DZOFilm Arles Zoom 65-180mm T2.6 FF Cine Lens (ARRI PL, Feet)

Overview

The DZOFilm Arles Zoom 65-180mm T2.6 FF Cine Lens is the telephoto member of the Arles zoom pair: a full-frame cine zoom with an ARRI PL mount and a constant T2.6 aperture across a 2.8x range. It carries the painterly depth of the Arles primes into a compact telephoto zoom for narrative, commercial and documentary work. Its 180mm long end suits compressed, intimate framing.

The sections below cover the parfocal telephoto range, the full-frame rendering, the interchangeable mount and the gearing and build. A short rear flange lets you swap to an optional Canon EF mount, and adapters extend it to many mirrorless cameras.

Telephoto Parfocal Zoom

The 65 to 180mm range holds focus through the zoom, with a constant close focus of 89 cm from the sensor and a maximum magnification of 0.22x at the long end. Paired with the separate Arles 25-75mm zoom, the two lenses overlap to cover 25 to 180mm. Consistent gear positions and a similar size make lens changes fast, even with a matte box and lens control motors in place.

Full-Frame Painterly Rendering

T2.6 stays constant from 65 to 180mm, and the 43.5mm image circle covers full-frame sensors, maximising light and giving images a three-dimensional, textured depth. A custom low-saturation blue coating gives a modern tone and keeps flares and ghosting down. Colour is warm and natural, with skin tones that fit the DZOFilm range, and a 16-blade iris gives soft, circular bokeh with a gentle, low-contrast look at wide apertures. Focus breathing stays minimal, so the framing holds steady during focus pulls.

Interchangeable Mount Flexibility

The lens ships with an ARRI PL mount, and its short rear flange allows the optional Canon EF mount to be fitted for cine, mirrorless and DSLR bodies. With Octopus adapters, autofocus adapters or VND adapters it adapts to L-Mount, Canon RF, DJI DX, FUJIFILM X, Nikon Z and Sony E cameras.

Cine Gearing & Build

• 0.8 MOD gears on the focus, iris and zoom rings
• 270° focus rotation and 100° iris rotation for precise manual control
• Dual focus marks in feet and metres
• 95mm front outside diameter for matte boxes and filters
• Aluminium alloy construction
• Same gear positions and size as the other Arles zooms