DZOFilm Arles 21mm T1.4 FF/VV Prime Cine Lens PL Mount (metric)

DZOFilm Arles 21mm T1.4 FF/VV Prime Cine Lens (PL, metric) delivers a fast wide angle for large-format workflows. The 46.5 mm image circle covers full-frame and VistaVision sensors while holding contrast at T1.4 for night exteriors and practical-lit interiors. A 16-blade iris shapes round highlights, and a floating optical design with minimal focus breathing preserves composition during pulls. Multilayer nano coatings and a calibrated blue flare management keep ghosting controlled for clean, repeatable flares.

Mechanically, the Arles 21 mm matches the set for on-set speed: standard 0.8 MOD gears and matched ring placement ensure quick swaps between focal lengths. The focus ring travels 270° and the de-clicked iris moves 77° for accurate trims. This edition ships with a metric focus scale and ARRI PL mount; the mount is user-swappable to EF via the dedicated kit. KOOP magnetic rear filters drop in, expanding exposure and diffusion options while keeping the front build unchanged.

Optically, a 14-element/12-group formula uses low-dispersion glass and dual aspherics to limit chroma, coma, and onion-ring bokeh. At close-ups the 0.33 m minimum focus enables immersive foregrounds; wide open the rendering leans low-contrast with delicate peripheral swirl, tightening by T2.8. Color response sits around 5000 K across the series, easing multicam matching and fast-turn grading for broadcast and streaming.

In practice, the DZOFilm Arles 21mm T1.4 anchors gimbal work, car rigs, multicamera shows and documentary spaces where a true-wide field is required without geometric distraction. Use it for establishing frames on full-frame cinema bodies, walk-and-talks in tight corridors, or controlled flare cues in music promosXR. With large-format coverage, reliable mechanics and disciplined bokeh, it integrates smoothly into narrative, TV and live pipelines seeking a modern, painterly wide.