Tokina Cinema has just announced a new series of lenses: the Vista-P. These lenses are based on the already available Vista Primes. Still, the Vista-P undergoes precise tuning at the factory, adjusting the placement of lens elements to create a more vintage look through the introduction of spherical distortion. If you already have Vista Primes, you can send them to their factory in Japan for a non-reversible conversion. So, let’s take a closer look at these! The Tokina Cinema Vista Primes were first introduced back in 2017. These lenses cover full-frame image sensors (46.7mm image circles), have a 114mm outside front diameter, a nine-blade iris, and are available in a plethora of user-interchangeable lens mounts, including PL, LPL, Sony E, EF, and MFT mount. With the recent release of the 21mm and 29mm, the Vista Primes lineup consists of 13 lenses, all with a maximum T1.5 aperture. The Tokina Cinema Vista lineup’s main drawback is that they are large and heavy. But having already shot with them, you can tell that it’s a serious piece of glass when you have them in hand, and the image coming out of them is superb. Over the past years, many affordable cinema lenses have been introduced and claim to have a “vintage look.” I tried a couple of these options, and while this is not generic, I can see a tendency to call some lenses “vintage looking” to hide an overall lack of sharpness, heavy chromatic aberrations, and much more. Tokina Cinema is...
Published By: CineD - Monday, 11 December, 2023