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| Specification | Hawk MiniHawk | ARRI Signature Prime |
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| Overview | Hybrid optics that deliver anamorphic-style elliptical bokeh in a spherical image. Vantage emphasizes close focus and geometrically controlled rendering. | Large-format LPL primes with a broad focal range. ARRI describes their rendering as warm on skin, with soft bokeh and delicate flares. |
| Lens type | Spherical Prime | Spherical Prime |
| Focal range | 29–180mm | 12mm-280mm |
| Max. aperture | T1.7 | T1.8-T2.8 |
| Coverage | Super 35 Super 35; image circle varies by focal length. Vantage lists image and illumination circles separately. | Super 35 / Full Frame ARRI specifies coverage up to a 46mm image circle. The 200mm is T2.5 and the 280mm is T2.8; other bare primes are T1.8. Check the chosen sensor mode. |
| Mounts | Not established | LPL |
| Image circle | Not established | 46 mm |
| Introduced | Not established | 2018 |
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