The Tokina 40mm T1.5 Cinema Vista Prime Lens, with a PL mount and focus scales marked in feet, provides an image circle that more than covers full-frame sensors and is designed to provide sharp images, even when up to 8K resolution. This 40mm 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, 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 lens barrel features approximately 300° of rotation from close focus to infinity, giving you a high degree of precision when pulling focus. The lens is designed to minimize focus breathing, and it features geared manual focus and iris rings. Markings on both sides of the lens barrel make it readable from either side of the camera.

Full-Frame    46.7mm Image Circle    Suitable for 8K Image Capture    Internal Focus Design    Virtually No Lens Breathing    300° Focus Barrel Rotation    T1.5 Aperture, Clickless 9-Bladed Iris    Weighs 5 Pounds    114mm Front Lens Diameter, PL Mount    Integrated Lens Support Foot

The 40mm T1.5 PL mount prime lens can focus 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 diameter and gear positioning on the focus and iris rings as the other lenses in the series, making lens switching quick and convenient. Additionally, the focus ring features approximately 300º of smooth rotation to help facilitate consistently accurate focusing, especially when pulling focus during a shot.

The lens 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 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. There is no electronic EF focus and aperture control option, correct? This would work well with RED cameras...

A: That is correct, this is a Cinema Lens that requires you to control the focus and aperture on the lens itself. If you have a RED camera with an EF mount this lens will work great with it.

Q: 2. what happens if I put this on my R5 with the adapter? any vignetting or will it just be wider than 100mm?

A: If the Meike 100mm T2.1 Super35 Cinema Prime Lens (EF Mount) is mounted on the Canon R5 in full frame mode, there will be vignetting as the lens is designed for Super 35 sized sensors. You can place the Canon R5 in crop mode in the menu as seen here: https://bhpho.to/3TkCU85, in order to crop the sensor to only capture the APS-C portion of the sensor to remove any vignetting.

Q: 3. How compatable is this lens with the 5D mark IV for stills?

A: This lens can be used for stills. However it will be completely manual, you will have to manually control the focus and adjust the Iris on the lens. You will not be able to control the lens on your camera.

Q: 4. Has anyone compared the Sigma Cine Primes vs Canon Cine Primes? Would love to hear if the canon is a better choice or the sigma

A: Both Canon and Sigma Prime lenses will offer fantastic images.

Q: 5. Does the 35mm CN-E lens have auto focussing?auto focus?

A: CN-E lenses are manual focus only

Q: 6. Will this fit and work properly on the Sony PXW-FS5 MK2?

A: With the proper EF to E mount adapter, the Meike 100mm T2.1 Super35 Cinema Prime Lens (EF Mount) would work well on the Sony PXW-FS5 XDCAM Super 35 Camera System.

Q: 7. Are canon prime lenses available in focus metric system?

A: Lens markings on this lens are in feet. However, focus markings can be switched to metric labeling if you send the lens to Canon for modification.

Q: 8. 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: 9. what is the filter size for screw on nd filters? thanks!

A: Canon's CN-E lenses do not have a filter thread on them. However you can use Schneider's 114mm SSLR to 4.5 Adapter Ring to put ND filters directly on the lens. They even make a kit that comes with the adapter and three ND Filters, B&H # SCCNDK.https://bhpho.to/2yCxRpi

Q: 10. Is the 35mm a full frame measurement of for the super35 sensor?

A: It will work on a super35 or full frame sensor. True 35mm on a full frame. Will look like a 52mm on a super35.