DZOFILM has recently unveiled the newest addition to its Vespid lens lineup: the Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Full Frame Cinema Lens. This is a small-but-mighty lens that promises impressive, high-quality results. This is the latest in the DZOFILM’s Vespid series which to date includes prime lenses with 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, and 125mm focal lengths. This new Vespid Prime 16mm T2.8 Full Frame Cinema Lens is the widest of these lens options, giving creators the flexibility to capture stunning and sweeping shots — whether it’s content for scene-setting or creative clips that add drama.
Here’s everything we know about the new lens, which is available as a standalone purchase or included in the Vespid Prime Cine Lens 8-lens Kit bundle.
Key Features of the Vespid 16mm Lens
Just like the other lenses in DZOFILM’s Vespid lineup, this lens comes packed with exciting and innovative features. For one, its T2.8 aperture gives creators full control when it comes to lighting the scene. Worries about low-lit situations are well in the past as this wide lens promises to capture the footage with crystal-clear clarity.
Additionally, the lens features close focusing distances of ten inches. This offers creators the chance to shoot the best frames for each story — versus being limited by the lens’ capabilities. The list of features continues from a lightweight and travel-friendly 930g weight to the 16 diaphragm blades for soft and stunning bokeh. Key features include:
- Creates neutral color
- Well-controlled distortion
- 1pcs aspherical lens, 3pcs ED lenses, and 4pcs high-refraction lenses
- Fast T2.8 aperture
- Aperture range of T2.8 to T22
- 930g weight
- 80mm front diameter
- Close focusing distance of 10 inches
- Lens mount for PL or EF
- Available on its own or as a lens bundle
Mix-and-Match Lens Bundle
To enjoy the perks of prime lenses — crisp footage with low-light precision — while still having a focal length just right for every scene, look no further than the Vespid Prime Cine Lens 8-lens Kit. This jam-packed kit includes virtually every lens creators will need for each shoot. You’ll get the new Vespid 16mm lens, plus the Vespid lenses with 25mm, 35mm, 50mm, 75mm, 100mm, 125mm, and 90mm focal lengths.
This robust Vespid roster also comes with the DZOFILM promise of a consistent and cohesive aesthetic across the entire line. These Vespid primes create analogous styles of images from various perspectives. That means there’s no disruption in the footage and the viewer can focus on what matters most: the final product.
Impressive Low-Light Capabilities
With an aperture range of T2.8 to T22, the lens promises serious precision in low-lit situations. The fast aperture gives creators the freedom to shoot dark scenes without compromising on quality. No fuzzy or grainy footage here. The Vespid 16mm lens delivers crisp low-lit and wide-angle results to cohesively capture distraction-free footage that best tells each story.
Stunning Quality with Serious Functionality
DZOFILM’s lenses are known for producing stellar footage, and this lens is no exception. Like the other Vespid lenses, it boasts negligible breathing effects with neutral colors and soft-skin rendering to produce a lifelike aesthetic that brings viewers into each scene. Additionally, a close-focusing distance of ten inches lets creators capture content up close or from afar, ensuring they’re prepared for whatever comes.
Add to this the Vespid 16mm lens’ 16 blades of diaphragm, which produce stunning round bokeh that helps the subject clearly stand out. This lens is by far one of the best wide-angle lenses for filmmakers. Plus, at 930 g, it’s also highly portable which means on-the-go, run-and-gun, and travel creators can pack it along while adding virtually no weight to their packs.
