DZOFilm has introduced Arles, a brand-new line of quick, high-quality cinema prime lenses for full-frame cameras.
The 5 Arles lenses have focal lengths of 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, and 100mm. All of them provide a shiny T1.4 most aperture. Every has 16-bladed irises, promising easy bokeh.
Like many units of cinema lenses, every of the brand new Arles lenses presents constant iris and focus gear positions, making certain that videographers can simply swap lenses without having to tweak their setup and rig. All lenses have 270 levels of focus throw.
DZOFilm named its new lens sequence after Arles, a picturesque city in southern France that incessantly impressed the famed artist Vincent van Gogh. Apparently, whereas van Gogh is finest recognized for his work that veer removed from photorealism, DZOFilm’s Arles primes promise excessive constancy and correct visible illustration.
As CineD describes, the Arles line “opts for a medical look, emphasizing the best technical qualities.” This contrasts some cinema lenses that commerce a little bit of sharpness for a extra distinct, “cinematic” look.
“The inner lens construction makes use of sandblasting and anodizing methods to create a micro-level anti-reflective coating with ultra-low reflectivity, decreasing diffuse reflections. Even when taking pictures instantly towards the sunshine, the lenses ship clear and sharp photographs,” guarantees DZOFilm, including that every lens guarantees constant colour rendering.
By prioritizing picture high quality, DZOFilm’s engineers have needed to put quite a lot of giant glass inside the brand new prime lenses, which will increase their measurement and weight. The 25mm and 35mm primes have 14 parts in 12 teams, whereas the 50mm and 75mm have 13 parts in 9 teams. Rounding out the set, the 100mm prime has 13 parts in 9 teams.
Though exact weight varies by focal size, the sequence ranges from 1.4 to 1.9 kilograms (3.1 to 4.2 kilos). Every lens has a 95mm entrance diameter and accepts 86mm screw-on filters.
The DZOFilm Arles lenses don’t come cheaply, however their costs are very aggressive. Every lens is available in PL or EF mount for $2,149, though the Arles set may also be purchased in a complete bundle for $9,699. The mount will be modified, by the way in which. Exact, technical cinema lenses are costly, however DZOFilm appears eager to nook the “reasonably priced full-frame cine prime” market with its new Arles lenses.
In comparison with one thing like the Zeiss Nano Prime series, which presents very comparable focal size and aperture combos, albeit with a sixth 18mm T1.5 lens, DZOFilm’s Arles sequence is a relative cut price. The Nano Primes are $25,950 for the set, or nearly $5,000 individually.
After all, when it comes to new full-frame cinema lenses that provide essentially the most affordability, DZOFilm can’t fairly match NiSi’s Athena series of lenses, which had been introduced in April and cost just under $5,800, albeit with a slower T1.9 most aperture.
Picture credit: DZOFilm
