Meet the brand-new series of 1.5x front anamorphic lenses called Atlas Mercury Series. The new Mercury Series offers full-frame coverage, a 1.5x squeeze ratio with improved bokeh, and a significant reduction in weight and size. If you haven’t yet, you should watch the new Mercury Series launch teaser here. You’ll notice a rich, warm tone in the footage provided, and Atlas Lens Co. indeed specifies warmer vintage tones than the Atlas Orion series. If this teaser isn’t enough for you, there’s another one that shows the planet Mercury in a more close-up view, but still features the same strange device from the first teaser: Atlas Mercury Series Since we’re talking about a whole series of new front anamorphic lenses, we need more than just one single prime lens here: Atlas Lens Co. has three lenses ready for the launch event, and two more will join the series in 2023, plus one more (telephoto) focal length which is still TBA. Atlas Mercury 42mm T2.2 1.5x. Source: Atlas Lens Co. For this launch, we are getting 36mm T2.2, 42mm T2.2, and 72mm T2.3. Next year, 54mm and 95mm versions plus one more focal length will follow suit. Atlas Mercury 42mm T2.2 1.5x. Source: Atlas Lens Co. All six lenses feature a 1.5x anamorphic squeeze ratio and all lenses cover full-frame sensors (up to 36.7mm x 25.54mm) as well as, according to Atlas Lens Co., 16:9 / 3:2 / 4:3 sensors, with easy delivery to 2:1 / 2.25:1 / 2.66:1 / 2.4:1 aspect...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 1 September, 2022