DZOFILM Arles 21mm FF/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount.feet)

DZOFILM Arles 21mm FF/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount, feet) | Wide views with a fast T1.4 aperture

Wide establishing shots and close interior frames benefit from the broad view of the DZOFILM Arles 21mm FF/VV Prime Cine Lens, a 21mm wide-angle prime with a fast T1.4 maximum aperture. Its approximately 92° angle of view takes in a generous sweep of a scene, while the bright aperture gives filmmakers more exposure flexibility when available light is limited. This is a manual cine lens for crews who want deliberate focus and iris control, rather than autofocus operation. At T1.4, the Arles can also separate a subject from a busy background with shallow depth of field; its 16-blade iris is intended to keep out-of-focus highlights smooth and rounded. The Arles series is distinguished by a soft, lower-contrast rendering when shot wide open, with swirling bokeh toward the edges of the frame. That character brings a considered look to dramatic scenes and portrait-style shots, while the wide focal length is useful for location context, moving-camera sequences and confined rooms. Optical elements with low dispersion and aspherical elements address chromatic aberration, and floating elements are used to reduce focus breathing during pulls. With a 270° focus-ring rotation and a 77° iris-ring rotation, there’s room for measured adjustments on a take. It’s a specialist tool for narrative filmmaking, commercial production and other video work where the lens’s field of view and rendering are part of the visual plan.

What the glass does

• Bright T1.4 maximum aperture: The wide opening is useful when a scene has little available light, and it allows a shallow depth of field for selective focus. It also gives the operator a clear exposure range to work with as lighting conditions change.
• 16-blade iris: The many aperture blades contribute to rounded, smooth-looking out-of-focus highlights. That quality matters in close shots where background points of light remain visible.
• 270° focus-ring travel: The extended turn gives a focus puller room to make controlled adjustments between marks. It’s suited to deliberate, repeatable focus changes during a take.
• 77° iris-ring rotation: The iris has a shorter, separate operating range for adjusting exposure. Its dedicated ring keeps aperture changes distinct from focus work.
• Floating optical elements: These elements reduce focus breathing as focus shifts. That helps keep changes in framing less distracting during a rack focus.
• Aspherical elements: The optical design uses aspherical elements to help control aberrations. They’re part of the lens’s approach to maintaining a clean image across the frame.
• Low-dispersion optical materials: These materials are used to reduce chromatic aberration, which can otherwise appear as coloured fringes around high-contrast edges.
• 14 elements in 12 groups: This multi-element optical construction combines the lens’s different glass types and shapes to form the image. It supports the Arles’s wide-angle design and its characteristic rendering.

On your camera

The PL mount is for cameras equipped with a matching PL mount. The lens is specified for Full Frame coverage, so it’s intended for sensors in that format. Focus is manual: there’s no autofocus operation to rely on, and focus is set using the lens’s focus ring. Those details make it a natural fit for a cinema workflow built around PL-mount cameras and hands-on focus control.

What's Included

• DZOFILM Arles 21mm FF/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL Mount, feet)
• Front lens cap
• Shim set

Technical Specifications

• Brand: DZOFILM
• Model: Arles 21mm FF/VV Prime Cine Lens
• Type: Wide-angle prime cine lens
• Focal length: 21mm
• Maximum aperture: T1.4
• Mount: PL
• Sensor format: Full Frame
• Focus: Manual
• Angle of view: Approximately 92°
• Iris blades: 16
• Focus-ring rotation: 270°
• Iris-ring rotation: 77°