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DZOFILM Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Cinema Lens for PL & EF Mount

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Key Features

  • Capture stunning visuals with this 16mm cinema lens, perfect for wide shots.
  • Achieve beautiful bokeh with the T2.8 aperture range on this prime lens.
  • Enjoy durable build quality with this DZOFILM lens, designed for reliability.
  • Get precise manual focus with a smooth 270° rotation angle, ideal for filmmakers.
  • Experience exceptional image quality across a full-frame sensor with this lens.
  • Create cinematic masterpieces with this 16mm lens, offering both PL & EF mount.
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Shopper : Why Did You Choose This?LUCA D : The fall-offFRANKLIN W : Has from what I can see a good natural look that won’t brake the bank and are super light weight to use with a lot of different filming types.DAVID T : add to existing lens kits I ownMARLON P : Complete my setWAYNE G : Complete my Kit

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2022-09-07T08:20:46

Rated 5 out of 5

Love them

I love it! Amazing on black and brown skin tones. Looking forward to buying and owning the whole set. Yes, there's CA but my audience wouldn't be looking out for it. Good tools, good stories. I own the 25mm and 90mm Macro

Rodgers G.

2022-06-19T08:17:15

Rated 5 out of 5

Great Lens set!

Love these lenses! Very well built, fast, compact, matching focus/iris rings across all lenses and outstanding optical quality. I?m using them on my BMPCC 4K with Metabones and BMPCC 6K pro. But I can also use them with my medium format Fujifilm GFX 100s in video mode (not so much in photo mode). Only the wider lenses have some minor vignetting that I can correct in post. Great set of lenses!

Brent P.

2021-12-20T07:55:29

Rated 5 out of 5

GREAT Value!

Well built Lens with smooth gears. Very little aberration at the edges.

Joshua A.

2021-11-30T12:30:22

Rated 5 out of 5

great deal

Absolute best bang for the buck in full frame cine primes. Better than most lenses costing 3x as much.

JOSE A.

2021-11-08T09:23:31

Rated 5 out of 5

Worth it

Love these so far! They are changing the way I shoot. In the best possible way.

JOSIAH G.

2021-08-16T10:07:44

Rated 4 out of 5

Pretty Good!

Just went out and tested this and the 75mm. Thoroughly loved the fact that it had character and wasn't too clinical. Wanted to test these two before I got the whole set. I'll be adding more and more of the primes as time goes on. Impressive for the very low price.

CHARLES T.

2021-07-14T09:43:19

Rated 5 out of 5

Best for the price

Unbelievable lens for the price?buy them now because they are going to do nothing but increase in price I promise you.

Jennifer C.

2021-06-21T09:02:16

Rated 5 out of 5

Vespid is a sleeper

Great wide angle lens! Nice character when wide open.

PATRICK L.

2021-06-15T08:46:08

Rated 5 out of 5

Big Dog, Small budget.

Fantastic lens. One of the best purchases I?ve made thus far. You can?t beat the price, and it competes with the bugs dogs.

DYLAN H.

2021-06-04T08:26:39

Rated 5 out of 5

Amazing Vespid Prime Set

These lenses are amazing. I?ve shot through the years on Cooks, angeniuex, canon CNE?s, Zeiss and many many more and these lenses are some of the best and can hang if not exceed some of the others on my list!! Way to go Vespid?s!

ARIK L.

2021-05-21T09:25:26

Rated 5 out of 5

Get them!

Really love these lenses after first couple uses. Amazing quality for a great price.

ZAC E.

2021-05-12T06:58:21

Rated 5 out of 5

Great kit, great price!

Awesome Prime Set! Very surprised by the rock solid build quality. Love the look, very little breathing.

PETER S.

2021-03-27T22:49:15

Rated 4 out of 5

So pleasantly surprised...

These are shockingly good for the price. Image quality is very impressive. Zero breathing. Excellent dampening & solid construction while staying very lightweight. A nice blend of modern sharpness/mechanics with a vintage aesthetic. Pleasing flares. Creamy bokeh & consistent color across the line. Useable wide open, sharp (where it counts), minimal distortion, & well-controlled contrast. When they release the 16mm, this will be a perfect set. Literally, my only complaint is a powerful ammonia odor from the adhesives in the case & what I can only describe as some sand (?) in the case? I can?t explain that. Also, they apparently aren?t weather-sealed but, for the price, that?s not shocking, is it? These have far exceeded my expectations.

Dylan S.

2021-03-27T22:46:57

Rated 4 out of 5

So pleasantly surprised...

These are shockingly good for the price. Image quality is very impressive. Zero breathing. Excellent dampening & solid construction while staying very lightweight. A nice blend of modern sharpness/mechanics with a vintage aesthetic. Pleasing flares. Creamy bokeh & consistent color across the line. Useable wide open, sharp (where it counts), minimal distortion, & well-controlled contrast. When they release the 16mm, this will be a perfect set. Literally, my only complaint is a powerful ammonia odor from the adhesives in the case & what I can only describe as some sand (?) in the case? I can?t explain that. Also, they apparently aren?t weather-sealed but, for the price, that?s not shocking is it? These have exceeded my expectations.

Dylan S.

2021-03-16T11:41:28

Rated 5 out of 5

Impressed

The lenses are better than expected! We are quite happy to have them. I want to commend Shelby A. in customer support; without her diligence and perseverance we would not have these lenses. Due to an issue between my legal first name and the name I actually use (middle name) there was a glitch between the Adorama credit card and company. Shelby worked VERY hard to figure out the issue and I was greatly impressed. Definitely plan to continue ordering from and recommending this company!

FABIAN M.

2021-02-25T07:15:51

Rated 5 out of 5

These should cost twice as much.

Amazing quality for the price. For full frame cinema primes they are very compact and light weight. The build quality is superb and will be right at home on any demanding production. Flare is also very controlled for lenses at this price point.

Matt D.

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DZOFILM Vespid Prime Specifications

  • Focal Length

    16mm

  • Lens Mount

    PL & EF Mount

  • Min. T-stop

    T2.8

  • Aperture Range

    T2.8-T22

  • Flange Distance

    52

  • Close Focus Distance to CCD

    10" (0.25m)

  • Largest Supporting Format

    46.5 Full Frame

  • Iris Ring

    Manual (Rotation angle 50 Degree)

  • Focusing Ring

    Manual (Rotation angle 270 Degree)

  • Front Diameter

    3.15" (80mm)

  • Blades of Diaphragm

    16

  • Dimensions (Dia. x L)

    3.15 x 3.43" (80 x 87mm)

  • Weight

    Approx.: 32.8 oz (930g)

  • UPC Code

    842463104082

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Kit StyleBaseBaseBase
FormatFull FrameFull Frame, VistaVisionFull Frame
Lens TypeWide AngleWide AngleWide Angle
Fixed Focal Length16mm24mm35mm
Lens MountPL & EF MountPL MountCanon EF Mount, PL Mount
Maximum ApertureT2.8T1.9T2.1
Zoom Focal LengthNANA-
Focus TypeManual FocusManual FocusManual Focus

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FEATURED REVIEWS

Worth it

By JOSIAH G.

Love these so far! They are changing the way I shoot. In the best possible way.

Love them

By Rodgers G.

I love it! Amazing on black and brown skin tones. Looking forward to buying and owning the whole set. Yes, there's CA but my audience wouldn't be looking out for it. Good tools, good stories. I own the 25mm and 90mm Macro

Become a master of cinematic storytelling with the Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Cinema Lens for PL & EF Mount. This high-quality, professional lens is designed specifically for full-frame cameras, offering filmmakers and photographers a versatile tool for capturing stunning wide-angle shots.

This durable lens is compact and portable, making it an ideal choice for documentary shooting and other on-the-go filming scenarios. Like its namesake, the Vespid, it's nimble and agile, easily adapting to a variety of shooting conditions. Whether you're working with a single unit or a whole group, this lens delivers swift, vigorous performance.

The Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Cinema Lens is your reliable filming partner. It offers a negligible breathing effect, creating an immersive scene that pulls viewers into the heart of the action. The lens also features neutral color rendering, producing fine, soft skin tones that accurately represent the actual image. This makes it a perfect companion for both A-roll and B-roll footage.

The lens's APO design ensures gentle sharpness and vivid clarity, generating a cinematic feeling while expressing organic look and fine details. It also boasts natural and elegant flare characteristics, along with a modern and neutral color rendition. Despite its ultra-compact and portable design, this lens delivers full-frame compatibility, providing corner-to-corner, ARRI LF open gate coverage.

With 16 diaphragm blades, the Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Cinema Lens creates pleasing round bokeh. The out-of-focus areas will be silky smooth, with perfectly circular shaped bokeh. A 270-degree focus throw allows for fine-tuning of your focus, ensuring critical sharpness in every shot.

Experience the exceptional build quality you'd expect from a high-end cinema lens. This lens offers perfectly controlled focus breathing and chromatic aberration, ensuring a balanced and harmonious rapport between scenes and the final effect. Witness a new era in motion picture optical design with the Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Cinema Lens, a lens that delivers incredible performance at a staggeringly low price.

DZOFILM Vespid Prime Features

  • 16mm lens has an image circle that covers a full-frame sensors
  • Negligible breathing effect, creating an immersive scene
  • Neutral color, fine and soft skin rendering, represent the actual image
  • 16-Blade Iris, the out of focus areas will be silky smooth with perfectly circular shaped bokeh
  • 270 Degree focus throw means you can fine tune your focus and achieve critical sharpness
  • 80mm front diameter for fast lens changes
  • Swift and fast, easy to satisfy different shooting conditions
  • Consistent design of gear, no need to change gear motor while changing lenses
  • Experience exceptional build quality that you would expect from a high end cinema lens
  • Perfectly controlled focus breathing and chromatic aberration
  • Rear of the lens has a magnetically attached rear filter that accepts optional ND filters

Key Features

  • Capture stunning visuals with this 16mm cinema lens, perfect for wide shots.
  • Achieve beautiful bokeh with the T2.8 aperture range on this prime lens.
  • Enjoy durable build quality with this DZOFILM lens, designed for reliability.
  • Get precise manual focus with a smooth 270° rotation angle, ideal for filmmakers.
  • Experience exceptional image quality across a full-frame sensor with this lens.
  • Create cinematic masterpieces with this 16mm lens, offering both PL & EF mount.

What's in the box:

  • DZOFILM Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Full Frame Cinema Lens (PL Mount)
  • EF Mount
  • Front Cap
  • Rear Cap
  • Stickers
  • DZOFILM 1 Year Limited Warranty