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- Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro T2.9
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Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro
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The Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm T2.9 Macro is a full-frame, 1:1 macro cinema lens designed for precise close-up and product cinematography. It delivers excellent sharpness, neutral color reproduction, and smooth contrast, making it ideal for capturing fine detail on high-resolution digital sensors. With a true 1:1 reproduction ratio and a constant T2.9 aperture, it maintains consistent exposure and beautiful focus roll-off even at extremely close distances. The lens features geared focus and iris rings, a long focus throw for precise control, and robust all-metal construction suited for professional cinema use. Its optical design offers minimal breathing and clean rendering, making it a reliable choice for tabletop, beauty, food, and VFX work. Available to rent from Cine Visuals.
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- Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro T2.9
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About the Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro Cinema Lens
The Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro builds on Tokinaโs long-standing macro lineage, translating a proven stills optical design into a purpose-built cinema housing. Derived from the respected AT-X macro platform, the lens retains its hallmark 1:1 reproduction and flat-field rendering, while introducing cine-standard mechanics, gearing, and de-clicked iris control for motion work.
At its core, the 100mm focal length offers a natural perspective with a comfortable working distance, making it equally suited to tabletop detail, product cinematography, and portraiture. The optical design prioritizes edge-to-edge sharpness and minimal distortion, ensuring consistent performance across the frame. Rehoused for cinema, the lens emphasizes repeatability and tactile precision, aligning with modern production workflows while preserving the character and reliability that have defined Tokinaโs macro heritage.
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Image Fidelity & Focus
The Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro is defined by its high resolving power and flat-field optical design, delivering consistent sharpness from center to edge. This ensures subjects remain crisp even at close focus distances, a critical factor for macro cinematography and product detail work. With true 1:1 magnification and a minimum focus distance of approximately 30cm, the lens allows for life-size reproduction while maintaining a practical working distance. The flat-field design minimizes curvature, allowing planar subjects to remain uniformly sharp. An invaluable trait in macro cinematography, where depth-of-field is inherently shallow and optical inconsistencies are more noticeable. The result is a clean, distortion-free image that holds up across different sensor formats and resolutions. Focus breathing is well controlled, supporting seamless rack focusing without noticeable shifts in framing, essential for macro shooting.
Handling & Adaptability
Designed for cinema workflows, the ATX 100mm Macro features standardized focus and iris gears compatible with follow-focus systems. The long focus throw and dampened mechanics provide precise manual control, enabling subtle focus transitions and accurate marks for repeat takes. Despite its macro specialization, the lens remains versatile. The 100mm focal length is equally effective for portraits, inserts, and compressed perspectives, offering flexibility across productions. Its relatively compact form factor also makes it suitable for handheld, gimbal, or studio configurations.
Flare & Bokeh
The lens employs multi-layer coatings to suppress flare and ghosting, preserving contrast even in challenging lighting conditions. Highlights remain controlled, with minimal veiling flare, allowing for a neutral and consistent image profile. Bokeh is a defining characteristic, aided by a 9-bladed iris that produces smooth, rounded highlights and a gentle falloff between focus planes. The rendering is clean and unobtrusive, making it well-suited for both macro detail and portrait work.
Image Circle
Covering a Full Frame image circle, the Tokina Cinema ATX 100mm Macro is well-suited for modern large-format sensors. This ensures compatibility with a wide range of digital cinema cameras while maintaining consistent illumination and sharpness across the frame. With an image circle of 35mm, the lens covers more than enough area to cover Full Frame sensors that typically require at least a 31.3mm image circle without vignetting.
Cinematic Heritage
Rooted in Tokinaโs AT-X lineage, the 100mm Macro carries forward a design philosophy centered on precision optics and mechanical reliability. Originally developed for high-resolution stills photography, the lens earned a reputation for sharpness, minimal aberrations, and consistent rendering across focus distances. The cinema variant adapts this foundation with industry-standard gearing, long focus throw, and robust housing, making it suitable for narrative and commercial production. This heritage results in a lens that feels both familiar and ready for modern production workflows, bridging the gap between photographic clarity and cinematic control.
Technical Specs Table
T-Stop
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Front Diameter
Lens Mount
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Close Focus (ft)
Close Focus (m)
Weight (lbs)
Weight (kg)
Length (in)
Length (mm)
Iris Blades
Image Circle
Front Filter
Rear Filter
Horizontal Angle of View (Full Frame)
Horizontal Angle of View (S35)
Focus Rotation
T2.9
Spherical
Full Frame LF/VV
85 mm
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11.8"
0.30 m
2.90 lbs
1.32 kg
5.83"
148.08 mm
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35 mm
82 mm
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