The DZOFilm Catta Ace 18-35mm T2.9 Parfocal Zoom is a reasonably fast, budget-friendly, wide-angle zoom for EF-mount cameras and camcorders. Key features include:
Budget-friendly wide-angle cine zoom
Durable cine build
Geared focus and zoom rings
Sixteen-blade aperture diaphragm
Versatile, Affordable Cine Zoom. The DZOFilm Catta Ace 18-35mm T2.9 Parfocal Zoom provides a wide-angle zoom range in a sturdy, cost-effective package. Its sixteen-blade aperture produces extremely pleasing natural-looking bokeh, and its an internal-focusing floating-elements optical design ensures sharpness and accurate color reproduction.
Durable Cinema Build. The 18-35mm T2.9’s aperture and focusing rings boast standard 0.8 mod gears so that you can easily install a follow-focus system. Its geared focus ring has 270° of travel and ensures smooth, precise focusing and zooming, while its 1.7-foot minimum focusing distance lets you get in close. You get a 100° zoom rotation range and a 77° iris rotation range. Its 80mm front diameter lets you use standard matte boxes, and there’s a 77mm filter thread to boot.
Cinema Build. The 18-35mm T2.9’s aperture and focusing rings boast standard 0.8 mod gears so that you can easily install a follow-focus system. Its geared focus ring has 270° of travel and ensures smooth, precise focusing and zooming, while its 1.7-foot minimum focusing distance lets you get in close. You get a 100° zoom rotation range and a 77° iris rotation range. Its 80mm front diameter lets you use standard matte boxes, and there’s a 77mm filter thread to boot.
Durable, Lightweight Construction. This lens’s polycarbonate and glass-fiber body keeps its weight a low 4.1 lb., so you can use it handheld or with a gimbal or drone. It’s about 7.1 inches long, which is fairly typical for a cine lens with this range.
