The V2 formula stands apart from all prior Tokina de-tunings made by other companies and by Tokina itself. V2 offers a prominent vintage character, holding sharpness and resolution. This is currently the most vintage character we have seen out of a Tokina Vista.
The narrow depth of field, bokeh swirl and the heavier fall off in the V2 enhance mood and emotions in the image. This opens up a wide gamma of storytelling resources that you can dial down by simply closing the T stop. When you get to an aperture of 2.8 you enter the realm of clean optics again. Stronger Christmas ball effect in blooming is present, and can also be controlled through stopping down. This is the equivalent of having a Swiss-knife in a lens. The V2 in numerical comparison has about 30% more vintage character than our V1.
V2 key features : Lower contrast, acutance reduction rendering even smoother skin tones, enhanced fall off, wider gamma of colors in flaring, film-like blooming and increased bokeh swirling.