Sirui 135mm T2.9 1.8x Anamorphic Lens for Leica L

Are you looking to elevate your cinematic storytelling with a lens that delivers a classic anamorphic look The SIRUI Venus 135mm T2.9 1.8x Anamorphic Lens for Leica L is a telephoto marvel designed to seamlessly integrate with SIRUI's 1.6x full-frame anamorphic series. This lens is meticulously engineered to ensure consistency in color rendition, lens flare characteristics, and gear positioning, making it a harmonious addition to your filmmaking arsenal.

The SIRUI Venus 135mm T2.9 1.8x stands out for its ability to achieve a shallower depth of field, creating smoother, more aesthetically pleasing blurred backgrounds and pronounced foreground separation. This quality is particularly beneficial for subjects such as portraits, landscapes, and product photography, where the emphasis on the subject is paramount.

Optically, the lens excels with its high sharpness and minimal distortion, ensuring that your images retain clarity and fidelity. With an effective horizontal field of view equivalent to a 75mm lens, it offers a balance between intimate close-ups and expansive scenes, all while providing the compression effect that brings the subject and background closer together for a dramatic visual impact.

The 1.8x squeeze factor of this anamorphic lens accentuates the cinematic feel with its elongated oval bokeh and a more pronounced anamorphic character. Despite its powerful capabilities, the lens boasts a remarkably compact design, unprecedented for a full-frame anamorphic lens of this focal length.

With a minimum focusing distance of just 0.9 meters, the SIRUI Venus 135mm T2.9 1.8x allows for greater versatility in composition without the need to be in close proximity to the subject. When paired with a 4:3 sensor, the lens delivers a widescreen 2.4:1 aspect ratio, a favorite among professional cinematographers for its immersive quality. Alternatively, when used on a 16:9 sensor, the resulting 3.2:1 aspect ratio can be cropped to various dimensions to suit your creative vision.

The SIRUI Venus 135mm T2.9 1.8x Anamorphic Lens is not just about sharpness; it's about character. It offers a stunning image quality that is sharp yet retains a cinematic texture, with well-controlled chromatic aberration and focus breathing, ensuring that your footage conveys the emotional depth and visual splendor that only anamorphic lenses can provide. Whether you're crafting a narrative film, shooting a documentary, or creating content that demands a high-end cinematic look, this lens is an invaluable tool for filmmakers and videographers who demand the best in optical performance and creative flexibility.