Great Joy 85mm T2.9 1.8x anamorphic complements the 1.8x anamorphic trio of full-frame cine lenses from Great Joy. The lens will be launched in December 2022 via Indiegogo with an early bird price of $1,445 and a planned delivery in January 2023. Throughout 2022, the Chinese lens company Great Joy introduced two 1.8x anamorphic full-frame lenses – first the 50mm T2.9 (announced in April) followed by the wide-angle 35mm T2.9 that was announced in August. Soon, a third focal length will finalize the Great Joy anamorphic series – let’s take a short look at the upcoming Great Joy 85mm T2.9 1.8x anamorphic lens. Great Joy 85mm T2.9 1.8x anamorphic lens: features The lens has a constant squeeze ratio of 1.8x from 0.7m (minimum focusing distance) to infinity. As an anamorphic cine lens, it offers a full-metal-built body with a geared focus and iris rings, and visible distance marks. The 16-bladed aperture is available between T2.9 and T22 and the focus ring rotation is 238°. The iris ring features an 84.3° rotation. Great Joy T2.9 1.8x anamorphic lens trio. Source: Great Joy The focal length and angle of view are 84.2mm (16.2°) vertically and 45.5mm (44.8°) horizontally. Anamorphic lenses are always wider (horizontally) than spherical lenses with the same focal length. The optical structure of the lens encompasses 18 elements in 15 groups. The lens will be available with three types of flares – blue, amber, or no flare. According to Great Joy, the lens covers full-frame sensors up to 36x24mm...
Published By: CineD - Thursday, 24 November, 2022