This anamorphic marvel is available for pre-order. The SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x lens is shipping. The Indiegogo campaign comes to fruition and offers you this $700 anamorphic lens that will help you to deliver stunning professionally polished results. Read on.
The pursuit after the “Anamorphic Look”
The anamorphic look is being desired by many cinematographers and filmmakers (besides Roger Deakins which can’t stand flares:-)). The pursuit after achieving that squeezed flared imagery has been initiated a lot of ventures and inventions. Most of them led extremely expensive lenses that were affordable by high-end productions. In recent years, there is a tendency to try and mimic the anamorphic look by creative solutions like external filters and lenses. Furthermore, there are some lens manufacturers that specialized in developing affordable anamorphic glass. However, these are still pretty expensive (for instance, Orion series by Atlas which costs above $8,000). Luckily, there are some incredible and talented entrepreneurs that think out of the box to produce a product like the Sirui Anamorphic lens.
From Indiegogo to your camera’s sensor
It all has started as a successful Indiegogo campaign which helped to raise more than 1Million USD for further R&D (research and development) in order to invent a beautiful, yet professional anamorphic solution. The SIRUI 50mm F1.8 Anamorphic lens was born and now you can find it on the shelves for $700 which is absolutely a bargain. Reviewers are praising this lens, especially when comparing it to other anamorphic lenses that cost tenfold the price.
SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x
Anamorphic characteristics
Dynamic Cinematic 2.4:1 Video
Compared to a traditional 50mm APS-C lens, the new SIRUI 50mm F1.8 camera lens enlarges your horizontal field of view to up to 33% to achieve a FOV equivalent of an APS-C 37.5mm lens. Take a look at the pictures below which demonstrate the de-squeezing of the 50mm F1.8 camera lens to produce smooth Cinematic 2.4:1 video in a 16:9 setting.
Distinctive horizontal flare
Built with a precision optical structure and multi-layer Nanocoatings, SIRUI 50mm 1.33x Anamorphic camera lens delivers the distinctive horizontal flare, which is difficult to achieve using a normal lens or through post-production.
Oval Bokeh Effect
With a simple turn of the F1.8 lens aperture ring, you can optimize the depth of view to create an oval bokeh effect to give your work a more cinematic look.
Compatible with APS-C cameras
SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x comes with the compatibility of MFT mount, Fujifilm X-Mount, and Sony E-Mount. Each of them can be ordered via the B&H website.
Key features
Here are the key features of the SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x:
- A robust lens with advanced optics for compact APS-C cameras
- 33% horizontal field of view increase over standard 50mm APS-C lenses
- Anamorphic 2.4:1 format in a 16:9 setting after de-squeeze
- Aluminum housing
- Schott optical glass
- Multilayer Nanocoatings
- Horizontal blue streaks with less stray light
- 10 aperture blades
- 2.8′ minimum focusing distance
For additional specs, explore the slide below (press on the image to get a larger view):
Check out the video below made by SIRUI to explore the cinematic capabilities of the SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x:
Price
The SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x costs $699 and can be pre-ordered now on B&H.
Final thoughts
The SIRUI 50mm f/1.8 Anamorphic 1.33x can grant you the precise and desired cinematic anamorphic look without breaking your bank. Put this lens on a decent cinema camera, and you can potentially achieve stunning imagery that can be compared to a $25,000 anamorphic glass.
Click here to pre-order the SIRUI anamorphic on B&H
