Right before NAB 2023, Chinese lens manufacturer DZOFILM teased its first-ever anamorphic lens series called PAVO. Their new adventure starts in full swing with the introduction of a 6-piece lens set featuring a cinematic 2X squeeze factor. DZOFILM’s cinema lens offering has grown considerably over the last few years. It now includes the large-format Catta/Catta Ace and Super35 Pictor zooms, three flavors of Vespid full-frame primes (Prime, Retro, and Cyber) as well as the Gnosis full-frame macro set. On the show floor at NAB 2023, my colleague Johnnie stopped by their booth to meet Susan Wu from DZOFILM, who told us more about their forthcoming “run & gun anamorphic” series, as she describes it. Let’s take a closer look! DZOFILM PAVO 28mm T2.1 2x anamorphic lens. Source: CineD DZOFILM PAVO 2X anamorphic lens series – sneak peek Initially, the DZOFILM PAVO 2X anamorphic prime lens set will consist of 6 focal lengths – 28, 32, 40, 55, 75 and 100mm, all sharing the same fast T2.1 aperture. Moreover, two additional telephoto lenses are likely to join the tribe next year. The lenses are engineered for use with Super35mm sensors or film, come with a user-interchangeable ARRI PL/Canon EF lens mount, and offer a 2X squeeze ratio with the anamorphic element placed right behind the focusing group, Susan claims. This is quite a promising beginning for someone who’s just getting started producing this type of lens. DZOFILM PAVO 75mm T2.1 2x anamorphic lens. Source: CineD Users can choose between two different...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 20 April, 2023