Capture high-quality imagery with near zero aberration using your full-frame ARRI PL-mount camera and the Vespid2 18mm T1.9 Prime Lens from DZOFilm. Upgraded to produce consistently sharper imagery, this compact lens features a fast T1.9 maximum aperture, Cooke /i metadata technology, and consistency across the Vespid2 series.
Full Frame Coverage
The Vespid2 series lenses have an image circle that covers full-frame, large-format camera sensors, including VistaVision.
Minimal Breathing and Aberration
Each Vespid2 prime incorporates an aspherical element and retains the excellent aberration control, close-focus performance, and minimal distortion and focus breathing of the original Vespid lens series.
NOTE: The Vespid2 lenses do not support the DZOFilm Koop rear-mount filters.
Lightweight Design
Weighing a relatively light 1.76 lb, the Vespid2 series lenses have a compact, highly mobile form ideal for your gimbal, drone, and handheld capture.
Consistency Across Series
Each lens in the color-matched Vespid2 series features several consistent elements that enable quick lens changes and adjustments. These include a common 80mm front outside diameter compatible with a variety of pro matte boxes, cine-style 0.8 MOD focus and aperture gears, and uniform lengths and weights. The expanded 300° focus barrel rotation enables precise focus pulls, and the new coating on the lens housing reduces reflections.
Cooke /i Technology
Transmit lens metadata in real time using the Vespid 2 series' Cooke /i technology and a compatible camera. Useful for shot replication, video effects, and post-production, metadata parameters include focal length, aperture setting, and focus distance.
Metadata is transmitted directly through contacts on the lens mount or via the LEMO connector, enabling the use of wireless lens control systems and virtual production platforms.
ARRI PL Mount
This ARRI PL-mount 18mm lens provides compatibility with a range of cine-style cameras.
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What is Vespid 2 ?
Named after the agile and efficient wasp, Vespid embodies precision and speed. Vespid 2 builds on this compact, high-performance spirit with full optical and handling upgrades. It empowers filmmakers to achieve faster, more accurate, and more expressive workflows.
Optical Reinvention for a New Visual Standard
Vespid 2 features a fully upgraded optical design with a constant T1.9 aperture across the series. Vespid 2 incorporates new-generation self-developed aspherical elements, precision-polished to the highest standards, paired with multi-layer nano coatings and special calibrated coating formulas to minimize reflections and suppress stray light.
The result is outstanding resolution with clean, pure imagery, rich details and textures, delivering pristine imagery with controlled contrast to accommodate diverse creative requirements from commercial to artistic applications. Optimized structure and precision coatings ensure consistent color performance across all focal lengths, enabling seamless integration with all production and post-production workflows for projects ranging from advertising, film, and television productions to individual creative endeavors.
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Refined Optics for Unmatched Imagery
The new Vespid 2 elevates resolution to meet the most exacting demands of in- and out-of-focus rendering. Its redesigned optics suppress chromatic aberration, delivering pure and natural skin tones, while a ten-blade iris with a linear aperture scale produces refined, expressive bokeh for every frame. Enhanced distortion control across the full range—from 18mm ultra-wide to 105mm telephoto—ensures stable, consistent imagery in multi-camera setups or complex shooting environments, minimizing post correction and delivering cohesive precision.
Compact Size, Ultimate Visuals
Vespid 2 is the most compact T1.9 Vista Vision prime set on the market, initially available in 18mm, 24mm, 35mm, 50mm, 85mm, and 105mm.
Covering the full spectrum from wide to medium telephoto, it supports sensors up to 46.5mm, including RED V-Raptor VV, ARRI Alexa LF, Sony Venice, and other large-format systems. In many scenarios, it also extends coverage to medium-format systems like the Blackmagic URSA Cine 17K 65 and Fujifilm GFX Eterna, delivering high-resolution performance for full-frame cinema while accommodating select medium-format workflows.
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Floating Elements for Sharper Image
Building on the compact optical design of Vespids, the Vespid 2 lineup integrates floating elements to precisely correct aberration from infinity to minimum focus, ensuring exceptional close-focus performance. With a maximum magnification of 1:5.5–1:8, close-up performance is significantly enhanced, meeting the growing demands of commercials, narrative films, and documentaries.
Minimal Focus Breathing for Seamless Shots
Minimal lens breathing ensures smooth transition and stable framing that needs no systemic correction, delivering an immersive cinematic experience whether shooting handheld, monitoring on set, previewing in post, or working in virtual production.
Smart Integration for Effortless Workflow
Cooke /i Real-Time Communication
Vespid 2 integrates the Cooke /i protocol within its compact housing and is fully compatible with ARRI, RED, Blackmagic, Sony, and Canon cinema cameras. Lens data such as focal length, T-stop and focus distance is automatically recorded and displayed in real time, reducing manual input errors.
Equipped with a 5-pin Lemo interface, it will support wireless follow-focus systems and a wide range of professional cine accessories in the future, enabling rapid integration on films, TV dramas, commercials, and short-form productions. Streamlining both time and cost, Vespid 2 delivers a highly efficient, smooth collaborative workflow akin to a well-coordinated cinematic “hive.”
Where compromises end, excellence begins
At only around 800g, each Vespid 2 lens pairs an 80mm front diameter with an 80mm barrel length, making it the most compact PL-mount Vista Vision high-speed prime.
Designed for compact setups, it works effortlessly with DJI Ronin 4D, gimbals, handheld rigs, sliders, and drones. Balanced for rapid platform swaps, it delivers both portability and precise handling, empowering filmmakers with fluid
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