Tokina 135mm T1.5 Vista Cinema Prime
The Tokina 135mm T1.5 is a 135mm f/1.5 cinema lens designed for PL Mount mount cameras. Check GearFocus for current availability, with buyer protection on every purchase.
Tokina 135mm T1.5 Vista Cinema Prime
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Lens Overview — Tokina 135mm T1.5
Key Features — Tokina 135mm T1.5
T1.5 Maximum Aperture: Exceptionally fast aperture enables shooting in low-light conditions and produces a shallow depth of field with strong subject separation.
135mm Fixed Focal Length: Telephoto prime delivers compressed perspective well-suited to portrait work, close-up coverage, and tight subject framing on set.
Full-Frame Coverage: Image circle covers full-frame sensors, ensuring compatibility with large-format cinema cameras such as the ARRI ALEXA LF and RED MONSTRO 8K VV.
PL Mount: Industry-standard cinema lens mount provides broad compatibility with professional camera systems from ARRI, RED, Sony, and others.
Manual Focus Design: Smooth, precise focus ring is built for repeatable focus pulls, meeting the demands of professional cinema focus-pulling workflows.
112mm Filter Thread: Large front element filter thread accommodates cinema-grade filters and matte box setups standard in high-end productions.
Lens Specifications — Tokina 135mm T1.5
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Use Cases | Video / Cinematography |
| Lens Type | Cine |
| Format | Full Frame |
| Zoom/Prime | Prime |
| Focal Length | 135mm |
| Maximum Aperture | f/1.5 |
| Camera System | Cinema / Video |
| Lens Mount | PL Mount |
| Autofocus | No |
| Focus Type | Manual |
| Image Stabilization | None |
| Filter Thread | 112mm |
Description — Tokina 135mm T1.5
The Tokina 135mm T1.5 Vista Cinema Prime is a telephoto cinema prime designed for professional film and video production. With a T1.5 maximum aperture, it delivers excellent light-gathering capability for challenging lighting conditions and enables a shallow depth of field suited to cinematic imagery. The lens has a fixed 135mm focal length, placing it in the telephoto range and making it ideal for portrait framing, coverage work, and compressed-perspective compositions.
It carries a Full Frame lens format designation, ensuring it covers the larger sensors found in modern cinema cameras without vignetting. The PL Mount configuration is the industry standard for cinema production, offering broad compatibility with professional cinema camera systems. Focus is fully manual, as expected in a professional cinema context, where dedicated focus pullers rely on smooth, precise manual control.
With no image stabilization, this lens is designed for use on rigged cinema setups. It features a 112mm filter thread and weighs 3,000g, reflecting the robust, full-sized construction expected of a professional cinema prime lens.
Pros — Tokina 135mm T1.5
- ✓Fast T1.5 maximum aperture supports low-light cinematography and shallow depth of field
- ✓Full-frame lens format ensures compatibility with large-sensor cinema cameras
- ✓PL Mount provides industry-standard cinema camera compatibility
Cons — Tokina 135mm T1.5
- ✗No image stabilization, requiring external stabilization solutions
- ✗Heavy at 3,000g, demanding a properly supported rig or cinema mattebox setup
- ✗Single PL Mount option limits use on cameras without PL or a PL adapter
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