DZOFilm 65-280mm T2.9-3.5 Tango S35 Zoom & 12mm T2.8 Vespid Prime First Look

At Cine Gear 2023, we caught up with DZOFilm to look at their brand new 65-280mm T2.9-3.5 Tango S35 Zoom & 12mm T2.8 Vespid Prime lens.

The 65-280mm T2.9-3.5 Tango S35 Zoom looks to be an interesting lens with a nice focal range. It weighs in at 3.9kg / 8.6 lb which does make it quite heavy, although that is to be expected for a zoom lens with this focal range and T stop.

I had a quick play with the lens at the show and it appears to have the same type of characteristics as other DZOFilm zooms. DZOFilm told us that the lens would be available to purchase in August, but they are yet to set a price.

The 12mm T2.8 Vespid Prime joins the already existing 16/21/25/35/40/50/75/100/125mm lenses in the series.

By Matthew Allard ACS

Matthew Allard is a multi-award-winning, ACS accredited freelance Director of Photography with over 30 years' of experience working in more than 50 countries around the world.

He is the Editor of Newsshooter.com and has been writing on the site since 2010.

Matthew has won 49 ACS Awards, including five prestigious Golden Tripods. In 2016 he won the Award for Best Cinematography at the 21st Asian Television Awards.

Matthew is available to hire as a DP in Japan or for work anywhere else in the world.