{"product_id":"dzofilm-arles-40mm-ff-vv-prime-cine-lens-pl-mount-feet","title":"DZOFILM Arles 40mm FF\/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount.feet)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eDZOFILM Arles 40mm FF\/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount, Feet) | Natural full-frame cinema framing\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNatural-looking full-frame footage starts with a considered field of view: the DZOFILM Arles 40mm FF\/VV Prime Cine Lens is a 40mm standard prime with a 57° angle of view. Its PL mount and full-frame coverage make it a dedicated cinema lens for video crews and filmmakers working with compatible PL-mount cameras. The 40mm perspective gives dialogue and small-group scenes a balanced frame, while keeping enough of the surroundings in view to establish a location. It’s also a useful focal length for environmental portraits, where a subject can stay prominent without losing the sense of place. At T1.4, the lens gathers light for dim interiors and night scenes, and the wide aperture creates shallow depth of field when you want the subject separated from the background. Opened up, its rendering has a softer, lower-contrast character and a distinctive swirling quality in out-of-focus areas; stop down for a cleaner, more defined look. The Arles combines that expressive wide-aperture character with a cinema-oriented design, including a 270° focus rotation for measured manual adjustments. Its 16-blade iris shapes out-of-focus highlights, and floating optical elements are used to reduce focus breathing. This is a specialist prime rather than a general-purpose stills lens: focus and iris are operated manually, with control and image character aimed at considered motion-picture work. The feet version suits crews who prefer focus-distance markings in feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-section=\"features\"\u003eWhy this focal length works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e16-blade iris:\u003c\/strong\u003e The high blade count supports rounded-looking out-of-focus highlights. That matters in close dialogue scenes or portraits, where bright background details can remain part of the image without pulling attention from the subject.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e270° focus rotation:\u003c\/strong\u003e A long turn from near to far gives a focus puller room to make deliberate adjustments. It’s useful when a performer moves through a scene and focus needs to travel smoothly across the shot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e77° iris rotation:\u003c\/strong\u003e The iris ring has a defined rotation range for manual exposure changes. That gives the camera team a dedicated physical control for adjusting the aperture during production.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFloating optical elements:\u003c\/strong\u003e The lens uses floating elements to reduce focus breathing. This is helpful for shots where focus shifts between a foreground subject and a person or object farther back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAspherical elements:\u003c\/strong\u003e These elements form part of the optical design, supporting the lens’s performance across the frame. They’re paired with low-dispersion glass to address colour fringing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLow-dispersion optical materials:\u003c\/strong\u003e The materials are used to reduce chromatic aberration, particularly visible as coloured edges around high-contrast details. That’s relevant when bright practical lights or sharp edges sit against darker backgrounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e86mm filter thread:\u003c\/strong\u003e The front thread provides a specified size for compatible screw-in filters. It’s a useful detail when planning a filter setup or matching accessories across a production kit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e14 elements in 12 groups:\u003c\/strong\u003e This optical arrangement brings the lens’s elements together in a cinema prime design. The overall lens length is 95mm, a helpful measurement when planning camera builds and lens storage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eOn your camera\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Arles uses a PL mount and is specified for full-frame sensors, so it belongs on a compatible PL-mount camera system with a full-frame image area. Focus is manual, as expected of this cine prime: the operator or focus puller controls focus directly rather than relying on autofocus. This version is marked in feet, which is worth factoring into a crew’s focus workflow when distance marks are part of the setup.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"specialist-note\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecialist Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e40mm gives you a balanced 57° view, so faces and surroundings can share the frame without the composition feeling overly wide. I’d consider it for a two-person conversation in a modest room, or an environmental portrait where the setting should still read clearly. The T1.4 maximum aperture is particularly useful when available light is limited; open it up for a more isolated subject, then use the manual iris when you need to manage exposure deliberately. The 270° focus travel is a real advantage for planned focus pulls, with enough rotation for controlled changes rather than a quick, short throw. I also like that the floating elements are intended to reduce breathing as focus shifts—important when a pull is visible within the shot. One point to plan around: this is a manual-focus PL cine lens, not an autofocus lens for casual stills. For a crew working with PL cameras and feet-based focus marks, it’s a thoughtful 40mm option with a distinctive wide-open look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDZOFILM Arles 40mm FF\/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount, Feet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFront lens cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShim set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical Specifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand: DZOFILM\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eModel: Arles 40mm FF\/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount, Feet)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Standard prime cine lens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocal length: 40mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaximum aperture: T1.4\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount: PL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensor format: Full Frame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFocus: Manual\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAngle of view: 57°\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFilter thread: 86mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOptical construction: 14 elements in 12 groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLength: 95mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"DZOFILM","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57667298951508,"sku":"DZO-SAP40IPL","price":2170.24,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0780\/2493\/3716\/files\/DZO-SAP40IPL_01.jpg?v=1792236090","url":"https:\/\/www.htf-store.com\/fr\/products\/dzofilm-arles-40mm-ff-vv-prime-cine-lens-pl-mount-feet","provider":"Hard to Find Camera Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}