Tokina Vista-P Line Adds New Focal Lengths

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Tokina Vista-P Line Adds 40mm, 65mm, 105mm, and 135mm Focal Lengths

Vintage lenses are taking over Hollywood! Two of the most visually impressive films from the past six months—Poor Things and Dune: Part Two—both utilized old rehoused glass in key scenes for super swirly bokeh and significant edge distortion. But what if you want that spherical distortion without the drawbacks of lenses built half a century ago? Tokina Cinema’s Vista-P line has you covered, offering a vintage look while maintaining center sharpness, color consistency, and a large image circle. Tokina just added four new focal lengths to the celebrated line—a 40mm, 65mm, 105mm, and 135mm, all still T1.5—making the series a complete solution for high-resolution modern cinema cameras.

The standard Vista Primes are still regularly used on major television and film sets, but Tokina saw the vintage wave and wanted to put their own spin on it. Thus, late last year, they launched their Vista-P series, a collection of vintage-inspired variants of their popular Vista Primes. With the Vista-P lenses, Tokina was able to achieve a Helios-44 or Petzval-style affect with swirly edges, lower contrast, and more pronounced bokeh.

The major draw of the Vista-P series is that, unlike most vintage lenses, Vista-P lenses can cover full-frame and Vista Vision sensors (thus the name). No more cropping in or field of view sacrifices. Stop down the aperture and you lessen the distortion, allowing you to dial in an exact look shot by shot. Available in PL, LPL, Sony E, EF, and MFT mounts, the lenses found an instant fan base in the high-end filmmaking community.

The original Vista-P drop was available in 18mm, 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, and 85mm focal lengths, all T1.5. With today’s announcement, Tokina looks to fill out the series even further, especially on the telephoto end. The new focal lengths should help the Vista-P series become a one-stop solution for any kind of production, giving cinematographers more freedom on what kind of angles they can capture. The new lenses slot seamlessly into the existing line, with the same 46.7mm image circle, 114mm front diameter, 112mm filter thread, and 300° focus rotation.

Keep in mind: These are large, heavy, pricey lenses, more likely to be seen at a rental house than on the shelf of your average videographer, but for shooters who want idiosyncratic images out of large format cinema cameras, the Vista-Ps are an increasingly popular and appealing choice.

For more information on Tokina’s updated Vista-P lineup, including detailed information about specific features, specs, and highlights, be sure to check out the detailed product pages for each lens. Or drop us a line below, and we’ll do our best to reply to your comments and questions.

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