The new Tokina Cinema Vista ONE prime lenses were on display at NAB for the first time.
We got to put the 85mm T1.5 Vista ONE on a Nikon Z6 and grab a few shots. The lens produces beautiful flares and nice bokeh.
Vista One lenses are a new limited release version of the Vista Prime lenses featuring a new single coated front element and new lens barrel aesthetic design. The single coating allows for a reduction in contrast and increase in lens flare when off-axis lighting is used. When the lens is on-axis to the light source, the lens retains contrast and normal lens flare properties.
The single coating technology used on the Vista One lenses provides a good compromise between creating a unique look, and still maintaining contrast. This offers advantages over uncoated lenses that may provide too much reduction in contrast and less image control.
The Vista One lenses also have a series-exclusive premium grey color painted lens barrel with blue and white lens marking accents.
They will only be available on a single limited quantity release from Tokina Cinema USA. They will have to be purchased in a complete 6 lens set (18mm T1.5, 25mm T1.5, 35mm T1.5, 50mm T1.5, 85mm T1.5, and 105mm T1.5) and won’t be sold as one-off individual lenses.
The Vista ONE lenses look to be direct competition to Canon’s Sumire primes lenses.
Newsshooter has reviewed quite a few of the Tokina Cinema VIsta lenses. You can see those reviews below:
- Tokina Cinema Vista prime lenses review
- Tokina 18mm T1.5 Cinema Vista Prime Lens Review
- Tokina 18mm T1.5 Cinema Vista Prime Lens Review
Price & Availability
There is no indication of pricing or availability, but given the fact that they are only being made in very limited numbers, I would expect the Vista ONE lenses to cost more than the Cinema Vistas.
