Budget anamorphic filmmaking is here thanks to this great new Sirui 50mm F1.8 lens.
For the first time you can get a real anamorphic lens for less than most boring, spherical lenses.
You can get the 50mm Anamorphic Lens from Sirui on B&H Photo Video. You can also find it on Amazon and Adorama. Plus you can find deals for it on eBay.
The SIRUI 50mm F1.8 Anamorphic lens is build sturdy, lightweight yet it delivers all the unique anamorphic features. It is made with Aircraft Aluminum housing and high-quality German Manufactured Schott optical glass lens elements. Compared to a traditional 50mm APS-C lens, the SIRUI 50mm F1.8 anamorphic camera lens produces a cinematic 2.4:1 widescreen video with a 33% increase of the horizontal field of view to achieve a FOV equivalent to an APS-C 37.5mm lens. It weights just 1.23lbs or 560 grams. The lens also has a 67mm front filter thread so you can easily attach variable ND filters and other glass.
In case you don’t know what anamorphic video or lenses are then I suggest you take a look at my Ultimate Anamorphic Guide.
If you want that true anamorphic look then you will get it with this lens. The bokeh is perfectly oval. The lens creates horizontal blue streaks. It is also a very sharp lens. At least sharp when compared to other anamoprhic lenses.
You can get this lens in 3 mount versions like the Fuji X-Mount, Sony E-Mount and Micro Four Thirds mount.
I already showed the early preproduction verion of this model here on my website.
Thanks for this Tom, you were so lucky getting one in advance. Mine came in the post just when the lockdown started and it’s driving me nuts seeing it sat there on a shelf! Hats-off to Sirui for getting them shipped from China bang in the middle of coronavirus though. Dying to get out and use on some projects, but from trying it in my home you’re spot-on, it’s so sharp. And how well built?? Really easy to focus with 5 mins practice and looks so natural in-camera when you do. Reminds me of my Canon FD lenses – solid and great to use. The start of a revolution in anamorphic I’m convinced. BTW, it’s a match made in heaven with an FS5.
I’d love if you made a showdown video with the Sirui vs SLR Magic (your music video footage was awesome) vs a full-on anamorphic. You wouldn’t have to risk going outside to film anything new either haha 🙂 cheers!