At Cine Gear, the Musashi booth has stolen the show, by presenting its cinema zooms beasts, including the recently announced Takumi 2 29-120mm T2.9 for full-frame cinema cameras. The lens joins the other two cinema zooms 40.6-332mm FF, and the S35 23.9-195mm. Let’s have a look at this magnificent piece of glass.
Musashi Takumi
Takumi means artisan. According to the Japanese company, Musashi, the lenses are designed and crafted by artisans in Musashi-Opt’s own factory. Musashi specialists in optics which is not only focused on cinema. The company develops and manufactures medical lenses, industrial lenses, and surveillance camera lenses. The first two cinema zooms announced are Takumi 23.9 – 195mm T2.9 PL Cinema Zoom (covers Super 35 sensor), and the Takumi 40.6–332mm T4.8 Full Frame Cine Zoom (covers large sensors). A few months ago, Musashi announced another excellent optics, which is the Takumi 2 29-120mm T2.9 for a full-frame sensor. This lens was presented at Cine Gear (see the pictures in the article).
Takumi 2 29-120mm T2.9 FF Cinema Zoom
The Takumi 2 29-120mm T2.9 FF is a very similar lens to the first Takumi (23.9-195mm T2.9) but with one big difference. This lens covers a full-frame sensor as opposed to the Takimu (1) 29-120mm that covers Super 35. In this article you can explore both lenses, one is paired with the Canon C700 FF Cinema EOS, and the other (Super 35 glass) is paired with the RED Gemini.
Main features
- 29-120mm wide 4.1x zoom range in one lens
- Fast, constant T/2.9 iris throughout the zoom range
- 9 iris blades for smooth out of focus highlight and feathered bokeh
- Compatible with full-frame sensor cinema cameras with industry-standard PL mount
- No focus breathing
- The combination of the wide zoom range and fast T-stop means it can take the place of several lenses making it an exceptional value in a dedicated cinema lens (as stated by the manufacturer)
- Made in Japan
Tech spec
- Application: Full Frame PL mount Camera
- Focal length: 29-120mm
- T-Stop: T2.9
- 16:9 Aspect Ratio: Φ46.3mm (Diagonal) 40.96mm×21.60mm
- Iris Blades: 9
- M.O.D.from image plane: 1.2m / 4ft
- Front lens diameter: Φ136mm
- Length: 370mm
- Weight: 7.6kg
Price and availability
All the lenses are shipping. The Takumi 2 29-120mm can be preordered on the Musashi website. The price of the lens is $39,000 which makes it more affordable than other similar options in the market. Here’re the prices of all lenses:
- Takumi S35 23.9 to 195mm T2.9: $25,000
- Takumi 40.6-332mm T4.8 FF: $38,000
- Takumi 2 29-120mm T2.9 FF: $39,000
Summary
The Takumi 2 29-120mm T2.9 FF Cinema Zoom is a beast that covers full-frame sensors. According to Musashi, this lens is very sharp. Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any test footage nor projects shot with it. We’ll update the article once we find some imagery evidence about this cinema zoom.
Read our thoughts on the Cine Gear Expo 2021.
Product List
Here’re the products mentioned in the article, and the links to purchase them from authorized dealers.
- Musashi Optical System Takumi S35 23.9 to 195mm T2.9 PL Mount Cine Zoom Lens
- Musashi Optical System FF 40.6-332mm T4.8 Lens
