asking about will fit while many PL Primes will not.

Q: 10. Does this lens have /i or LDS support?

A: no this does not support Cooke-i or ARRI LDS