Tokina Vista-C 105mm T1.5 Cinema Canon EF

Tokina Vista-C 105mm T1.5 Cinema Canon EF – Fast T1.5 Aperture with Vintage-Inspired Character

The Tokina Vista-C 105mm T1.5 Cinema lens for Canon EF is designed for filmmakers seeking a combination of classic optical character and modern technology. With its fast T1.5 aperture and distinctive image rendering, this lens is perfect for both professional and enthusiastic filmmakers looking to enhance their visual storytelling with a unique style.

Optical Properties

Vista-C primes offer a refined vintage aesthetic that truly enhances scenes with soft field distortion and natural light fall-off. The edges are softer, providing a smooth and pleasing bokeh. The lens is deliberately designed with slightly reduced contrast to create a more organic look, while the advanced coatings highlight warm red and blue flare tones and reduce green dominance, resulting in improved color rendition. Despite its vintage-inspired design, the lens has high central resolution, making it ideal for modern digital large format film cameras.

The fast T1.5 maximum aperture allows for working with shallow depth of field, perfect for creating drama in your images. Additionally, the lens shows virtually no focus change (focus breathing), supporting smooth focus pulls without distracting changes in the angle of view, which is crucial for professional film productions.

Coverage and Compatibility

The Vista-C series is designed to cover both full-frame and large format sensors. With an image circle exceeding 46.7 mm, this lens is suitable for "full-frame plus" cameras and also ARRI ALEXA 65 Open Gate. With focal lengths ranging from 18 mm up to 135 mm, this series offers options for a variety of scenes, from wide establishing shots to close-ups of portraits on large format sensors.

Mechanical Design and Handling

Mechanically, the Vista-C lenses are constructed with a robust metal housing to withstand professional use. They are available in several different mounts to fit various camera systems, making them flexible for different types of productions. Each lens in the series has the same outer form factor and consistent gear positions, facilitating quick lens changes, especially when using matte boxes and FIZ systems.

The lenses are equipped with cinema-standard features such as 0.8 MOD focus and iris gears, as well as approximately 300° focus rotation, providing precise manual control and enabling smooth, accurate focus pulls. The 9-blade curved iris contributes to creating soft, rounded out-of-focus highlights when stopped down, further enhancing the visual quality of your films.

Specifications

• Maximum Aperture: T1.5
• Minimum Aperture: T22
• Image Circle: >46.7 mm
• Mount: ARRI PL
• Focus/Iris Gears: 0.8 MOD
• Focus Rotation: Approx. 300°

Frequently asked questions

Does the product require phantom power?
No, the lens does not require phantom power.

What type of mount does the lens have?
The lens has an ARRI PL mount.

What is the maximum aperture for this lens?
The maximum aperture is T1.5.

How much focus rotation does the lens have?
The lens has approximately 300° of focus rotation.