TLS Vega Cine Prime Lens Set | Review & Test Footage

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Lens Test - TLS Vega Lenses

Thanks to Reduser Member Michael Lindsay for the link

by True Lens Services

Here is a lens test demonstration of TLS’s latest development, the Vega lenses. The Vega range includes 20mm, 24mm, 28mm, 35mm, 50mm, 58mm, 85mm, 105mm, 135mm and 200mm focal lengths, from T1.5 to T2.

You will notice in the demo video that the Vega lenses, although sharp, have a beautiful smooth look with a tiny amount of fall off towards the corners. They also have a stunning bokeh as a result of their 16 blade circular iris and when wide open, can offer a very narrow depth of field.

These lenses are designed with floating elements so TLS have used their dual cam system to allow the optimum optical performance while still allowing some character. The housing is the same process as their renowned rehousing process. Therefore, there is 300 degrees focus rotation and solid stainless steel stops on both focus and iris movement. These lenses have accurate and repeatable dual focus scales, available in both imperial and metric.

The PL mount is shimmable and the focus and iris gears are in the same position in relation to the PL mount throughout the range. This makes changing focal lengths on set a much smoother process.

 

[rand thompson]

TLS Vega Lens Website

https://www.truelens.co.uk/tls-vega-lenses

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[M Harvey]

Thanks for posting this, Rand. Nice looking lenses.

 

[rand thompson]

Thanks for posting this, Rand. Nice looking lenses.

Thank you Matt. John Brawley posted a video which included the TLS Vegas lens as well, link below.

However in John's video which compared the TLS Vega lens against a few other High quality lenses on different camera bodies, the scenes that used the TLS Vega Lenses I don't believe were ever definitively identified just guesses from the commentors.

 

[Matt W.]

These look great but aren't they just rehoused Nikkor Gs?

 

[rand thompson]

Matt,

I believe you are correct. I forgot the name of the guy with the glasses from CVP but he did mention them using Nikon glass as well.

I tried the Nikon 85mm f1.8 G lens with my Nikon D7100 back in the day and loved their sharpness. I thought they did look a little neutral in color rendition, which I didn't really like because I was into the Contax Zeiss, Olympus manual focusing, Leica look back then.

But it good to know what glass they are based on.