Tokina 50-135mm T2.9 Mark II lens has been one of the new lenses at Tokina’s IBC booth. It features a compact design, covers super35 sensors, and offers the same 95mm diameter and same gear rings position as Tokina 11-20mm T2.9 cinema zoom lens. The new 50-135mm lens will cost around $3,500 and should start shipping in early 2020. Tokina cinema lenses portfolio includes the original Vista prime series, the Vista One prime lenses (announced earlier this year), 100mm macro lens, and few zoom lenses. At IBC 2019, Tokina showed its new 50-135mm T2.9 MKII cinema zoom lens and the Tokina 135mm T1.5 Vista prime. If you are interested in the new 135mm T1.5 Vista prime lens, check our other article. In this article, we only focus on the new super35 50-135mm T2.9 cinema zoom lens. Tokina 50-135mm T2.9 Mark II Cinema Zoom Lens The new Tokina 50-135mm T2.9 Mark II cinema zoom lens features a compact design. It is an update to the original 50-135mm T3 cinema zoom lens from Tokina. It features an all-metal mechanical housing with industry standard 0.8 MOD cinema gears, 300 degree focus throw, updated T2.9 iris, and 95mm front diameter for common cinema accessories. Its optical structure produces a 31.2mm image circle, which is enough for super35 (APS-C) sensors. The position of focus and iris rings as well as 95mm diameter matches the Tokina 11-20mm T2.9 cinema lens. Both lenses in the series feature an interchangeable mount between PL, EF, Sony E, MFT, and Nikon...
Published By: CineD - Tuesday, 24 September, 2019